Famous footwear of the Smithsonian collections, from Chinese foot-binding booties to Dorothy's ruby slippers
Does beaning in baseball represent an ethical holdover from our earlier days of family feuds and a culture of honor?
Though it never actually existed, Brontosaurus is an icon of just how much dinosaurs have changed during the past century
Pawpaws are scarcely cultivated and even more rarely sold in markets, so pack a machete and a fruit bowl and get thee to the backwoods of Kentucky
Two portraits of Fred Korematsu, the face of the Japanese American internment of World War II, have been donated to the National Portrait Gallery
The Dalai Lama is one of the world's most revered religious leaders, but that didn't prevent four holders of the office from mysteriously dying
Inspired by the Sriracha Flamethrower Grizzly, a look back at some of the great icons of food branding
In the 1920s, a French inventor devised an ingenious way to provide emergency medical assistance
Whether it's tiny robots swimming inside our bodies or super-efficient 3D solar panels, nature never stops providing answers
The French botanist named 6,700 species in a manic quest for fame. But did his taste for wild foods do him in?
In confirming the sex of one of the most iconic hominid fossils, researchers are helping explain the great physical diversity in Australopithecus africanus
Jurassic Park lives on—in miniature—at a California flea market
The Mysteries of the Dead Christ procession begins at Terra Murata on the island of Procida
Revisiting James Cameron's epic blockbuster, once again in theaters, as we also update the news on several recent posts
The internet giant's newest innovation is a wearable computing device that projects data right in front of our eyes
A well-timed analysis suggests that non-avian dinosaurs, not the Easter bunny, are the best candidates for laying the candy eggs hidden away on lawns
Nike's latest innovation promises to improve runners' comfort, help the environment, and revolutionize shoe manufacturing
The crimson fruits occur by the millions, and fishermen, tequila-sipping cowboys, and even a few tourists take to the desert to pursue the pitahaya
If you can fight your way through the dirt storms of Madelia, Minnesota, you may be able to find the future of renewable energy
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