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The Uterus: A Natural History
At only 3 inches long and weighing about 60 grams, the uterus isn’t a flashy, attention-grabbing organ. But it is pretty amazing.
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Oral History: In 1985, Mr. Snuffleupagus Shocked Sesame Street
How some disturbing real-life news reports about child welfare forced Big Bird to reveal his "imaginary" friend to the residents of Sesame Street—and the world.
Tracing the Evolution of the Human Brain Through Casts of the Inner Skull
The brain imprints itself on the inside of the skull. These impressions have been key to the study of the evolution of the human brain.
How Removing Half of Someone's Brain Can Improve Their Life
A hemispherectomy is a rare surgical procedure in which half the brain is removed. Most people with half a brain live pretty normal lives.
One Archaeologist's Quest to Prove that Ancient People Practiced Trepanation
A brash adventurer, a mysterious skull, and the debate that divided archaeology
The Flesh-Eating Beetles that Work at Natural History Museums
Scientists put these bugs to work in museums doing exactly what they do in nature.
Amazing Discovery: We Have a New Human Relative
Scientists have unearthed the largest cache of a single species of hominins ever discovered in Africa.
How A Wrinkle in Time Changed Sci-Fi Forever
Meg Murry—the time-hopping heroine at the center of Madeleine L'Engle's 'A Wrinkle In Time'—transported sci-fi into a new dimension.
The Statue of Liberty Arrived 130 Years Ago Today
The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York on June 17, 1885.
The Most Audacious Soap Opera in History
(And why so many people have never heard of it.)
A Day in the Outback with Australia's Most Popular Postman
Peter Rowe’s path carves a 372-mile loop through a landscape that looks extraterrestrial: the South Australian outback.
4 of Earth's Most Alien Lands
The Most Secretive Book in History
A bizarre medieval manuscript written in a language no one can read has baffled the world’s best cryptologists, stumped the most powerful code-breaking computers, and been written off as a masterful hoax. Can the hive mind finally unlock the secrets of th
Inside a Top-Secret Factory Where Scent Is Made
How One Woman's Discovery Shook the Foundations of Geology
Without ever setting sail, Marie Tharp mapped the ocean floor and made a discovery that shook the foundations of geology. So why did the giants of her field dismiss her findings as “girl talk"?
The Twilight Zone
For Rod Serling, TV was the perfect landscape to battle bigotry and corporate censorship. But was the nation ready for it?
H.P. Lovecraft's "The Call of Cthulhu"
H.P. Lovecraft keeps getting name-checked in pop culture. Here's why he matters.
On the Scene at the Absolutely Insane Barkley Marathons
Inspired by a flubbed prison escape, the Barkley Marathon is a ludicrously challenging 100-mile race only a handful of runners have completed. Finishing it twice? That's next to impossible.
The Air Jordan III
How an architect revolutionized the basketball shoe.
101 Masterpieces: Moby-Dick
Herman Melville had everything a young author could dream of. Then he wrote Moby-Dick and ruined everything.
The Quest to Save the Whooping Crane
To save an endangered species, scientists have to play the part.
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Patricia Highsmith's most memorable supervillain was inspired by a chance encounter. But how fictional was he really?