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A Car-Free Day in Paris Cut Pollution by 40 Percent
But will the city say <i>non</i> to smog for good?
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5 Things to Know About Svetlana Alexievich, Winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature
The Belarusian journalist is best known for her tragic investigations of war and disaster in eastern Europe
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The Only Eyewitness Painting of Lincoln's Assassination Is Finally Being Restored
How a forgotten portrait of the president's dying hours was saved
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Watch Drones Drop Thousands of Moths on Crops
Swarms of sterile moths could be coming to a cotton farm near you
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In Vietnam, the C.I.A. Paid Spies With Stuff From Sears
Nothing says "clandestine espionage" like a mail-order catalog
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Feast Your Eyes on an Optical Illusion Cake
This may be the most delicious optical illusion
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How Decorative Gourd Season Conquered Fall
Strange-looking squash have become big business for farmers
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A Lunch Menu From the Titanic Just Sold for $88,000
The "unsinkable" ship served corned beef, mutton chops and custard pudding
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The Card Catalog Is Officially Dead
Long live the card catalog
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Now There Are Diagnostic Codes for Squirrel Bites, Library Injuries and More
Hey, it could happen
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How a Captain Morgan Advertisement Inspired an Emergency Room Technique
Captain Morgan, hip fixer
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How Not to Win a Nobel Prize
A search through the Nobel archives shows how the history of the famous prize is filled with near misses and flukes
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It Will Take Nine Years to Clean the Taj Majal
“Mudpack therapy” will help the iconic monument clean up its act
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Japanese Universities Are Shuttering Social Sciences and Humanities Departments
Just how valuable is that degree in literature?
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The Nazis Wanted to Beat the British With Exploding Chocolate Bars
Sweet, but scary
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Americans Used to Eat Four Meals a Day
Rest in peace, “second supper”
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Climate Change Is Turning 500-Year Floods Into 24-Year Ones
Rising sea levels and an increase in large storms will continue to threaten the Atlantic coast
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In Honor of Banned Books Week, Here Are the Most Challenged Books of 2014
The American Library Association reported 311 formal, written challenges to books
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King Crabs Are About to Take Over Antarctica
As oceans warm, Antarctica braces for an invasion of shell-cracking crabs
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Mold Is Threatening Boston Public Library’s Rare Books
As spores are found in the stacks, it's time to battle a fuzzy foe
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