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An Archive of Fugitive Slave Ads Sheds New Light on Lost Histories
Wanted ads posted by slave owners reveal details of life under slavery
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Fake Blood and All, the Next-Gen Veggie Burger Is Set to Debut at Whole Foods
With creations of pea proteins and beet pulp, Beyond Meat hopes to mimic beef as closely as possible
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Gan Bei! Chinese Brewed Beer 5,000 Years Ago
Researchers analyzed deposits on ancient pots and jugs to find out Chinese brewers made sophisticated barley beers 1,000 years earlier than thought
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Young Adults Are More Likely to Live at Home Than With Significant Others
Is Mom’s basement the battlefield for a new social groundswell?
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Bug Poop Is Turning the Taj Mahal Green
To make matters worse, constant cleaning is damaging the monument’s delicate marble
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Five Fascinating Details About the Media Mogul Who May Have Written ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’
Everywhere that Sarah Josepha Hale went, success was sure to go
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Where Red Birds Get Their Vibrant Hues
Two studies identify the same gene that makes red birds crimson—and perhaps helps them shed toxins, too
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Auschwitz Museum Finds Victim’s Jewelry in False-Bottomed Mug
A women’s ring made of gold and a necklace was carefully wrapped in a piece of canvas
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Four People Have Died on Everest in as Many Days
The mountain’s terrible toll has set the 2016 climbing season off to a rocky start
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Houston Opens Up Its Huge “Underground Cathedral” to Visitors
A haunting 1920’s city reservoir full of 25-foot columns and shafts of light is now open to the public
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India’s Space Agency Just Launched a Mini Space Shuttle
One small step towards a cheaper space program
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When It Rains in Boston, the Sidewalks Reveal Poetry
Water-resistant spray paint creates hidden poems on Beantown’s streets
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How Forensic Scientists Once Tried to “See” a Dead Person’s Last Sight
Scientists once believed that the dead’s last sight could be resolved from their extracted eyeballs
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Female WWII Pilots Can Now Be Buried at Arlington National Cemetery
Seventy-five years later, WASPs have won one last battle
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A Giant Flock of Pigeons Is Lighting up New York’s Night Sky
The show is meant to illustrate that pigeons aren’t rats with wings
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Geoarchaeologist Proposes There Was a “World War Zero”
Could an alliance among the “Luwians” have helped caused the collapse of eastern Mediterranean civilizations 3,200 years ago?
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The “Antibiotic Apocalypse” Is Upon Us: Five Ways We Can Turn Things Around
Antibiotic-resistant diseases kill 700,000 people per year, but a new report shows all hope is not lost
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Nile Crocodiles Have Moved to Florida
Three “unusual” crocodilians turned out to be more closely related to South African crocs than American ones
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The World’s Longest Pizza Took 250 Chefs More Than Six Hours to Make
No surprise, the record-holding pie was created in Naples
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