Phallic windchimes and ASMR: the magic of sound
Since the days of Ancient Rome’s surprisingly NSFW windchimes, sound has played a mysterious and fascinating role for life on Earth.
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Americans love a lawn. But keeping the grass green comes at a cost — especially in the desert.
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Cruise ships are supposed to benefit local economies. Do they?
Read MoreWhere the Wild Things Grow
Mississippi-born writer Kiese Laymon on the beauty of his grandma’s garden, Emmett Till, Maurice Sendak, and his first children’s book, “City Summer, Country Summer.”
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Are diamonds really a girl’s best friend?
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How Alexis Nikole Nelson became @blackforager
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Whatever happened to the hydrogen economy?
Read MoreBlack Sheep Metal
We all know lead is bad, but why? And how did something so dangerous become so ubiquitous?
Read MoreThe Cold War Ice Core of Greenland
In the late 1950s, engineer Herb Ueda Sr. traveled to a remote Arctic military base. His mission? To drill through nearly a mile of ice, and extract the world’s first complete ice core.
Read MoreDark Magic Rabbit
What do childhood memories, angora sweaters, and pregnancy tests have in common? Bunny rabbits.
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