At the beginning of 2019, all published works from 1923 entered the public domain for the first time. Public domain refers to works that are available for public use without copyright or trademark — owned by no one. I could write a trashy romance novel about…

Amidst the dry cracking earth of Death Valley National Park are several springs and creeks where one may find any of 5 types of pupfish. However, even among the world’s pupfish population, some

Italian tenor and singer-songwriter (1958)

Planetary protection is a guiding principle in the design of an interplanetary mission, aiming to prevent biological contamination of both the target celestial body and the Earth in the case of sample-return missions. Planetary protection reflects both the…

Mexican executive chef (1895-1975)

The Principality of Theodoro (Greek: Αὐθεντία πόλεως Θεοδωροῦς καὶ παραθαλασσίας), also known as Gothia (Greek: Γοτθία) or the Principality of Theodoro-Mangup, was a Greek principality in the southern part of Crimea, specifically on the foothills of the Crimean…

Did Jesus use a magic wand when performing his miracles? It seems so—if we are to judge by some of the earliest depictions of Jesus in Christian art.

Interest payments are a certainty if you’re buying a home, car, or going to college. We worked out how much the average person pays in their lifetime here.

A literal oasis in the desert, Yuma, Arizona, the “winter vegetable capital of the world,” offers a warm welcome

evolution of non-crab-like crustaceans into crab-like forms

Nearly three months before Germany declared war on the United States, Vermont declared war on Germany. Pearl Harbor, of course, triggered the United States’ entry into World War II. Two days after the Japanese attack on Dec. 7, 1941, the United States declared…

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French supercentenarian, oldest human

container used in locomotives to drop sand on the rail to improve traction

Six British soldiers trapped in a flooded Mexican cave

An oral history of The Offspring's breakout album Smash, and how it took U.S. punk into the mainstream…

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