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The Mysterious Origins of This Unnervingly Life-like Japanese Doll from the...
The Masakichi doll in situ at Ripley's. (Photo: © 2016 Ripley Entertainment Inc)In the Ripley's Odditorium in Amsterdam, there is a loin cloth-clad doll that is so incredibly detailed and realistic,...
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Rugby Colony in Robbins, Tennessee
Rugby, Tennessee was established in 1880 as an ideal community for British expats in the American South. It was to incorporate the best parts of America with the best parts of England—civilized,...
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One of Brooklyn's Oldest Trees Could Live in Your Living Room
That's one very large log. (Photo: RE-CO BKLYN)The European Elm tree that grew in a corner of Brooklyn's Prospect Park was one of the city's most impressive trees. Planted in the park's early years,...
View ArticleWatch a Man Test an Early Football Helmet by Getting Kicked in the Head
Slather those chicken wings in orange coating and pour that light beer, because football's back. The NFL juggernaut spurs into action tonight, as the Panthers play the Broncos to kick off the new...
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How Fish Forensics Uncovered the Long-Lost Alabama Sturgeon
2007's Alabama sturgeon, the last one ever caught. (Photo: Courtesy Steve Rider)Biologist Steve Rider has spent 15 years searching for the long-lost Alabama sturgeon. He's draped gill nets up and down...
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The Elevated Acre in New York, New York
One of the most delightful experiences in the bustling metropolis of Manhattan is in finding a secluded oasis within it. In a city where space is at a premium, there remains hidden away a lush garden...
View ArticleA 'Holy Grail' for Botanists Has Been Found in California
This long-lost wildflower sighting by Antioch is botany’s holy grail. via @pfimritehttps://t.co/EBFvuWtl0kpic.twitter.com/jc2Yf2X1LX— SFChronicle (@sfchronicle) September 8, 2016Somewhere outside...
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Oil Rig Graveyard in Scotland
In picturesque Cromarty Firth, where dolphins can be seen leaping between blue-gray waves, giants of twisted metal sit waiting to be used.The price of crude oil is steadily declining, and in Scotland...
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Maillardet's Automaton in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
In 1928, when Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute received a truckload of mangled and singed machine parts, they had no idea what it was. A boy’s porcelain head and hands, and a pile of brass springs,...
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9 Bizarre Schools That We Promise Actually Exist
Gladiator School's leaders in full garb. (Photo: Gruppo Storico Romano/Used with permission)It's back to school week across the U.S. for everyone from preschoolers to graduate students. And while there...
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Muchołapka in Ludwikowice Kłodzkie, Poland
Near the village of Ludwikowice Kłodzkie in Silesia, Poland, there is a massive concrete decagon atop concrete pillars dozens of feet high. It was left behind by the Nazis during their occupation of...
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Orlando Towers in Soweto, South Africa
Walking through Soweto’s Orlando township, home to some of South Africa’s most infamous anti-apartheid clashes in the 20th century, it is nearly impossible to miss the two Orlando Towers. Since the...
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How the FBI Tied Tupac's Death to Eazy-E, Death Row Records, and the Jewish...
(Photo: marycsalome/CC BY 2.0)A version of this story originally appeared on Muckrock.com.On September 7th, 1996, rap icon Tupac Shakur was gunned down in Las Vegas by unknown assailants, leading to...
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Mapping the Hidden Structures of New York City's Internet Networks
A construction worker sprays a cryptic telecommunication marking. [Photo: Z22/CC-BY-SA-4.0]Some of the most underappreciated, complicated architecture lies hidden beneath the city’s surface. Buried...
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Picturing the Strange and Surreal World of Duos and Dopplegangers
(Photo: Kostis Fokas/ compilation © 2016 by Sandrine Kerfante)Humans have long had a fascination with duos and doubles. The ancient Egyptians believed that every person had a ka, a spirit version of...
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Disaster Response Now Includes Rapid Mapmaking
NASA's rapid-response map of rainfall in Louisiana. (Photo: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce)When Louisiana was hit with historic flooding, in August 2016, the federal government’s response teams went into...
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The Future of Animatronics, From Disney to the U.S. Military
This ain't your dad's animatronic... dad. (Photo: Courtesy of Garner Holt Productions/Used with Permission)When you think of animatronics, you may flash to the janky mechanical pizza parlor bands of...
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Here’s What an Underground Nuclear Test Actually Looks Like
Subsidence craters left by underground tests in Nevada. (Photo: Dept. of Energy)North Korea has conducted an underground test of a nuclear weapon, its fifth in a decade. According to South Korea, which...
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Letterform Archive in San Francisco, California
A tiny library to cheer on the obscured beauty of type design, the Letterform Archive began as typography enthusiast Rob Saunders' labor of love. He decided to open his collection to the public, and it...
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Diggerland USA in West Berlin, New Jersey
At Diggerland, you can dig stuff. That's really the whole premise.For every little kid who has gazed with longing at mustard yellow construction equipment, just wishing they could have a turn, this...
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