Myth
The Nazi Werewolves Who Terrorized Allied Soldiers at the End of WWII
Though the guerrilla fighters didn’t succeed in slowing the Allied occupation of Germany, they did sow fear wherever they went
Greek Farmer Stumbles Onto 3,400-Year-Old Tomb Hidden Below His Olive Grove
The Crete local was trying to park his vehicle when he accidentally unearthed the ancient Minoan grave
Why Do So Many People Still Want to Believe in Bigfoot?
The appeal of the mythical, wild man holds strong
Illuminating the Shadowy Art of Armenian Puppet Theater
Tricksters and beasts dance across the imagination in these silhouetted puppet shows
Tales of the Doomed Franklin Expedition Long Ignored the Inuit Side, But "The Terror" Flips the Script
The new AMC television show succeeds in being inclusive of indigenous culture
The Odd, Tidy Story of Rabbit Domestication That Is Also Completely False
New study lends weight to the idea that domestication isn’t a point, but a process
Does the Moon's Phase Cause Earthquakes?
One researcher offers a succinct answer
Burials Unearthed in Poland Open the Casket on The Secret Lives of Vampires
What people actually did to prevent the dead from rising again was very different than what Hollywood would have you think
Three True Things About Sanitary Engineer Thomas Crapper
Thomas Crapper's actual innovation was entirely tangential to the flush toilet
J.R.R. Tolkien Gave the World His Childhood Fascination With Dragons in 'The Hobbit'
The dragon Smaug--who debuted in <I>The Hobbit</I> in 1937, was inspired by his early reading of mythology
This High-Ranking Viking Warrior Was a Woman
DNA analysis shows that the elaborate grave of what appears to be a Viking officer was a real-life shieldmaiden
How the Narwhal Got Its Tusk
According to Inuit storytelling tradition, the narwhal was once an evil stepmother, who wove her hair into a tusk
How Eclipse Anxiety Helped Lay the Foundation For Modern Astronomy
The same unease you feel when the moon blots out the sun fueled ancient astronomers to seek patterns in the skies
The Peculiar Story of Giraffes in 1400s China
During China's short-lived golden age of exploration, two giraffes came to the imperial court
Two Myths and One Truth About Wind Turbines
From the cost of turbines to one U.S. senator's suggestion that "wind is a finite resource"
How Polar Bears Became the Dragons of the North
Renaissance maps depicting the “white bears” say more about our own fears and fantasies than about the predators themselves
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