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After a rough August, we're taking a much needed break. In the meantime here is a word game we made. • By Alan Bellows • 04 September 2023
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The tangled history of humanity’s search for the solar system’s uncharted planets.
When the U.S. Army came for their land in 1877, the Nez Perce tribe complied. But tensions boiled over, and Chief Joseph led as they ran for their lives.
In 1970s Bali, a sudden rice crisis prompted an unexpectedly far-reaching scientific discovery
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Written by Alan Bellows
On 22 September 1979, sometime around 3:00am local time, a US Atomic Energy Detection System satellite recorded a pat...
Written by Alan Bellows
Very few details are known about the life of Adam Rainer, but in a way, he represents an extraordinary piece of medic...
Written by Erika Nesvold
In 1933, British WWI vet Maurice Wilson hatched an unorthodox plan to reach the still-untouched summit of Everest.