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Massive Cluster of Sinkholes Found Deep in China’s Mountainous Northwest
The network of pockmarks is packed with old-growth forests and giant flying squirrels
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Yasir Arafat Museum Opens in Ramallah
The three-story building tells the story of the controversial Palestinian leader and includes artifacts like his Nobel Prize and views of his bedroom
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India Inches Closer to Creating World’s Largest River Network
The plan to interlink rivers would connect up to 30 rivers via 30 canals and 3,000 dams
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New York’s Upper West Side Has Its Own Whale
The mammal is on what seems to be an epic tour of Manhattan
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World’s Largest Herd of Origami Elephants Takes Over the Bronx Zoo
People around the world folded the paper pachyderms to raise awareness of the elephants’ plight
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The Newest National Landmark Is Chock-Full of Dinosaur History
The West Bijou Site is home to a snapshot of the dinosaurs’ extinction
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One of Rome’s Most Famous Sculptures Has Been Vandalized
Bernini’s “Elephant and Obelisk” is missing part of its tusk
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The Colosseum Waits on Funding for Critical Repairs in the Fight Over Rome’s Subway System
Caretakers fear the row over the metro’s overspending could endanger the ancient arena
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Africa Just Got Its First Bike Share Program
Now you can get around Marrakech on a fleet of bicycles—no air pollution needed
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New Underpass Helps New Zealand Penguins Cross Busy Road
The blue penguin colony in Oamaru can now cross between their nesting area and the ocean without dodging traffic
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Get to Know Man Mound, One of 10 New National Historical Landmarks
The Interior Department has designated new landmarks including James Merrill’s house, a silent film studio and the only human-shaped effigy mound
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Perfectly Preserved Shipwreck Found in Lake Superior
A team has found the The J.S. Seaverns which sank in Michipicoten harbor in 1884 with its hull intact and dishes still on the shelves
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The Biggest Supermoon in 68 Years Will Leave You “Moonstruck”
It hasn’t been this close since 1948 and won’t be again for the next 18 years
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Oskar Schindler’s Factory Will Become a Holocaust Memorial
Long abandoned, the dilapidated factory is where the industrialist put over 1,200 threatened Jews to work during World War II
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Researchers Are Recording New York to Make it Quieter
A high-tech aural map could reduce noise nuisances throughout the city
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These Places Have the Nation’s Worst Roads
Bumps and potholes are par for the course on more than two-thirds of America’s roads
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An Artist Is Building a Parthenon of Banned Books
More than 100,000 books will become a monument to intellectual freedom in Germany next year
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Visually Impaired People Can Now Explore Andy Warhol’s Work With Their Ears and Fingers
“Out Loud” adds depth to an artist obsessed with the surface of things
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Pope Francis Isn’t Using His Summer House, so the Vatican Is Letting the Public in
Get a rare look at the pope’s luxurious vacation home
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