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Graffiti Grudge Goes to Federal Court
5Pointz was once an international graffiti icon. Now, aerosol artists are fighting the developer who tore it down
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New Pyramid Discovered in Egypt
Earlier this week the interior structure of pyramid was uncovered at the Dahshur Necropolis, home to some of Egypt’s earliest pyramids
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Fans Hope to Preserve Jack Kerouac’s Florida Home
The modest house in St. Petersburg is now for sale, and may be turned into a museum
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Europe’s Only Known Cavefish Discovered in Germany
Genetic analyses suggest that the cave loach speedily adapted to its lightless habitat
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Found: One of the Oldest North American Settlements
The discovery of the 14,000-year-old village in Canada lends credence to the theory that humans arrived in North America from the coast
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A Second Doomsday Vault—This One to to Preserve Data—Is Opening in Svalbard
Known as the Arctic World Archive, it will store copies of books, archives and documents on special film
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London’s Parliament Square Will Get Its First Statue of a Woman
Suffragist leader Millicent Garrett Fawcett will join the ranks of 11 statesmen who have been honored with monuments there
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Sriracha Sauce Is Finally Available in Vietnam
What happens when a cult staple heads to another country?
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National Park Service Seeks Public Help in Death Valley Fossil Theft
Fossilized footprints, which had been left in a lakebed by ancient mammals and birds, have been swiped
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Corrosion Could Bring a Premature End to This Legendary Ship
New report sounds the alarm on the RMS Queen Mary
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What Kind of Art is the Most Popular?
It’s not always in museums—and historic name recognition is starting to matter less
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Museum Devoted to Camille Claudel, Long Overshadowed by Rodin, Opens in France
Her work has long been obscured by her dramatic personal life
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NASA Launches the Galaxy’s Most Glorious Space Database
Now you can easily peruse more than 140,000 of the agency’s photos, videos and visualizations
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People Piqued by Plans to Place LED Lights in Rome
Foes of the energy-efficient lights take a dim view to the city’s new bulbs
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Largest-Known Dinosaur Footprint Discovered in Western Australia
The print was among twenty-one types left behind 130 million years ago
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New Charter Flight Takes Passengers to See the Southern Lights
The first “Flight to the Lights” took 130 skygazers to get up close with the Aurora Australis
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This Eccentric 19th-Century Transportation Magnate May Have Inspired Jules Verne
George Francis Train traveled around the world three times in his increasingly weird life
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Mount Etna’s Fiery Eruptions Are Visible From Space
Astronaut Thomas Pesquet captured an image of the volcano’s glowing lava
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Vandals Deface Rock Art In Chad’s Ennedi World Heritage Site
Names were written in French and Arabic on some of the area’s rock art, which can date back as far as 8,000 years
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Tour Company Offers (Very Expensive) Dives to ‘Titanic’ Wreckage
For a mere $105,129 per person, thrill-seekers can explore the ruins of the ill-fated ship
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