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Cara Giaimo

former staff writer, forever fan // @cjgiaimo // caragiaimo (at) gmail (dot) com

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Places visited in Jonesport, Maine

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Places added to Outer Hebrides, Scotland

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Places edited in Nye County, Nevada

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Fleeting Wonders: The Luchador Protecting Brooklyn's Pedestrians

Peatónito, a self-appointed "pedestrian superhero," has been climbing on cars all over New York City.

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Fleeting Wonders: First Elephant in Somalia in 20 Years

The bull, named Morgan, may have remembered the route there from his childhood.

Please Stop Using 'Neanderthal' As An Insult, Say Neanderthal Experts

How a whole prehistoric subspecies came to stand in for an extremely modern type of backwardness.

Fleeting Wonders: Longest-Ever Flight With All-Female Crew

Almost every Indian woman pilot will be in the sky today.

Fleeting Wonders: An Australian Spider Boom

"Perfect conditions" for massive amounts of new arachnids in Sydney.

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Fleeting Wonders: Crayon Makers Stressed Out By Coloring Craze

"I dream about crayons at night," one factory manager says.

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, The Original Ghost-Buster

An 18th-century sculptor's proto-selfies were supposed to scare off spirits, but mostly ended up ruining his reputation.

Fleeting Wonders: Beetles Swarm Argentina Beach

The shiny bugs emerged to mate and then perish.

Fleeting Wonders: Bears Are Quitting Hibernation Early

Last year's lean summer means they're waking up hungry.

wildlife sanctuaries

In This Rainforest, Trafficked Animals Teach Each Other How To Be Wild

Animal specialists have to ignore crying babies, for their own good.

The Prohibition Party Still Exists–And Is On the Ballot In At Least 3 States

Progressive cred, theatrical candidates, and a weird, bipartisan platform–the oldest third party in the country has it all.

Fleeting Wonders: Crew Heading Home After 340 Days in Space

An end to the longest-ever stay at the International Space Station.

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Fleeting Wonders: City Workers Mistakenly Scrub City-Commissioned Art

The portrait was meant for an official street art retrospective in France.

February 29, 2016

Fleeting Wonders: Supermarket Quail Egg Hatches Chick

Sometimes, idealism (and incubation) pays off.

February 26, 2016

fleeting wonders

Fleeting Wonders: Britain's Most Famous Train Returns

The Flying Scotsman was originally built in 1923, and has several speed and endurance records under its chassis.

February 25, 2016

The Pushers, Hookers and Sawyers Still Harvesting America’s Ice

February 25, 2016

The Utopian Promise Of RepRap, the 3D Printer That Can—Almost—Print Itself

February 24, 2016

Fleeting Wonders: Giant, Lucky Turtles Made Of Rice

February 24, 2016

Fleeting Wonders: Cat Day and Ninja Day Collide in Japan

February 23, 2016

China’s Ban on Weird Architecture May Mean No More Big Pants or Giant Lotuses

February 22, 2016

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Fleeting Wonders: A Sculpture That Punished Texting Pedestrians

February 22, 2016

Fleeting Wonders: 'Water Bears' Awaken After 30 Years Frozen In Moss

February 19, 2016

In The 1920s, the KKK Hated Minorities, Foreigners, And JC Penney

February 19, 2016

Fleeting Wonders: Stacked Shards of Ice On Lake Superior

February 18, 2016