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A Coal Fire May Have Helped Sink the ‘Titanic’
A new documentary claims the Titanic’s hull was weakened before it struck an iceberg
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Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts Traced to Dwarf Galaxy in the Auriga Constellation
Knowing where they originate will help researchers understand what creates the mysterious high-energy signals
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Advice for Drivers From Dorothy Levitt, the Pre-War Racing Record Breaker You’ve Never Heard Of
Levitt’s story is proof that women were in auto racing almost from the start, and she has some ideas for other drivers
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We Can Thank Harry Truman for TV Politics
Truman was the first president to regularly appear on television
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How Adlai Stevenson Stopped Russian Interference in the 1960 Election
The Soviets offered the former presidential candidate propaganda support if he ran in 1960, an offer he politely declined
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After Nearly 70 Years, the India-Pakistan Partition Gets a Museum
The Partition Museum is unrelenting in its portrayal of a brutal era
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Swedish Woman Smashes Record for Skiing Solo to the South Pole
Skiing for 38 days, 23 hours and 5 minutes Johanna Davidsson beat the previous record by almost 10 hours
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Meet Your Newest Organ: The Mesentery
Scientists are calling for an upgrade in classification of this vital gut membrane
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Feral Cats Now Cover 99.8 Percent of Australia
The fluffy murderbeasts pose a major threat to wildlife
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On This Day in 1847, a Texas Ranger Walked Into Samuel Colt’s Shop and Said, Make Me a Six-Shooter
Samuel Colt was a clever marketer as well as a talented inventor
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Topsy the Elephant Was a Victim of Her Captors, Not Thomas Edison
Many believe Edison killed Topsy to prove a point, but some historians argue otherwise
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It Just Got Harder to Give Antibiotics to Farm Animals
New regulations take aim at antibiotic resistance
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Strike It Rich (Without Marrying for Money) by Finding Hidden Jane Austen Art
A British artist has sparked a nationwide scavenger hunt for £5 notes worth thousands
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Germany’s Controversial New Version of ‘Mein Kampf’ Is Now a Bestseller
Once kept under lock and key, the book is now available in a critical edition
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Ancient Teeth Show That Dinosaurs Took a Long Time to Hatch
Dino embryos may have developed slowly over several months, making them more susceptible to global catastrophes
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World’s Oldest-Known Orca Is Missing and Believed Dead
Over a century old, “Granny” hasn’t been spotted since early October
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Happy Birthday to Hollywood’s First Chinese-American Star
She was a leading lady, but racism held her career back
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One of the World’s Largest Dada Collections Can Now Be Viewed Online
The freewheeling art movement didn’t lend itself to posterity
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France Says “Au Revoir” to After-Hours Work Email
A new “right to disconnect” law lets employees negotiate communication rules in order to reduce stress and exhaustion from work
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The First-Known Photograph of the White House Was Taken by an Immigrant
John Plumbe, Jr. was one of America’s first rockstar photographers
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