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Kevin Holten: Living between the cracks
The Bismarck Tribune· 1 day agoIs it possible to be the vice president of the United States and live in total obscurity? Apparently, it is. And our current V.P. has come very close.
Spices have their own riveting, piquant history
The Economist· 3 days agoDespite their common appearance, in the 16th century these spices were special—and not just because, by a fluke of evolution, they grew only on a handful...
Goodbye, Graceland? Five other places to experience Elvis around the world
BBC News· 18 hours agoA lawsuit called Graceland’s future into question, but fans can find traces of Elvis’s life, work,...
For 20 years, Robots Have Inhabited Mars. What Keeps Them Humming?
Smithsonian Magazine· 18 hours agoIn the following excerpt from his book, Shindell looks back at the accomplishments of the past 20...
Mutton, an Indigenous woolly dog, died in 1859 − new analysis confirms precolonial lineage of this...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 days agoDogs have lived with Indigenous Americans since before they came to the continent together 10,000...
The plants in your garden that could get you cancelled
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 days agoGardening is an exceedingly British pastime. Yet so many of the perennials that populate our gardens...
The Curious Case of the Stereophonic Cast Recording
Vulture· 7 days agoAn adult-contemporary and country-rock institution, Fleetwood Mac cemented its place in the pantheon of indelible rock catalogs and sagas as a ’60s ...
Satellite mission to unravel how clouds impact future climate change
Phys.org· 5 days agoA brand new satellite that will revolutionize our understanding of the role clouds and aerosol...
More than 300 plant species in flower show entry
BBC via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe garden will showcase some of Wales' rarest plants - like Beacons hawkweed [Rare British Plants Nursery] The project also relies on the efforts of...
Legendary U.S. WWII submarine located 3,000 feet underwater
CBS News· 1 day agoThe USS Harder -- which earned the nickname "Hit 'em HARDER" -- was found off the Philippines,...