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America's First Mile in Fort Kent, Maine
Created in 1926 by fusing together a patchwork of regional highways into one uniform national thoroughfare, U.S. Route 1 runs for 2,369 miles from Fort Kent, Maine all the way to Key West,...
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Found: A 2,000-Year-Old Skeleton at the Antikythera Wreck
Divers at the wreck site examining the bones. (Photo: Brett Seymour, EUA/WHOI/ARGO)Since 1900, when Greek divers first discovered it, the Antikythera shipwreck has been one of the most exciting troves...
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Michelangelo's Hidden Drawings in Florence, Italy
In 1530, to escape the wrath of the Pope, Michelangelo holed up in a tiny secret room under the Medici Chapel of the Basilica di San Lorenzo. The artist had been working on the lavish tomb when all...
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The Magic Owl of Dijon in Dijon, France
There is a small stone owl carved into a corner of the oldest church in Dijon, France. His face has seen better days and he’s less than a foot tall, but for over three centuries he’s had a big job:...
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Space Art Propelled Scientific Exploration of the Cosmos—But Its Star is...
The methane river delta on Titan, one of Saturn's moons, as depicted by space artist Ron Miller. (Photo: Ron Miller)In a serpentine building that snakes through the Connecticut countryside, a strange...
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Meet the Woman Who Is Preserving the Smell of History
Cecilia Bembibre sampling the VOCs of an old book. (Photo: HMahgoub/Used with Permission) We experience our world with five senses to guide us, but for the most part, we learn about the past with only...
View ArticleSamoans Thought This Very Rare Hail Storm Was a Hoax
Until last week, it hadn't hailed in Samoa since 2011, and, looking at the average temperatures in the archipelago nation, it isn't hard to see why: it's consistently, reliably, in the mid-80s there....
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The Obscure Accordionist Who Played Mood Music on Silent Film Sets
Danny Borzage (right) with John Wayne in McLintock. (Photo: classicmoviemobile/YouTube)Danny Borzage wasn’t a great actor. Visit his IMDb page and you’ll see he specialized in parts with names like...
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These Autograph Albums Are Filled With Ghostly Inkblots
What do you see in these ghostly inkblots? Featured in Psychobook, edited by Julian Rothenstein, published by Princeton Architectural Press 2016. (Photo: Redstone Press Collection)A signature can...
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Some Official Robot Ethics Were Released in Britain
Does it hate you? (Photo: Humanrobo/CC BY-SA 3.0)In another step towards the science fiction future many of us have been looking forward to, a British watchdog agency has released what might be the...
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Visa Balaji Temple in Hyderabad, India
Every year, thousands of pilgrims travel to a small temple in the Indian village of Chilkur to ask for United States visas.In a shady courtyard, they circumambulate a shrine 11 times. Those who receive...
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A Recreated Arch of Palmyra Unveiled in New York City
Filming at the Triumphal Arch unveiling, City Hall Park, NYC . . . . . #NewYorkCity #TriumphalArch #CityHallPark #Archaeology #Digital #IDA #Wappato #Cararra #Syria #Palmyra #WorldHeritage #Culture...
View ArticleWatch a Book Being Made the Old-Fashioned Way
Books were once made by hand, one by one, with patience and perfection. In this video, you can watch each step of the process—from the setting of the type, to the application of ink, to the impression...
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Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane in Willard, New York
The stately Victorian buildings may be falling to pieces, but the contents inside them betray a lot about the sometimes happy, sometimes tragic lives of patients at Willard Asylum for the Chronic...
View ArticleChina's Space Station Is Orbiting Earth on an Uncontrolled Path of Destruction
China's first space station will burn up in late 2017 https://t.co/SMkKuGjE5Lpic.twitter.com/EBgBBeauAO— Engadget (@engadget) September 20, 2016China will launch its second space lab into the sky on...
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Submerged Gondola in Zinnowitz, Germany
Located on the Isle of Usedom in Zinnowitz, Germany, what looks like an Art Nouveau gazebo is actually the world's first "Tauchergondel," or Submerged Gondola. The submerged gondola made its first dive...
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Spiral Tower of Krásno in Krásno, Czech Republic
The Spirálovitá Rozhledna ("Spiral Lookout") in Krásno is one of the most unusual lookout towers in Czech Republic, a country with no shortage of lookout towers. Situated 777 meters above sea level,...
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Bananenmuseum in Sierksdorf, Germany
Bernhard Stellmacher has always been a collector. In his teenage years he amassed everything he could find about Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. He was fascinated by her smile. However, his interests...
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How to Shop for the Revolutionary War
David Hospador, Captain of the 3rd PA Light Infantry Company, showing off a haversack. (Photo: Sarah Laskow)The Battle of Harlem Heights was scheduled to begin around 2 p.m., and before it started, Rob...
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After the Vietnam War, America Flew Planes Full of Babies Back to the U.S.
The image is common enough: A passenger plane with human cargo belted snugly into their seats. But look for another second and you’ll see that every passenger is a child, and each one has been bundled...
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