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Edith Wharton around 1890.
literature

Found: A Lost Play by Edith Wharton

In which woman's past as a nurse comes back to haunt her.
Sarah Laskow May 30, 2017
Jupiter's southern pole, complete with giant cyclones.
science

Jupiter Is Even Weirder Than We Thought

Thanks to Juno, textbooks are going to need an overhaul.
Kelsey Kennedy May 26, 2017
The newest innovation in burn treatment?
science

Brazilian Doctors Are Using Fish Skin to Treat Burn Victims

It might not be pretty, but it is effective.
Eric Grundhauser May 26, 2017
Stones like this one make up miles-long pumice rafts.
volcanoes

Scientists Have Figured Out How Floating Islands Work

Spongy rocks don't exactly act like sponges.
Kelsey Kennedy May 26, 2017
Creator of the peer review cube concept, Igor Chirikov.
science

A Moscow University Has Erected a Monument to Peer Review

Rejection is just one possible outcome.
Eric Grundhauser May 26, 2017
The demise of N6946-BH1, from red supergiant to failed supernova to black hole.
death

The Unspectacular End of Star N6946-BH1

The quiet collapse of a red supergiant reveals a new fate for some stars: the "massive fail."
Cara Giaimo May 26, 2017
The creator of the sign has yet to be found.
deserts

Found: A Mysterious SOS Sign in the Australian Outback

Someone may have been in distress—but how long ago?
Sarah Laskow May 26, 2017
science

This Dog Sits on Seven Editorial Boards

Meet Dr. Olivia Doll.
Kelsey Kennedy May 25, 2017
cemeteries

How a Synagogue Caretaker Solved the Mystery of a Forgotten Graveyard

It took an anonymous complaint, Google Maps, and a box of 300 keys.
Sarah Laskow May 25, 2017
Albino or spirit guide? None of the above.
animals

A Ghostly White Moose Was Captured on Video in Newfoundland

It's not an albino either.
Eric Grundhauser May 25, 2017
Watch out for falling seeds!
science

Morocco's Tree-Climbing Goats Prefer Spitting Out Seeds to Eating Them

Watch out below!
Kelsey Kennedy May 25, 2017
This dog is not qualified for the job, but you might be!
animals

Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Professional Cat Cuddler?

An Irish clinic is hiring for the internet's perfect job.
Eric Grundhauser May 25, 2017
crime

Thieves in Arizona Stole a Giant Inflatable Obstacle Course

How are they going to fence this thing?
Cara Giaimo May 25, 2017
Rubles and rubles and rubles.
abandoned

Found: A Billion Rubles Dumped at an Abandoned Mining Operation

After the fall of communism, the Russian government needed to get rid of a lot of Soviet cash.
Sarah Laskow May 25, 2017
There's a lot of crossover between metal fans and beer fans.
music

A German Music Festival Installed a 4-Mile Beer Pipeline

Because kegs are heavy.
Kelsey Kennedy May 24, 2017
That's "robot cop," not "robocop."
robots

Dubai Has Unveiled the First Robot Cop

I'd buy that for a dollar!
Eric Grundhauser May 24, 2017
The cockpit of a B-25 bomber off the coast of Papua New Guinea.
aviation

Two WWII Bombers Have Officially Been Found Off the Coast of Papua New Guinea

The B-25 is an icon of the war years.
Kelsey Kennedy May 24, 2017
An American moose, also eating flowers.
news

A Moose Destroyed a Flowerbed Planted to Celebrate Canada's Sesquicentennial

He or she ate a heck of a lot of tulips.
Cara Giaimo May 24, 2017