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The 1958 Plan to Turn Ellis Island Into a Vacation Resort
Give me your huddled masses yearning to go shopping and swimming
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Bats Lose Out to Historic Trees in Sydney
Flying foxes can defoliate trees, but should the Royal Botanic Garden shoo this vulnerable species from its grounds?
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A new museum exhibit presents one of the largest dinosaurs ever found
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Today We Celebrate the Time Canada Burned Down the White House
Two hundred years ago today, a 36-year old America declared war, for the second time, against Great Britain
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They sure make pretty pictures, but are we exaggerating what they can really tell us about what’s going on inside our heads?
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Virus “Fossils” Reveal Neanderthals’ Kin
Genetic remnants of an ancient infection indicate the mysterious Denisovans, not humans, are Neanderthals’ closest cousins
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How Canada Celebrates the War of 1812
The Rodney Dangerfield of wars in the United States, the 19th-century conflict is given great respect by our Northern neighbors
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Father’s Day Roundup of Six Dads You Want to Avoid
Here are some films that give parenthood a bad name
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Disease and the Demise of the Dinosaurs
Cataracts, slipped discs, epidemics, glandular problems and even a loss of sex drive have all been proposed as the reason non-avian dinosaurs perished
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Googie: Architecture of the Space Age
The futurist design movement that divided critics and and swept the nation with space age coffee shops
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“1812: A Nation Emerges” Opens at the National Portrait Gallery
To commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812, the museum debuts a curated collection of portraits and artifacts
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How to Eat Lobster 10 Ways In 24 Hours
These innovative recipes entice the taste buds for every meal of the day
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The Legend of Dolley Madison’s Red Velvet Dress
Before the burning of the White House, the First Lady saved some red draperies. Could she have made a dress from them?
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Shovel-Beaked, Not Duck-Billed
A rare fossil shows that duck-billed dinosaurs were not so duck-like after all
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Interview With Indianapolis Prize Winner and Polar Bear Researcher Steven Amstrup
Recognized for his role in animal conservation, Amstrup explains what climate change is doing to the arctic and what he’s doing to stop it
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Events June 15-17: Phillip Thomas Tucker, The History of American Glass, Father’s Day Performance
Kick off this Father’s Day weekend with these events for the whole family
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Globally, it seems that this gendered division of cookery is an American thing
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