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Sarah Laskow

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What Happened to the First Chair Grown From Living Trees?

On the hunt for a pioneering piece of furniture.

February 6, 2018

Washington Could Get an Official State Mushroom

A bill would enshrine American matsutake as one of a few fungal symbols in the U.S.

February 5, 2018

See the Vintage Neon Signs of Las Vegas, Reanimated

These beacons are broken, and yet it's now possible to see what they once would have looked like.

February 2, 2018

Wishlist: A Pan for Making Danish Pancake Puffs

Smother your troubles in pancake puffs.

February 1, 2018

Eastern China Is a 'Museum' of Flowering Plants

New research digs into the evolutionary history of these plants and finds an impressive diversity across the country.

January 31, 2018

Northern Australia Was Once Smushed Up Against North America

And other strange facts of supercontinent history.

January 26, 2018

Found: A 177,000-Year-Old Jawbone, the Oldest Evidence of Humans Outside Africa

The story of human migration is undergoing a dramatic revision.

January 25, 2018

Give Trees Some Space

Even city trees need some boundaries.

January 24, 2018

The Novel That Imagined a Nazi Future, Before WWII Even Began

In the long-forgotten "Swastika Night," Hitler is a god, women are subhuman, and love is dead.

January 24, 2018

The Mystery Manuscript Found in a Used Copy of 'Alice in Wonderland'

When a strange document appeared in her shop, an Australian bookseller turned detective.

January 23, 2018

Why a Radical 1970s Science Group Is More Relevant Than Ever

A second life for an organization of scientists who questioned how their work was being used.

January 22, 2018

These Vibrant Maps Reveal the World's Hidden Geographies

One man's journey from GIS specialist to artist.

January 22, 2018

A Burst Pipe Ruined Original Stephen King Manuscripts

Gerald Winters's bookstore in Bangor, Maine, specializes in rare editions and type-written drafts.

January 18, 2018

The Museum That Keeps Now-Obscure Confederate Flags

Beyond the "Southern Cross," there are dozens of symbols of the Confederacy.

January 17, 2018

This Australian Art Museum Is Filled With Giant Skulls

Sculptor Ron Mueck's work echoes the use of skulls in Western art history.

January 16, 2018

The Oldest Object in England's Crown Jewels Is a Spoon

Most of the coronation regalia were destroyed in the 17th century, but the anointing spoon survived.

January 15, 2018

Medieval Times Is Now Ruled by a Queen

Usually medieval queens were regents, but this fictional character rules independently.

January 12, 2018

The Unlikely Survival of Bees in the Arctic

A new species has been identified in an archipelago once used for Soviet nuclear testing.

January 11, 2018

Here's How Long It Takes to Reach a City From Every Place on Earth

A new map measures accessibility to the world's cities.

January 10, 2018

The British Once Built a 1,100-Mile Hedge Through the Middle of India

This quixotic colonial barrier was meant to enforce taxes.

January 9, 2018

Rescuing the Letterpress Art Made for Movie Ads

A documentary captures two Nebraskans' work to preserve a unique collection.

January 8, 2018

How Space Stations Die

In March, China's first space station is going to fall to Earth in a fiery ball.

January 5, 2018

Why We Call Winter Storms 'Weather Bombs'

The "bomb cyclone" is a linguistic specter from the 1940s that's gaining power in 2018.

January 3, 2018

It's Ice Ball Season

Winter cold means sightings of strange spheres on lake shores.

January 2, 2018