Cool Finds
Watch Scientists Make Their Own Lava
Basaltic rock and a lot of heat equals a homegrown brew that’s as beautiful as it is dangerous
An Ancient Squash Dodges Extinction Thanks to the Efforts of Native Americans
Indigenous people carefully tended an ancient squash for thousands of years and now the seeds are seeing a resurgence in popularity
Landfill Surprises Scientists With 12-Million-Year-Old Whale Fossils
The fossilized remains of a sperm whale were discovered in a newly cleared area of an Orange County landfill
A Strange Case of Dancing Mania Struck Germany Six Centuries Ago Today
Modern experts still don't agree on what caused plagues of compulsive dancing in the streets
Solving a Neighborhood Mystery Reveals Forgotten African-American History
An abandoned lot in San Antonio turned out to be an important part of the city's story
A Lucky Artist Will Be Marooned on a Deserted Island
An artist-in-residence program invites applicants to consider spending a month alone in paradise
This Library Has Books Checked Out by Hamilton and Burr
The New York Society Library was wide enough for both men
The Contentious History of the Cherry Tomato
The salad topper has a long and fraught history
As U.S.-Cuba Relations Warm, This Long-Dead Author Benefits
A new conservation facility is on its way to Hemingway’s home near Havana
Watch a Horde of Giant Crabs Amass Off of the Australian Coast
Hundreds. Of thousands. Of crabs.
Japan Honors the Creator of the California Roll
Some may see it as an affront against sushi, others see an ambassador for culture
New Footage Shows Rapid Breakdown of Shipwreck 'Andrea Doria'
Researchers visited the remains of the Italian luxury liner in a submersible to figure out how quickly wrecks deteriorate
One Day Only: A Chance to View One Map to Rule Them All
A rare Tolkien-annotated map goes on display June 23
Spy Two Supernovae in June's Night Sky
After millions of years, their light is finally bright enough to see from Earth
This New York Project Wants You to Write on the Walls
Writing On It All gives voice—and a pen—to one and all
This Robot Librarian Locates Haphazardly Placed Books
It's the next best thing since the Dewey Decimal System
Laser Scans Reveal Massive Khmer Cities Hidden in the Cambodian Jungle
Using Lidar technology, researchers are discovering the extent of the medieval Khmer empire
One of the World's Most Colorful Places Is in Taiwan
Rainbow Family Village shows there's nothing a man with a paintbrush can't do
Bronze Buckle Shows Ancient Trade Between Eurasia and North America
Metal objects found on Alaska's Seward Peninsula indicate that local people received trade goods from Asia almost 1,000 years ago
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