literature
The Banned 1910s Magazine That Started a Feminist Movement in Japan
"Seitō" showed women how to leave their husbands.
Articles by Sarah Laskow
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Stories
Stories shared by this traveler.
archaeology
Found: A Mysterious Medieval Grave Full of Porpoise Bones
It was found on a tiny island with a shrouded past.
disasters
A 1755 Earthquake in Portugal Left Behind a Scar on a Caribbean Island
Researchers recently discovered evidence of a historic tsunami's true extent.
beer
Found: The Earliest Evidence of Lager Yeast Being Used to Make Alcohol
South Americans were brewing booze with cold-resistant yeast at least 200 years before Europeans.
fashion
A Machine That Made Stockings Helped Kick Off the Industrial Revolution
Queen Elizabeth I wanted none of it.
collections
There Are Definitely at Least 14,003 Plant Species in the Amazon Rain Forest
Including 6,727 different kinds of tree.
news
Found: 30 Lost English Words That May Deserve a Comeback
A treat for all you snout-fair wordsmiths.
science
Found: The Oldest Example of the Symbol for 'Zero'
A manuscript full of nothings dates back to the 3rd or 4th century.
cars
Gaze Upon the Skeleton of a Rare 1932 Sports Car
Archaeologists were surprised to find a vintage MG roadster at an old artillery installation.
cliffs
What's Causing These Egg-Shaped Rocks to Form on a Cliff in China?
Locals collect them for good luck.
maps
In 1859, the United States and Britain Almost Went to War Over a Pig
Hundreds of soldiers and sailors faced off over one tiny island in the Pacific Northwest.
cliffs
Found: Fossil Space Dust Hidden in the White Cliffs of Dover
Micrometeorites are surprisingly beautiful up close.
maps
Why Modern Cartographers Are So Impressed With This 16th-Century Map
A mariner's take on a town in "New Spain" was notably accurate for its time.
sacred spaces
Found: The Hidden Message in a 1676 Letter Allegedly Dictated by the Devil
Code-breaking software deciphers a strange missive penned by a 17th-century nun.
animals
The Mysterious Connection Between Solar Storms and Stranded Whales
Could cosmic events be leading sperm whales to their deaths?
vikings
Found: Evidence That a Lavish Burial Honored a Viking Warrior Woman
Turns out they weren't just myths.
science
Found: The Forgotten Metal Markers of a 100-Year-Old Ecology Study
Eight plots in Alaska are now the longest-running study of plant succession in the world.
shipwrecks
Found: Two Shipwrecks Deep in a Shipwreck Graveyard
The Ohio and Choctaw sank in "Shipwreck Alley."
science
The Hidden Memories of Plants
Inside a quiet revolution in the study of the world's other great kingdom.
science
The Two Best Dutch Anatomists of the 17th Century Hated Each Other
They had dramatically different ideas about how to depict dead bodies.
disasters
Found: Underwater Ruins Hidden off the Coast of Tunisia
The city of Neapolis was destroyed by a tsunami in 365 A.D.
animals
Found: 381 New Amazon Species
Pink dolphins and orange-tailed monkeys were hiding in the forest.
dinosaurs
Found: Amazingly Well Preserved Bones of Giant Flying Reptiles
Pterosaurs were so big!
hidden
The Search for the World’s Most Enchanting Greenhouses
Two plant-obsessed photographers are on a mission.
