Department of Defense Calls for Biodegradable, Seed-Planting Ammo
These seed bombs could make Army training easier on the environment
New Hubble Image Captures the Collision of Two Galaxies
A beautiful look at a violent event
The Parking Garage Where Deep Throat Spilled the Beans on Watergate Is Being Torn Down
Demolition is scheduled for early this year
New York State Once Introduced an Anti-Flirting Bill
The law aimed to crack down on public displays of affection of all kinds
In This New Portrait, George Washington Trades His Curls for a Man Bun
The first president turns hipster at a new D.C. restaurant
A Coal Fire May Have Helped Sink the ‘Titanic’
A new documentary claims the Titanic’s hull was weakened before it struck an iceberg
How Adlai Stevenson Stopped Russian Interference in the 1960 Election
The Soviets offered the former presidential candidate propaganda support if he ran in 1960, an offer he politely declined
After Nearly 70 Years, the India-Pakistan Partition Gets a Museum
The Partition Museum is unrelenting in its portrayal of a brutal era
Meet Your Newest Organ: The Mesentery
Scientists are calling for an upgrade in classification of this vital gut membrane
Strike It Rich (Without Marrying for Money) by Finding Hidden Jane Austen Art
A British artist has sparked a nationwide scavenger hunt for £5 notes worth thousands
One of the World’s Largest Dada Collections Can Now Be Viewed Online
The freewheeling art movement didn’t lend itself to posterity
The First-Known Photograph of the White House Was Taken by an Immigrant
John Plumbe, Jr. was one of America’s first rockstar photographers
Meet the Men Behind Saturday Morning’s Most Memorable Cartoons
Zoinks! Hanna-Barbera once dominated kids’ Saturday schedules
Researchers Record Trillions of Migrating Insects Swarming Through the Skies
Though bugs make up a large amount of biomass, little was known about their migrating habits, until now
Navajo Nation Library Wants to Digitally Preserve Thousands of Hours of Oral Histories
The library is looking for help protecting its tapes
This Historical Figure Wore the Label “Snowflake” With Pride
Wilson Bentley became the first person to photograph a single snowflake in 1885
The Fight to Save Thousands of Heirloom Apple Trees
There’s more to apples than the supermarket selection may suggest
Celebrate Christmas With the First Voice Ever Broadcast in Space
Eisenhower kicked off the space race with a goodwill wish
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