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national monument

The National Park That Was Stolen to Death

Fossil Cycad National Monument held America's richest deposit of petrified cycadeoid plants, until it didn't.
July 11, 2017
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minor threats

A Summer Camp in Canada Was Attacked by Giant Hailstones

Campers compared them to tomatoes and billiard balls.
July 11, 2017
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funeral

Manhattan Residents Had a Wake for This Doomed Tree

The weeping willow's name is Cher.
July 10, 2017
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kites

Bringing Aerial Photography to the Masses—One Squid Kite at a Time

Public Lab's DIY tools help communities keep tabs on the environment.
July 7, 2017
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rats

The Rat-Related Internet Outage in Ontario

Why don't the rats want us to be online?
July 7, 2017
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law

What Makes a Tree? It's Hard to Agree

Five councils in Australia recently got stuck on the question.
July 6, 2017
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whales

San Luis Obispo's Wandering Whale Statue Needs a Home

The four-ton concrete sperm whale has been on the road since 2011.
July 5, 2017
Gastro Obscura
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rivals

The Great U.S.-Canada Lobster Roll War

A very specific arms race (claws race?) goes international.
July 4, 2017
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feats

Volunteers in India Planted 66 Million Trees in One Day

Madhya Pradesh is now a whole lot greener.
July 3, 2017
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asteroids

The First Asteroid We Knew Would Hit Earth in Advance

When 2008-TC3 crashed into the Sudanese desert, not everyone was surprised.
June 30, 2017
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graffiti

St. Petersburg Is Covered in Mysterious Butt Graffiti

Sun's out, buns out.
June 30, 2017
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nuclear

The Long, Weird Half-Life of Trinitite

The synthetic material—forged in the blast of the first nuclear bomb test—has been buried, sold, collected, displayed, and even made into jewelry.
June 30, 2017
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fleeting wonders

Sony's Vinyl Comeback After Nearly 30 Years

It's back in demand.
June 29, 2017
Gastro Obscura
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bathrooms

Don't Put Your Popcorn Under an Automatic Hand Dryer

Patrons of one Philadelphia movie theater are learning this the hard way.
June 28, 2017
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bombs

For Sale: A Button That Helped Change World War II

Bomber release buttons were the final push—literally—in the 1943 Dambusters raid.
June 27, 2017
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happenings

The Enduring Legacy of the Worcester Whirlwind

Cyclist Marshall W. "Major" Taylor was the first internationally famous African-American athlete.
June 26, 2017
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sewers

Meet the Belfast 'Fatberg,' the Grossest Thing You'll See All Day

The mass of grease and baby wipes has been slowly amassing beneath the streets.
June 26, 2017
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computers

All the Animals That Love Touchscreens

From wolves to penguins to tortoises, creatures of all stripes are discovering the joys of computing. Could it improve their lives?
June 23, 2017
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minor threats

Red-Winged Blackbirds Are Attacking People in Chicago

Someone just sued over it.
June 23, 2017
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cabins

America's Oldest Log Cabin Is For Sale

"Nothnagle Log Home," a registered National Historic Site, could be yours for $2.9 million.
June 22, 2017
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minor threats

This Ikea Bowl Has Been Setting Things on Fire

The innocent-looking "Blanda blank" is a pyromaniac.
June 21, 2017
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dolphins

The Mysterious Dolphins of the Potomac

Almost nothing is known about the hundreds of bottlenoses who spend their summers near D.C.—but a group of researchers is trying to change that.
June 20, 2017
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crime and punishment

Stolen: An Amputated Toe Used to Make Cocktails

The Downtown Hotel's famous "Sourtoe Cocktail" is now missing its garnish.
June 20, 2017
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map monday

The Lion-Shaped Maps That United a Nation

Back in the 16th century, the "Leo Belgicus" helped the Netherlands win a long war for independence.
June 19, 2017