libraries
Found: The Wright Brothers' Lost 'Flying Machine' Patent
Misplaced for 36 years, the patent was in a cave in Missouri all along.
Stories
Stories shared by this traveler.
libraries
Misplaced for 36 years, the patent was in a cave in Missouri all along.
vikings
Satellite imagery led archeologists to a site that shows Viking-like activity.
food
A pottery dump at Cumae reveals that red-slip pottery is the best to cook chicken in.
robots
Behind the push to create a robot museum in Pittsburgh.
nuclear
An inspection at Indian Point revealed 220 faulty bolts.
news
This is the "not face."
cults
Is Dublin Dr Pepper truly gone?
snakes
They are worth around $48 million.
cemeteries
There's an "odd disturbance" at one end of the Bard's grave.
war history
The winding story of the tricolor flag that flew over Dublin's 1916 Easter Rising.
shipwrecks
The "mystery tug boat" was a U.S. Navy ship that had disappeared without a trace in 1921.
space exploration
At least, it looks an awful lot like a lake.
food
Darnel is poisonous, but in small enough doses can give food a special kick.
space exploration
The equivalent of a Category 77 hurricane.
infrastructure
They might be in danger after 130 years.
cars
One man's collection included teeny models and full-sized classic cars.
sacred spaces
It's dated to the early 900s.
parks
Welcome to the frontier of human waste management.
music
Her "reuse, reduce, recycle" chant stuck in my head for years.
mummies
After new scans, researchers are 90 percent sure they're there.
notes from the field
"I WILL ALWAYS BE WATCHING YOU," the 15-year-old note read.
caves
Scientists solved a case of missing identity: who were these 430,000-year-old hominins?
fairytales
The mysterious phenomenon shows up on a new continent.
farms
Never trust a man who says he'll triple your investment in composting worms.