Articles by Sarah Laskow

Hisako Koyama is finally getting scientific recognition for her decades of patience and precision.

A biologist solves the mystery of two dozen missing animal mummies.

The tools of particle physics hint that there's still more to discover about one of the world's most famous monuments.

The Powdercap Strangler is no joke.

We asked you to tell us about them, and they are chilling.

Only on the planet's dark side, though.

An X-ray revealed the lost portrait.

After finding the book at a yard sale, Keith Maynard tracked down the original owner's family.

We asked some of our favorite libraries: What's the oldest item in your collection?

It may be the first interstellar comet ever observed.

It sank with a Portuguese ship in 1503.

The get-rich-quick scheme couldn't fill the world's appetite for frogs' legs.

It looked almost identical to another species.

The famous scientist gave two notes to a courier in lieu of a tip.

What haunts your sleep?

Maere, mara, mahr, mahrt, mårt—by any name, it was and still is a terrifying visitor.

It's now being sent back to Italy.

"Feel free to spit."

Its full history, which is being told for the first time in a new book, doubles as autobiography.

It was being sold for $4.99 at a Goodwill in Minnesota.

Kids have been playing with miniature vehicles since the Bronze Age.

The remnants date back 3,200 years

A new atlas aims to surprise.

Starting late in 2016, diplomats reported hearing loss and other severe symptoms.