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Four American Cities Voted for Taxes on Soda Last Night
One step forward in tackling obesity in America
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Diver Found Possible Inactive 1950 Nuke Off the Coast of British Columbia
The purported bomb was discovered by a man searching for sea cucumbers
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Major Renaissance Painting Restored 50 Years After It Was Covered in Flood Waters
Giorgio Vasari’s “Last Supper” was heavily damaged during Florence’s 1966 flood. Conservationists finally figured out how to save it
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A Controversial Museum Tries to Revive the Myth of the Confederacy’s “Lost Cause”
The ideology has been used to whitewash slavery’s role in the Civil War for generations
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Legal Dispute Over Maurice Sendak’s Epic Book Collection Gets Wild
A legal rumpus has concluded—but have concerns about the author’s legacy only just begun?
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Today We Honor the Only Woman Who Ever Voted to Give U.S. Women the Right to Vote
100 years ago, Jeannette Rankin became the first woman elected to Congress
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R.I.P., Dave the U.K.’s Largest Earthworm
Measuring 16 inches long and weighing an ounce, the worm pulled from a Cheshire garden has become a prized specimen at the Natural History Museum
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Canada Can’t Figure Out Why the Ocean Floor Is Beeping
A mysterious sound has baffled residents of a far-flung hamlet
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Library Launches Campaign to Preserve Shrines to Slain Dallas Police Officers
A fundraising effort looks to make remnants of the city’s tragic shootings available for future generations
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Five Things to Know About Walter Cronkite
Over four decades of TV broadcasting, “Uncle Walter” defined a nation’s news
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This Is What the World Looked Like the Last Time the Cubs Won the World Series
Here are 10 ways life was different in 1908
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Astronomers Just Watched an Asteroid Skim Through Earth’s Shadow
The short video was tricky to shoot
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Six-Lane Highway Threatens Nigeria’s Last Rainforests
A proposed project in Cross River State would cut through protected areas and threaten endangered species like the Cross River gorilla
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Four Stunning Exhibitions From Scotland’s Recently Closed Inverleith House
After 30 years, funding cuts caused one of Edinburgh’s most popular public art galleries to shut its doors
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Demand for Coffee Hits Record High as Global Supply Tightens
Millennials have led the surge in java consumption
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Canary Islands Selected as Alternative Spot for the Thirty Meter Telescope
This alternate fate could help smooth tensions over the embattled instrument
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Why We Call the Axis Powers the Axis Powers
On this day in 1936, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini declared an axis between Berlin and Rome, coining a term that would be used by both sides in WWII
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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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Why Japan Is Asking Foreigners About Racism
Just how widespread is racism in Japan? An unprecedented survey aims to find out
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