The Great New England Hurricane of 1938
Katharine Hepburn’s Connecticut beach house and 8,900 other homes were swept into the sea
How the Great White Egret Spurred Bird Conservation
I was certain that the bird’s plumage had to have been faked, but all the photographer did was darken the background. Those feathers were real
Why Did the Standards Bureau Need These Heads?
The NIST Museum has placed images of several items on the website of its Digital Archives and is asking the public for help
Why I’m Not Sorry to See the Space Shuttle End
I have to say, when I think about the end of the Space Shuttle program, I’m really not that sorry to see it come to a close
Is There A “Homer Simpson Effect” Among Scientists?
Despite decades of progress for women in science (and some arguments that no more is needed), the playing field still isn’t level
Piltdown Man, Paleoanthropology’s April Fool’s
This is the story of a missing link that never was
Page 5 of 9