History
Salisbury Steak: Civil War Health Food
After 30 years of research Dr. Salisbury finally published his ideas, setting off one of the earliest American fad diets
A Visit to Dinosaur Court
See a gallery of images from a monument to a time when naturalists were only just beginning to understand prehistoric creatures
The File Inside the Cake: True Tales of Prison Escapes
Jailbirds really have tried to fly the coop by way of contraband—files, handsaws and even guns—hidden inside baked goods
Hidden Dinosaurs and Confusing Teeth
After many false starts, scientists finally understood the first fossils of horned dinosaurs
The Joys of Jell-O
If you're feeling creative and adventurous and want to mount a Jell-O-based art project, you need to know a few things about how the stuff works
Triceratops: An A+ Dinosaur
Paleontologists have recently learned how these three-horned dinosaurs fought, grew up and socialized
Was Spinosaurus a Bison-Backed Dinosaur?
Spinosaurus and Ouranosaurus were fundamentally different, and they remain among the most bizarre dinosaurs yet discovered
USDA Demolishing the Food Pyramid
USDA began offering nutritional advice in 1894. We had 12 food groups in the 1930s, seven in the 1940s, four in the 1950s, then a pyramid and now a plate
June Anniversaries
Momentous or Merely Memorable
Two Views on How to Make a Baby Sauropod
It took a long time—and a new understanding of sauropod lifestyles—to figure out whether they laid eggs or gave birth to live young
When Triceratops Was a Giant Bison
The giant with the "three-horned face" was originally mistaken for a very different creature
The Hamburger: A Quintessential American Meal
The hamburger is a part of our national identity. But how did the U.S. come to "own" the little beef cake sandwiches?
Five Funky Food Museums
Here's a quick look at five funky food museums worth visiting, including ones devoted to SPAM, mustard and Pez
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