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Six Ways to Celebrate the Summer Solstice Around the World
From Eagle Summit in Alaska’s White Mountains, watch as the sun dips, dips, dips—-but remains just above the horizon
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The Small Mammal House’s loudest and most charismatic critters is getting a name this week
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A Sip from an Ancient Sumerian Drinking Song
A newly analyzed cuneiform hymn accompanied a drinking song dedicated to a female tavern-keeper
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For a Happy Hotel Experience, Take the Middle Road
Neither too luxurious nor too austere, mid-range inns are often a great choice for travelers. Here are some of my favorites in Europe, Mexico and Morocco
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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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