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Sarah Laskow

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This Mummified Chameleon Was Hoping to Find Water

The sad end of a hopeful creature.

Found: A 3,000-Year-Old Prosthetic Toe

It's one of the oldest prosthetic devices ever discovered.

Medieval Scholars Believed in the Possibility of Parallel Universes

A 13th-century conflict between faith and science ultimately led to a surprising outcome: a medieval multiverse theory.

Found: An Unprecedented Trove of Original Nazi Artifacts in Argentina

A hidden passage led investigators to a collection of 75 astonishing objects.

Found: A 14th-Century Sword Dropped in a Peat Bog

It's in relatively good shape, for a centuries-old sword.

Found: A Hidden Request on the Back of an Ancient, Rare Pottery Shard

It’s one guy asking another to send some wine and food over.

Found: Never-Developed Photos of Mount St. Helens Erupting

Photographer Kati Dimoff found the film at a Portland Goodwill.

children's literature week

The Grimm Brothers' Other Great Project Was Writing a Giant German Dictionary

They got up to F, and then it took another century to complete.

Found: Designs for a Secret 1960s NASA Craft, Left on the Curb

They included designs for early drones and lunar modules.

children's literature week

Found: The Earliest-Known Kids' Book Adapting a Classic of Japanese Literature

This 1766 picture book of the Tales of Ise was hiding in the British Library.

The 19th-Century Book of Horrors That Scared German Kids Into Behaving

Original illustrations from the book that inspired Edward Scissorhands.

A Guide to the Real-Life Homes of the Heroes of Children's Literature

We mapped the real places that inspired the best kids' books.

children's literature week

These Maps Reveal the Hidden Structures of 'Choose Your Own Adventure' Books

If you decide to see more, click on this story.

Found: An Antarctic Explorer’s Painting, Hidden Among Penguin Poop And Mold

A conservator discovered the delicate watercolor in a dusty, dirty portfolio.

Found: A 7,500-Year-Old Stone Drill Bit

Found: A Rare Example of the Toothy Deep-Sea Lizard Fish

Found: An Aztec Temple Hiding Under the Streets of Mexico City

Along with 32 sets of human neck bones.

The Oldest Known Homo Sapiens Fossils Now Come From North Africa

New finds are rewriting the story of our species.

Found: The Hip Joint of a Giant Sloth

Another discovery from the subway work in Los Angeles.

objects of intrigue

Found: The Oldest Human-Made Metal Object Ever Discovered in South America

The mask appeared after a heavy rainstorm in the Andes.

The Mysteries of a Rare, 18th-Century Native American Map

It may have been more about social and trade relationships than geography.

Found: A Lost Dictionary of Slang Written by 'Clockwork Orange' Author Anthony Burgess

colonial america

A Stash of 30 Hidden Bayonets Was Discovered in Valley Forge

“No one has ever found this many together.”

Found: Giant Mounds and Craters Across the Arctic Seafloor

Aka methane burps.