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Black Plague Death Pit Dug Up in London
Dug up during London construction, the bodies of those killed by the black plague
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The Newspaper of Tomorrow: 11 Predictions from Yesteryear
eNewspapers were being developed as far back as the 1930s
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Nearly 8 Miles Down, Bacteria Thrive in the Oceans’ Deepest Trench
The Mariana Trench may serve as a seafloor nutrient trap, supporting remarkable numbers of microorganisms
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Look Out! Look Out! Elephants Get New Digs
The Elephant Community Center, the newest addition to the National Zoo’s “Elephant Trails” habitat, opens on Saturday, March 23
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Coffee Here, and Coffee There: How Different People Serve the World’s Favorite Hot Drink
Coffee is black and bitter—but global travelers find a surprisingly wide range of forms of the world’s favorite hot beverage
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14 Fun Facts about Marine Ribbon Worms
Ribbon worms swallow prey whole, grease themselves with their mucus to slide quickly through mud, split into new worms if severed, and much more
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Beyond Riverdance: Enjoy Classic Celtic Music for St. Patrick’s Day
A new release from Smithsonian Folkways showcases the best of Celtic classics
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Albania Has No Idea What to Do With All of These Leftover War Bunkers
Albania’s 700,000 war bunkers aren’t going anywhere soon, so locals are turning them into hostels, animal sheds and make-out spots
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A New Meaning to Green Urban Design: Dyeing the Chicago River
The story behind how the Windy City gets its yearly watery makeover
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Fresh Off the 3D Printer: Henry Segerman’s Mathematical Sculptures
A research fellow at the University of Melbourne has found a sneaky way to convert math haters to math lovers. He turns complex geometries into art
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The rise and fall and rise of the traditional St. Patrick’s Day meal
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Vanishing Marine Algae Can Be Monitored From a Boat With Your Smartphone
An app allows boat travelers to track declining levels of phytoplankton, a microscopic organism at the base of the marine food chain
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Beautiful Monarch Butterflies Basically Aren’t Migrating Anymore
Over the past two years, the migration has shrunk by nearly 60 percent, the latest in a long-term plummet
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Are We Ready to Have Babies in Space?
As technology progresses, and people talk seriously about trips to Mars or other planets, the questions of love and sex in space become more pressing
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Prehistoric Birds May Have Used Four Wings to Fly
A study of fossils of prehistoric birds suggests two sets of wings—one set on the creature’s hind legs—helped avians stay aloft
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A Woman With Five Transplanted Organs Has a Baby
A woman whose liver, pancreas, stomach, large intestine and small intestine all began lives in another person’s body has given birth to a life of her own
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That Time Indiana Almost Made Pi Equal to 3.2 And Other True Stories About Pi
As you celebrate today’s holiday, here’s a history of notable moments in the irrational number’s past
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Mid-21st Century Modern: That Jetsons Architecture
The artists and animators working on “The Jetsons” were inspired by the futurist architecture popping up around Los Angeles
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The Bay Bridge Gets Its Glow On
When an algorithm-driven light show took over the Bay Bridge last week, it was the latest example of how much technology is transforming how cities look.
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Events March 15-17: Three Movies, the Persian New Year and Native Story Time
This week, see free films, celebrate the Persian New Year by jumping over fire and hear children’s stories from different Native communities
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