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aliens

Aliens Might Never Appreciate How Cool Voyager's Golden Record Is

If they find it, they may just be confused.
June 1, 2018
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records

Dispatches From Inside a Record-Breaking Bird Migration

What it's like to find yourself among 721,620 warblers, all in a hurry.
May 31, 2018
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oregon

The World's Tiniest City Park Just Got a Little More Official

Mill Ends Park in Portland, Oregon, now has its own sign.
May 24, 2018
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anatomy

We Have Probably Been Imagining Pterosaurs All Wrong

New research suggests we've misunderstood the legs of these prehistoric flyers.
May 24, 2018
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senate

Remembering One of the Most Violent Days in the History of the U.S. Senate

On May 22, 1856, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives caned a Senator into unconsciousness.
May 22, 2018
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sounds

The World's Best Violins Sing Like Humans

Some are baritones, some are tenors.
May 21, 2018
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weddings

In the U.K. You Need Permission to Put 'Royal' in Your Business Name

It's not a word you can just throw around.
May 18, 2018
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mexico

The Endlessly Adaptable Skeletons of José Guadalupe Posada

Calaveras created by the Mexican artist have been repurposed for generations, with wildly varying intent.
May 8, 2018
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map monday

This 11-Foot 'Ribbon Map' Puts the Whole Mississippi River in Your Pocket

Steamboat tourists of the late 1860s wrapped it around a spool.
May 7, 2018
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performances

Freddy, Manitoba's Beloved Rogue Bison, Has Been Immortalized in Song

"Run, Freddy, Run!" features Renaissance-style singing, Metís fiddle, and electronically distorted bison noises.
May 4, 2018
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plastic

The Artist Making Tapestries Out of Aquatic Trash

Jo Atherton's colorful works turn our plastic crisis into a meditation on memory and time.
May 2, 2018
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data

An Algorithmic Investigation of the Highfalutin 'Poet Voice'

New research suggests that the affected reading style consists of a particular set of attributes.
May 1, 2018
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geysers

The World's Tallest Active Geyser Keeps Erupting

Steamboat, normally quiet for months at a stretch, has already blown its top three times this spring.
April 30, 2018
Gastro Obscura
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galapagos

Galapagos Tomatoes Are Surprisingly Pest-Resistant

New research reveals that they can protect themselves from a number of common bugs.
April 27, 2018
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balloons

The Uncanny Delights of the World Balloon Convention

Competitors create a universe where everything is bright and round.
April 25, 2018
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utopias

Mapping the Lost Countercultural Hotspots of Cambridge, Massachusetts

Local librarian Tim Devin has found hundreds of buildings that once housed utopian groups.
April 24, 2018
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fleeting wonders

The Sistine Chapel Streamed a Concert Online for the First Time Ever

Don't worry if you missed it—the entire performance is available on Facebook.
April 23, 2018
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landscapes

Solved: A Decades-Old Ansel Adams Mystery

The answer was hidden in the shadows.
April 20, 2018
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journalism

The Day Without News

On April 18, 1930, the BBC made a surprising announcement.
April 18, 2018
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bees

Making Art for Bees

Michael Candy's Synthetic Pollenizer is "a sculpture for a different species."
April 17, 2018
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objects of intrigue

How Better to Protest Federal Policy Than With an Embroidered Scorpion Demon?

Eleanor B. Roosevelt—no, not THAT Eleanor Roosevelt—thought the New Deal was monstrous.
April 16, 2018
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monkeys

Found: A Mummified Monkey in the Ceiling of a Department Store

Thanks to the sleuths in a Facebook group, we may even know how it got there.
April 13, 2018
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craters

There's Now a Space Mountain Named for Octavia Butler

It's on Pluto's moon, Charon, which also boasts landscape features that honor Stanley Kubrick and Dorothy Gale.
April 12, 2018
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glowing

Everything We Know About Birds That Glow

Owls, puffins, and lots of other flying friends exhibit fascinating patterns under blacklights.
April 11, 2018