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Vikings Didn’t Just Raid, They Traded Too
Reindeer artifacts found at Medieval market sites suggest the famed raiders tried the merchant thing first
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How Chemistry Gives New York City Bagels an Edge
Is it really all in the water?
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There’s a Hospital for Statues in Argentina
When the going gets tough for Buenos Aires statues, they head to a statue-only hospital for a bit of TLC
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Is This a Portrait of Shakespeare? One Historian Says Yes, Many Say No
Many experts doubt whether the engraving found in a 400-year old book is actually the Bard himself
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A Malaysian Farm is Playing Classical Music to its Chickens
Drug-free chickens roam in a barn filled with tunes from Mozart
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Postal Workers Are Bitten By Dogs Nearly 6,000 Times Per Year
Los Angeles, Houston lead the list of cities with the most dog attacks
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Here’s How Video Game Designers Give Voices to Imaginary Creatures
All they need are digital vocal cords, voice box and mouth
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Picasso Painting Breaks Auction Record by $37 Million
“Women of Algiers (Version O)” fetched nearly $180 million
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Archivists Are Uncovering Lost Mark Twain Stories
Digital archives reveal Samuel Clemens, struggling journalist
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Germans and Americans Agree That They’re Allies, Disagree On Why
A new survey shows differing opinions on foreign policy and the importance of historical events
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Here’s How to Make Harper Lee’s Crackling Cornbread
The recipe is offered with a side serving of dry wit
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Reading Harry Potter Might Make You a Better Person
Young readers who identify with the Boy Who Lived may grow up to be more tolerant.
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Labyrinths in Prisons and Hospitals Might Actually Help People Relax
Labyrinths are experiencing a revival
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The Mystery of What Venus de Milo Was Once Holding
A distaff, thread and spindle could have been held in her upraised arms and would have been appropriate for the goddess of love
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Two French Towns Are Battling Over a Saint’s Remains
Should Saint Bernadette be laid to rest in the town she made famous…or the one she chose to live in?
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You Can See South Korea’s Seaweed Farms From Space
Seaweed farms offer a sustainable source of vegetable protein
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Germany Just Opened a Nazi Museum in the Party’s Former Headquarters
70 years later, Munich’s mayor says the city is ready to “face up to its Nazi past”
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Curling, Baking, Typos: How This Year’s Kentucky Derby Contenders Got Their Names
What’s in a name? A lot, if you want to tackle the Triple Crown
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Gender-Neutral Clothes Are Trendy, But Not New — Humans Dressed Similarly for Centuries
Fashion with distinct looks for men and women is a relatively recent, Western-centric phenomenon
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