Cool Finds
New Badges Will Make Today's Girl Scouts Tomorrow's Cybersleuths
Camping and cookie sales are just the tip of the iceberg for modern scouts
Scientists Are Putting Tens of Thousands of Sea Fossils Online
The Western Interior Seaway is gone, but not forgotten
LGBTQ History Comes Out of the Shadows in New U.K. Exhibition
<i>Gay UK</i> tells the stories of people once subject to oppressive anti-gay laws
Camera Film Reveals Images of the Mount St. Helens Eruption
A photographer developed the film found at a Goodwill, revealing images of the ash plume from the 1980 eruption that killed 57
Celebrate the Eclipse With a Color-Shifting Stamp
Your next letter just got more celestial
This 3,000-Year-Old Wooden Toe Shows Early Artistry of Prosthetics
Crafted from leather and wood, the ancient Egyptian prosthesis was was adjusted to precisely fit its wearer's foot
Will You See August's Great Eclipse? This New Tool Helps You Find Out
Just plug in a zip code and the solar simulator will show when the big event will pass overhead
Australian Expedition Dredges Up Crazy Creatures From the Deep Sea
After a month exploring Australia's deepest ocean, researchers found over 300 new species of toothy, blobby and glowing animals
Kepler Finds 219 New Planets
NASA released the final catalog from its planet-hunting telescope, bringing its total up to 4,034 potential planets
A Century After Sinking, This Storied Ship Will Remain Underwater
The <i>McCulloch</i> was the largest cutter of its day and sank in 1917 after colliding with a passenger ship in heavy fog
This Father’s Day, Check Out Furniture Made by Abraham Lincoln’s Much-Maligned Dad
Thomas Lincoln was a master craftsman—and a man history has misrepresented
The Strait That Separates Europe and Asia Turned a Brilliant Turquoise
The Bosphorus and Black Sea are even more beautiful thanks to phytoplankton
Canada's New Two-Dollar Coins Glow in the Dark
The two-dollar coins celebrate the nation's 150th anniversary and include a scene with Northern Lights that really glow
Why the Library of Congress Thinks Your Favorite Meme Is Worth Preserving
Webcomics and Web Cultures Archives are documenting online culture
Endangered Balkan Lynx Kitten Photographed for the First Time in a Decade
There are less than 50 of these critically endangered cats left in the wild
Art Installation Recreates the Smell of Cities Around the World
The Pollution Pod project emphasizes the unequal air quality divide between rich and poor cities
After 130 Years, Lost Natural Wonder May Have Been Rediscovered in New Zealand
It was believed the Pink and White Terraces were destroyed in an eruption, but research suggests they are buried under ash and mud
We May Live in a Massive Cosmic Void
If the universe were a block of Swiss cheese, the Milky Way would sit within one of the cheesy holes
Eagles Adopt—Not Attack—a Red-Tailed Hawk Chick
Bird lovers are watching with bated breath to see if the eagles will keep feeding the little guy or turn him into dinner
Google Digitizes 3,000 Years of Fashion History
The massive "We Wear Culture Project" includes 30,000 online artifacts from over 180 institutions
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