Articles

None

Mining an Oyster Midden

The Damariscotta River was an epicenter of oyster shucking between 2,200 and 1,000 years ago

None

A Little Perspective: Congress First Mandated Health Care in 1798

Head of World’s Largest Oil Company Suggests Climate Change is No Big Deal

Speaking to the non-profit think tank Council on Foreign Relations, ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson said that preventing climate change will be “manageable.”

None

The Swimsuit Series, Part 2: Beauty Pageants and the Inevitable Swimsuit Competition

In the latest chapter of the series, we look at how bathing suits came to be an integral part of the Miss America competition

None

Obama Could Win 2012 Because the South Used to Be Underwater

Last year’s opening ceremony

June 28: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival

Today at the Folklife Festival: spoken word, Missouri regional cooking, a steel band performance, and more

The Top 10 Biggest Sports #Fails of All Time

For athletes on the world stage, nothing is worse than choking under pressure. Here are the 10 most memorable transgressors

How Well Do You Know Your Vice Presidents?

Test yourself on our quiz of the famous, infamous and not-so-famous least powerful men in the country

None

Multiple Sidosis and Disneyland Dream: Two Amateur Masterpieces

Sid Laverents in Multiple Sidosis

Multiple Sidosis and Disneyland Dream: Two Amateur Masterpieces

Your chance to see two hard-to-find independent shorts

Sarah Rhodes’ photographs capture a movement to revive aboriginal traditions.

Ancient Traditions, New Stories: Reviving the Aboriginal Possum Skin Cloak

Photographer Sarah Rhodes documents how aboriginal communities in Australia are reclaiming their heritage

None

Respect: Sharks are Older than Trees

None

Not All Calories Are the Same, Says Harvard Study

America’s Other (Lady) Audubon

The Peutinger Table maps the full historical extent of the Roman highway system.

Greek Subway Dig Uncovers Marble Road from Roman Empire

The dental plaque on Australopithecus sediba teeth reveals the species ate wood or bark.

Australopithecus Sediba: The Wood-Eating Hominid

For the first time, researchers have discovered that a hominid dined on wood or bark

None

Recessions Lead to Lipstick Lead to Babies, Says Science

None

Finally, Male Birth Control Even Dudes Will Use

Here's a male contraceptive from the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute that a) works pretty well and b) shouldn't be too burdensome for dudes

Bill Gates

1987 Predictions From Bill Gates: “Siri, Show Me Da Vinci Stuff”

The co-founder of Microsoft worried that, in the information age, people would prefer synthesized reality

The Colorado Springs fire has forced the evacuation of 32,000 residents.

Devastating Colorado Wildfires Most Recent in Decades-Long Surge

Page 747 of 1262