A Field of Dreams Built in an Unlikely Place: A Japanese American Internment Camp

A baseball diamond buried long ago at Manzanar has been rebuilt to honor the Americans who once played the sport there

April 3, 2025

The Swarm of People Intent on Saving Our Bees

An army of experts and citizen scientists devoted to documenting and protecting the country’s native bees is telling us a lot about the hidden lives of these insects

March 20, 2025

A Mystery Surrounding the Grave of JFK Is Solved

A sculpture recognizing a spontaneous gesture of affection towards the slain president vanished into thin air more than half a century ago. Here’s the story of how it was just recently rediscovered.

March 6, 2025

The Truth About the Sex Lives of Dinosaurs

Fossils are providing more and more clues about how dinosaurs attracted one another and reproduced, which contributed to their remarkable ability to populate much of the Earth

February 20, 2025

Why Auroras Are Suddenly Everywhere All at Once

Auroras have long mystified humanity. Now that we know what they are and why they happen, we can better predict how best to experience them

February 6, 2025

How to Use Renaissance Paintings to Improve the Farming of Tomorrow

An arboreal archaeologist roots around the Italian countryside and in centuries-old frescoes for a cornucopia of fruits long forgotten—but still viable to grow and consume

January 23, 2025