Articles by Noor Al-Samarrai

Thousands of hours of Marion Stokes's personal recordings will now be digitized, one tape at a time.

It is one of hundreds of documents taken from the Pittsburgh's Carnegie Library collection.

Sing a simple song and sprinkle some sacred dust.

Some of the vessels contain tissue samples, while others held a dubious "cancer cure."

Is it you?

For generations, the document was in the possession of a Union general's family.

The competition took place on April 30, 1828.

The Coast Salish wool dog has been extinct for a little over a century.

The fields offer insights into historic trade routes.

Medium-size bugs beware.

A 19th-century style guide displays the diversity of an empire.

Corpse roads are among the country's traditional trails.

Years after having been taken from his dead body after a brutal defeat.

When Trenton's streetcars came to a halt in the 1930s, one literally found a home.

They feed loads and loads of beetles, in addition to foxes, bears, and more.

It may not be long before the country has to import some of its supply.

Knowledge transcends borders.

Or at least until you want to do something else.

Their quest for new lives wouldn't have been that different than that of refugees today.

“Just as every forward-looking comrade must have a watch, so must he be able to handle a camera."

A masterclass in script, illuminated with an array of curiosities.

It had been 40 years since the last sighting in Indonesia's Maluku Islands.

A lithium lakebed in Chile from above.

But he did not get the quiet death he was seeking.