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jonathancarey

Jonathan Carey is originally from Petersburg, Virginia. He attended the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, he studied health, science, and urban reporting.

After graduation, he began a fellowship at Audubon Magazine, and later wrote for HotNewHipHop.com (covering breaking news in sports and music, particularly hip-hop and jazz culture), Everyday Health, and New Food Economy. He also served as a Staff Writer for start-up Sentient Media, where he wrote investigative stories about animal welfare, factory farming, and the influence of big agriculture on local politics.

Jonathan is a diehard basketball and football fan, and of course a music fanatic. He is also an animal lover, none more than his dog, Bajan. And he's a huge history buff.

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For Sale: A Civil War-Era Checkerboard Featuring Union Generals

A themed version of the board game, to help stave off wartime boredom.

Nepal's Mounting an Expedition to Discover if Everest Has Shrunk

The long history of measuring the world’s highest point.

Found: The Last Survivor of the Atlantic Slave Trade

Research has placed a new name in a special place on the list of 'Clotilda' survivors.

Centuries of Persian Manuscripts, Now at Your Fingertips

A deep, cosmopolitan archive appears online for the first time.

Found: The Largest River Delta the Earth Has Ever Seen

Everything is bigger in Pangaea.

When Garbage Collection Stops, Your City Might Be in Trouble

A Byzantine trash heap reveals the slow decline of a desert culture.

Found: York’s First Railway Station

Workers uncovered evidence from a pivotal moment in the city's modern history.

Found: A Ship Once Described By Herodotus

A wreck discovered in the Nile suggests the ancient Greek historian's description was spot on.

Found: A Lake in Death Valley, the Hottest and Driest of the U.S. National Parks

It was not a mirage.

Waterfalls Can Just Spontaneously Happen

A new study suggests that creating these natural wonders doesn't require external forces.

The Life of a Historic Los Angeles Tree Comes to an End

For 144 years, it lived at El Pueblo de Los Angeles, the site where the city was founded in the 18th century.

Found: Inscriptions by American Whalers, Carved Over Indigenous Australian Petroglyphs

Researchers believe the sailors were commemorating their voyages.

An Artist, a Shantyboat, and the Lost History of American River Communities

Wes Modes is documenting life along America's waterways.

In Search of Opium, Parrots Are Wreaking Havoc on India's Poppy Fields

Farmers in Madhya Pradesh are struggling to combat the avian theft.

The Fall of Angkor Was More Than a Century in the Making

New research suggests that the city’s demise wasn’t related to a sudden catastrophe, but rather, a choice.

February 28, 2019

Czechia’s ‘Bone Church’ Is Getting a Good, Thorough Cleaning

A team of experts will be restoring four decorative pyramids, made of human remains.

February 26, 2019

For Rent: Indiana's Iconic, But Languishing, House of Tomorrow

There's a catch: You have to be willing to restore the futuristic structure.

February 22, 2019

Why 3 Cities in Siberia Are Covered in Black Snow

The toxic flurries are a product of Russia's coal pits.

February 19, 2019

How a 14th-Century Nun Faked Her Own Death

Her escape was documented in the margins of a medieval manuscript.

February 18, 2019

What Happens When Sister Cities Break Up?

In October 2018, the Japanese city of Osaka broke off its 60-year relationship with San Francisco, California.

February 15, 2019

The Vikings Got Lucky and Hit Greenland During a Warm Spell

But it didn’t go well for them when things got cold again.

February 7, 2019

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A Forgotten Botanist’s Stunning 19th-Century Manuscript Is Now Online

It is considered one of the most comprehensive works on Cuba’s flora during the colonial period.

February 5, 2019

Scientists Discovered a New Family of Fungi on an 800-Year-Old Cathedral in Portugal

This miniature foe is munching through the stone walls of Sé Velha.

January 31, 2019

For Sale: Letters and Illustrations From Dr. Seuss

The collection comes from a time when the author was just becoming a household name.

January 29, 2019