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Found: A 1,600-Year-Old Shipwreck Full of Treasure
Statues found in the sand. (Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority)Earlier this spring, when two divers were exploring Caesarea National Park, off of Israel’s coast, not far south from Haifi, they noticed...
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Meet Brooklyn's Internet Bonsai Kingpin
Paul Graviano, at home, has bonsais in his backyard and a model train in his basement. (All Photos: Zach Gross)Paul Graviano does not live in the Brooklyn of waterfront condos and $30 beard trims. He...
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Mildred Gale's Burial Site in Whitehaven, United Kingdom
Somewhere in this small churchyard in England’s Lake District rest the remains of a grandmother. She died before the birth of her most famous grandchild, but had she lived to see him grow up she would...
View ArticleWatch a Sea Snail Swallow a Fish Whole
We fear things that we don't understand, but occasionally we come across things that we do understand that are still terrifying. The Conus is one of these things. The Conus is a genus of carnivorous...
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Identify Any Tree in New York City With this Map
A map identifying each and every one of the trees in New York City, using the latest tree census data. (All photos courtesy of Jill Hubley)Though we may like to think that we know the secrets of the...
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Vintage Photos of Tree Worship at Western College for Women
The freshmen class gives a Pierrot and Pierrette dance in homemade costumes, 1915. (All Photos: Courtesy Miami University Libraries) On May 13, 1891 in Oxford, Ohio, a group of spade-wielding young...
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A New Form of Light Has Been Discovered
(Photo: Ibrahim Iujaz/CC BY 2.0)Scientists announced recently that they have discovered a new form of light, one that breaks a fundamental understanding of physics, and could lead to faster fiber-optic...
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Truman, Trump, and Why Presidential Candidates Get Top Secret Intelligence...
They were originally Harry Truman's idea. Here's Truman with Josef Stalin, left, and Winston Churchill in July 1945. (Photo: Unknown/CC BY-SA 3.0)For weeks, across social media and, presumably, in...
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Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana
Between 1960 and 1965, the GDP of Ghana increased by nearly 50%. As the country’s economy industrialized, migrants from the rural parts of Ghana flocked to Accra, the largest city in the country, in...
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Over Half of Fish Caught Off New Zealand Are Not in Official Records
(Photo: 昶廷 林/CC BY-SA 2.0)Fishing is a long-standing tradition in New Zealand. It's big business, too: According to official tallies in the island nation, over 15 million tons of fish were caught from...
View ArticleThe Ben Franklin Statue In Boston Just Took a Bad Fall
More photos of the fallen Ben Franklin statue on the #FreedomTrailhttps://t.co/dDqLhKPfNbpic.twitter.com/IsptLl9J9W— Steve Annear (@steveannear) May 16, 2016The life-size Ben Franklin statue on...
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Wehea Forest in Indonesia
Amongst the ravaged landscape of East Kalimantan hides a pocket of ancient forest, tucked within a maze of palm oil plantations and logging areas. Wehea Forest is one of the few remaining protected...
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Nepenthe in Big Sur, California
Perched high atop a peak in the Santa Lucia Mountains, just off the winding route of California's coast-hugging Cabrillo Highway, you’ll find a restaurant that provides visitors with a stunning...
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Dimitrie Leonida Technical Museum in Bucharest, Romania
Founded in 1909, the Dimitrie Leonida Technical Museum was built to showcase exciting new developments in a variety of applied sciences. A century, however, is an eternity in the world of technology,...
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Get Out of the Office and Into the Trees as an Urban Arborist
The city trees need love, too. Can you give it to them? (Photo: Helen Alfvegren/CC BY 2.0)In the annals of childhood pleasures that can be turned into actual careers, being a professional tree climber...
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The WWI Plan To Turn America's Trees Into Telephones
A step-by-step guide to floraphoning your tree. (Image: Smithsonian Libraries/July 1919 "Electrical Experimenter"/Public Domain)Every late-night park walker has been through it. You're lost in thought,...
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For Sale: A Handwritten Bob Dylan Letter from His Christian Phase
Bob Dylan plays Toronto's Massey Hall during his Gospel Tour. (Photo: Jean-Luc Ourlin/CC BY-SA 2.0)A decades-old letter from Bob Dylan to a friend has recently gone on auction, providing a rare glimpse...
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A Map of the World's Most Superlative Trees
Illustration by Matt Lubchansky.Sources:Hirsohima TreeMajor OakThe Tree on the LakeOld TjikkoThe Hardy TreeFairy Post OfficeChandlelier Drive-Thru TreeChapel OakTree of LifeHitachi TreeGeneral...
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Found: Secret Rooms in a Very Old Theater
On the main shopping street in Perth, a Scottish city of about 47,000 people, one of Scotland’s oldest theaters is giving up its secrets. The theater’s being restored, and the construction has revealed...
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There’s a Hotline for People With Knotty Wood Questions
Forest Products Laboratory develops codes and standards for large wood structures, such as this one. (Photo: USDA Forest Service/CC BY 2.0)Who would you call if you had a wood-related question? The...
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