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Tobacco pipes in the Bard’s backyard may retain traces of cannabis, but some historians remain skeptical
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Teenage Girls Have Led Language Innovation for Centuries
They’ve been on the cutting edge of the English language since at least the 1500s
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Search Engines Can Sway Undecided Voters
New research uncovers “the search engine effect” and its potential to influence election outcomes
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Humans Evolved to Be Moved by Art
New research shows that while people respond to art for very different reasons, the ability to be moved in the first place is universal
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Why Don’t Balancing Boulders Fall During Earthquakes?
The interaction of nearby fault lines may lessen ground shaking around some balancing rocks
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What’s Next for the Animas River?
Cleanup efforts are underway at the river, which turned a bright orange-yellow after a catastrophic chemical spill
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This is the First Known Photo of the Smithsonian Castle
On the Smithsonian’s 175th birthday, a glimpse into the iconic Castle’s construction
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Bats and Balloon Bombs: The Weird Weapons That Could Have Won WWII
World War II’s lesser-known weapons were ingenious, indeed
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The Washing Machine of the Future May Use Beads Instead of Water
A new washing machine cuts down on water use with deep-cleaning polymer beads
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Could This Video Solve One of History’s Greatest Art Mysteries?
Footage shows an unknown man entering the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum the night before the infamous robbery
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These Academics Are Outracing (and Outwitting) ISIS
Historians, archaeologists and librarians scramble to save precious cultural capital before it can be sold or destroyed by militants
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Americans Have Always Loved to Hate Presidential Debates
Audiences are ambivalent — but they still tune in
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The Nagasaki Bombing Almost Didn’t Happen
What really happened on the mission to drop the second atomic bomb
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Swiss Troops Stormed France in the Name of Cheese (and Cows)
Thirsty cows + torrid heat = trouble between nations
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The Health Effects of the Atom Bomb Are Still Being Studied
Studies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors influence worldwide radiation standards, even 70 years later
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The world’s commercial blueberries all have their roots in New Jersey
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He Designed the Sydney Opera House…But Wasn’t Even Invited to its Opening
Somehow, an inexperienced architect and a mismanaged project still produced one of the world’s most iconic buildings
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Astronauts Fill Out Customs Forms, Too
Read Buzz Aldrin’s expense report and customs form from his Apollo 11 mission to the moon
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