Olive Oatman: The Girl With the Mojave Tattoo
The mysterious story of Olive Oatman who returned after years of captivity with the Mojave.
Like Shrimp? How About a 7-Footer?
Researchers recently discovered something completely different: the fossil of a 7-foot long shrimp-like creature.
Privies: Vaults of the Past
Privies were the standard urban and rural toilet right into the 20th century in the U.S.
Artists Respond to Plastic Ocean Pollution
We deposit eight million metric tons of plastic ocean pollution annually—see how artists teamed up with scientists to address this environmental crisis.
F is for Falconry
Since so few do falconry in the U.S. today, and hawking hasn't made it to the wide world of TV sports, some background is probably in order here.
Picasso’s Pricey ‘Femmes d’Alger’
Picasso's "Femmes d'Alger" is set to take the record for most expensive painting ever sold.
The Value of Women’s Colleges: A View from the 1930s
Sweet Briar College's decision to shut its doors has put a spotlight on the decline of women's colleges.
A New Engine Sends NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft on Its Way
Dawn spacecraft's mission to Ceres is made possible by a brand new ion engine that runs off individual atoms.
What ISIS Wrecked in Nimrud and Hatra
Records of excavations from before the current conflict with ISIS in Iraq can give us an idea of the former grandeur of Nimrud and Hatra.
W. E. B. Du Bois Sets The Stage
A brief communication is revealing window into the life of thinker W. E. B. Du Bois.