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Engineer Says Notre-Dame Is Vulnerable to High Winds
Models show damage to the roof vaults have cut the structure’s wind resistance by over half
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Kami Rita Sherpa Summits Everest a Record 24 Times
The mountain guide topped out on the world’s tallest peak twice in just the last week
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Archaeologists, Tour Operators, Locals Raise Alarm Over International Airport at Machu Picchu
They are petitioning the government to reconsider the project, which is planned to be completed by 2023
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Justin Bieber Ruined This Idyllic Icelandic Canyon
Over a million people have tromped the edges of Fjaðrárgljúfur since Biebs danced on its edge in a 2015 video
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The Future of Helium Is Up in the Air
The world is experiencing a shortage of the gas, a byproduct of natural gas production, threatening MRIs, scientific research and birthday parties
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Cheese Made From Celebrity Belly Button and Armpit Bacteria Goes on Display
Five types of “human cheese” from cheddar to Cheshire are on view at the Victoria & Albert Museum
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I.M. Pei Dies at 102 Years Old. Here Are Some of His Essential Buildings
The architect changed the way the world sees itself
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A French Town Is Offering $2,250 Reward to Anyone Who Can Decipher This Mysterious Inscription
The inscription was probably made during the 18th century
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Hitting the High Notes: A Smithsonian Year of Music
Doris Day’s Biggest Hit Is a Song She Could Have Done Without
“Que Sera, Sera” is synonomous with the actress and singer who died on Monday at age 97, though she was never a fan of the tune she called ‘a kiddie song’
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One of the Biggest Locomotives of All Time Rides Again
After five years of restoration, 1.2 million pound Big Boy 4014 is visiting Utah to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Golden Spike
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Hitting the High Notes: A Smithsonian Year of Music
The Site of Country Music’s First Recorded Hit Is Set to Be Demolished
152 Nassau Street in Atlanta was home to the first country music recording hit made before the genre even had a name
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Signficant Air Pollution Plagues Almost All U.S. National Parks
Ozone and other pollutants are obscuring views, hurting plants and causing health concerns for visitors at 96 percent of parks
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Archaeologists Uncover an Ancient Roman Game Board at Hadrian’s Wall
The cracked stone board was likely used to play ludus latrunculorum, Rome’s favorite game
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The Space Station Just Got a New Cutting-Edge Carbon Mapper
The OCO-3 instrument will watch Earth’s carbon levels change throughout the day
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Sesame Street Is Now a Real Place
In honor of its 50th anniversary on air, New York City has officially named the corner of West 63rd and Broadway after the beloved children’s show
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Historians Are Looking for Images of the HMS Beagle’s Anchors
Researchers are hoping to confirm that they have discovered an anchor from the ship that carried Darwin stuck in the mud of an Australian river
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For the First Time, Green Power Tops Coal Industry in Energy Production in April
Renewable energy outworked coal in April—and will likely do the same in May—though the trend likely won’t last once air-conditioners switch on
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The Wolf’s Lair Attempts Transition From Tourist Trap to Educational Site
The Polish government has taken over ownership of the one-time nerve center of the Third Reich, ridding the site of paintball and pottery classes
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Diary of Livingstone’s Intrepid African Attendant Jacob Wainwright Digitized
He traveled with the Scottish missionary and explorer searching for the source of the Nile, and he’s responsible for bringing his remains to Britain
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New Legos Are Designed to Help Visually Impaired Children Learn Braille
The goal of the new toy is to increase literacy among the blind has fallen dramatically in the last 50 years
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