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John D. Rockefeller Was the Richest Person To Ever Live. Period
Standard Oil, his company, is one of the biggest reasons we have anti-monopoly laws
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One of California’s Iconic “Tunnel Trees” Has Fallen
The Pioneer Cabin Tree was likely hundreds of years old
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New York State Once Introduced an Anti-Flirting Bill
The law aimed to crack down on public displays of affection of all kinds
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What Tech Writers Said About the iPhone When It Debuted Ten Years Ago
Not everyone thought the sleek phone/browser/music player would have mainstream appeal
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The International Space Station Will Finally Welcome a Black Astronaut
In May 2018, flight engineer Jeanette J. Epps will begin her mission on the ISS
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The Inventor of the Telegraph Was Also America’s First Photographer
The daguerreotype craze took over New York in the mid-nineteenth century
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Remembering Joan of Arc, The Gender-Bending Woman Warrior Who Changed History
The Maid of Orleans and her holy voices were in many ways too different to live
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In This New Portrait, George Washington Trades His Curls for a Man Bun
The first president turns hipster at a new D.C. restaurant
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An Iceberg Larger Than Rhode Island Is Poised to Break From Antarctica
Its break from the ice shelf could spell trouble for the frozen expanse
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NASA Just Announced Two New Missions, But Shelved Others
Though the new missions have exciting prospects, some scientists aren’t thrilled by the decision
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Researchers Uncover Fossils of 52-Million-Year-Old Tomatillos
The pair of ancient fruits suggest that the nightshade group to which they belong is much older than scientists once thought
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There Are Only Two Shakers Left in the World
One of America’s oldest religious sects still survives
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The Market Crash That Cost Newton a Fortune
The esteemed scientist wasn’t the only one to fall for the first investment bubble
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New Study Confirms There Was No Global Warming Hiatus
An independent evaluation of NOAA’s disputed data further supports the steady upward march of temperatures
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Finland Has a New Social Experiment: Giving People Free Money
Two thousand unemployed Finns will now get around $594 a month—whether they get jobs or not
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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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