Grand Canyon Turns Down Its Lights to Become a Dark Sky Park
Star gazers, rejoice—the skies above the Grand Canyon will never lose their sparkle
The Library of Congress Needs Your Help to Identify These Silent Movies
For the fifth year, the “Mostly Lost” film festival calls on its audience to help identify obscure details in movie-making history
Refugees Are Teaching Germans How to Cook Their Traditional Foods
Cooking classes are bridging the gaps between Germans and Middle Eastern refugees
Help England Crowdsource Its History
Historic England is asking the public for information and photos on 21 weird and wonderful sites on its list of historic places
Archaeologists Find Gigantic Ancient Monument in Jordan
In the ancient city of Petra, Google Earth and drones helped uncover remnants of a platform the size of an Olympic swimming pool
Extremeophile Worms Discovered Living in Toxic Colorado Cave
Sulphur Cave in Steamboat Springs is home to a new species of blood-red worm capable of living in a cave full of hydrogen sulfide
This New Satellite Project Helps People Find Patterns in City Spaces
Terrapattern turns a mad world into a satisfying, matchy-matchy nirvana
The World’s “Ugliest” Color Could Help People Quit Smoking
Officials hope hideous packs of cigarette packs will make would-be smokers think twice
Here’s How the Pacific NW Is Preparing for “The Big One”
It’s the mother of all disaster drills for what could be the worst disaster in American history
‘Hamilton’ Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda Joins the War Against Bots
Ticket-buying bots are snatching up seats and jacking up the price of concert and theater tickets
Five Things to Know About the Declaration of Sentiments
From seating to suffrage, here’s why the document is relevant today
This Tropical Fish Can Be Taught to Recognize Human Faces
New study trained fish to spit at human faces
Parisians Are in an Uproar Over Their New Newstands
Paris’ iconic kiosks are being updated and replaced
Researchers Discover World’s Tallest Known Tropical Tree in Sabah’s “Lost World”
A 293.6-foot endangered yellow meranti tree on the island of Borneo was discovered by scanning its forests
Artwork by Muhammad Ali Is Going up For Auction
You could own a painting by the Louisville Lip
Vandals Destroyed 8,000-Year-Old Aboriginal Artworks in Tasmania
The priceless rock art is damaged beyond repair
Bison Fossils Offer Clues to Track Human Migration Into the Americas
DNA analysis of bison fossils show that people likely migrated down the Pacific coast and not through the Rocky Mountains
The Marshall Islands Are Becoming Less Nuclear
A new study finds that the abandoned nuclear test sites aren’t much more radioactive than Central Park
Last Known 9/11 Search-and-Rescue Dog Dies
Bretagne was the last surviving dog from the 300 that worked at the World Trade Center site
Olympics Allows Refugees to Compete on Their Own Team
Ten refugee-athletes from Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia and the Republic of Congo will compete at the Rio Olympics
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