cemeteries
For Sale: An Eternity With Eleanor Rigby
Just how did she, and other characters from Beatles songs, get their names?
Articles by Natasha Frost
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Stories
Stories shared by this traveler.
science
The Beetle That Goes Undercover to Steal From Foraging Ants
The high-risk, high-return antics of the parasitic highwayman beetle.
science
Space Station Astronauts Are High on a Fresh Ice Cream Shipment
It's not the freeze-dried stuff.
science
The Best Way to Drink Whiskey Is With a Bit of Water, After All
Diluters, consider yourselves absolved.
food
Despite Europe's Egg Scare, a Belgian Town Unites Over a Giant Omelette
Kudos, Knights of the Giant Omelette.
festivals
An Oregon Town Welcomed Its Sister City's Festival Queen—3 Decades Late
Why do our cities have sisters, anyway?
science
How to Predict an Eclipse Without a Computer
Some methods are easier than others.
dinosaurs
A Colony of Bats Has Moved Into a Triceratops
It's put the ancient herbivore in a bit of an awkward position.
food
Did Mooncakes Help the Chinese Overthrow the Mongols?
On the enduring power of myth and metaphor.
exploration
Almost Edible, 106-Year-Old Fruitcake Found in Antarctica
Even the original owners didn't want to eat it.
libraries
The Premeditated Zucchini Switcheroo
A library mystery.
ancient cults
Why Some Ancient Cannibalism May Have Been Ritualistic Rather Than Culinary
A mystery to sink your teeth into.
airplanes
Found: 20,000 World War Two Aircraft Blueprints
They might be used to rebuild and launch a Mosquito plane for the first time since 1949.
libraries
The Strange, Sad Story of Joe Orton, His Lover, and 72 Stolen Library Books
After being imprisoned for a reading-related prank, the couple never recovered.
food
Japanese Scientists Discover the Secret to Un-Meltable Ice Cream
The secret is strawberries.
astronomy
Was the First Eclipse Prediction an Act of Genius, a Brilliant Mistake, or Dumb Luck?
It is hard to predict an eclipse when you think the world is flat.
mummies
Was an Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh a Giant?
Sa-Nakht may be the oldest known case of acromegaly.
culture
The 19th-Century African-American Actor Who Conquered Europe
And why you might never have heard of Ira Aldridge.
literature
Why Americans Are Cursing More Than Ever
Swear more to express yourself as an individual. Everybody's $#*%! doing it!
science
Found: A Praying Mantis Older Than Tyrannosaurus Rex
The fossil is reviewing the secrets of mantis evolution.
turtles
How America Fell Into—and Out of—Love With Mock Turtle Soup
The calf's head concoction that once claimed American hearts.
zombies
Exploding Zombie Caterpillars Rain Death From on High
Creepy, yes, but not apocalyptic.
horses
One 18th-Century Horse Eclipsed All the Others
The temperamental, spirited, fast steed that changed horse racing forever.
festivals
An Italian Priest Brought the Virgin Mary to Beachgoers in a Paddle Boat
Literally #blessed.
