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'Swimming Pools back then were very different than what they are today': A brief history of the...
KTVB Boise· 5 days agoThe City of Boise has unique geothermal features, specifically in the Boise foothills near the Old...
Gallery: South Jersey landscape has pigs, skeletons and more
Courier-Post· 3 days agoWhat We Saw is a weekend gallery of images encountered by a reporter on the road.
Michigan Central Station: A peek into train depot's history
Detroit Free Press· 4 days agoBefore its eventual abandonment and revival by the Ford Motor Co., Michigan Central Station stood as...
New fronts are opening in the war against malaria
The Economist· 5 days agoMillions of parents in Africa know the worry of caring for a child with malaria. Neither protects completely against malaria, but they will have a big...
How Salty Food Can Poison Your Microbiome
Inverse· 4 days agoSalt’s value was in part as a food preservative, keeping unwanted microbes at bay while allowing desired ones to grow. It was this remarkable ability to...
Letters Written by Ancient Roman Commanders Have Been Found in a Pet Cemetery in Egypt
Smithsonian Magazine· 7 days agoAn ancient pet cemetery in Egypt is becoming a gold mine for rare Roman history. Alongside its...
Yuval Noah Harari on how to prevent a new age of imperialism
The Economist· 1 day agoThis law of history should be on the minds of world leaders in the run-up to the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland on June 15th. Whenever international rules become meaningless, countries ...
Author Sameer Pandya on how race and class shape our stories - Marketplace
Marketplace· 4 days ago“A Passage to India,” the last novel E.M. Forster published during his lifetime, turns 100 years old...
Inside the Weathersfield house deemed an 'Ugliest House in America'
The News-Times· 4 days agoFor Don and Ashly Vallera, their home in Wethersfield is not what they consider an "ugly house." “We...
300 Prequel TV Series In The Works, Director Zack Snyder To Return - SlashFilm
/Film· 4 days agoWriter, director, and producer Zack Snyder has become forever entwined with comic book cinema, with...