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A Horse Has 5 Toes, and Then It Doesn’t

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Something Stinks in the Panhandle

Our sun will never look the same again thanks to two solar probes and one giant telescope

‘Under Siege’: desperate Mexico region uses guns, children to fend off cartels

Spain and Mexico renew search for 17th-century treasure galleon

Afternoon of the Pawnbrokers

When a Women-Led Campaign Made It Illegal to Spit in Public in New York City

Stolen Art, Nazis, and the Eternal Search for Justice

Lewd, creepy and insulting: Surprisingly dark Valentine’s Day cards from the past

Archaeologists Uncover a 7,300-Year-Old Neolithic Massacre in the Mountains of Spain

How Agatha Christie mystery The Pale Horse may have inspired a murderer

A 1921 massacre destroyed ‘Black Wall Street’ in Tulsa. The city is still looking for the dead

Photo Essay: Cashmere Crisis Looms in Himalayan Ice Desert

For Thousands of Years, Egypt Controlled the Nile. A New Dam Threatens That.

The war against space hackers: how the JPL works to secure its missions from nation-state adversaries

Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs Was Great for Bacteria

The Digital Colonialism Behind .tv and .ly

Is this the original board game of death?

A Map of Every Object in Our Solar System

What if Earth were a super-Earth?

A dark web tycoon pleads guilty. But how was he caught?

Ask Ethan: Why Can’t The Large Hadron Collider Put More Energy Into Its Particles?

Variant of photovoltaic power could generate 24 hours a day

On this day in 1912 workers discovered the forgotten remains of a pneumatic subway experiment in Manhattan

The sun is still a burning mystery. That may be about to change.

Feral pigs problem in US: How Texas is fighting back

When you think all to yourself (not engaging with others) do you hear an inner voice?

Researchers Find Cell-Free Mitochondria Floating in Human Blood

An endangered wolf wandered 8,712 miles to find a mate. Her journey ended in tragedy.

Scientists discover virus with no recognizable genes

Cops Catch Man Who’d Been Hiding in Supermarket Ceiling Since Christmas

Scientists have discovered the first fast radio burst that beats at a steady rhythm

This Hot Wheels Camaro Is Worth More Than an Actual Camaro

How Nazism’s Rise in Europe Spurred Anti-Semitic Movements in the US

Day Four at Yalta, the Conference That Shaped the World: The Polish Problem

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Did Neutrinos Stop The Early Universe From Annihilating Itself?

Australian Wildfires Uncovered Hidden Sections of a Huge, Ancient Aquaculture System

Men who took erectile-dysfunction drug had blue-tinted vision for days

How a single locust becomes a plague

An Economist’s Guide to Potty Training

Antarctica logs hottest temperature on record with a reading of 18.3C (65º F)

New episode of our Damn Interesting Week podcast! Robocop Rules

The Sun’s death could mean new life in the outer solar system

How the Lawyer Who Beat Chevron Lost Everything

The Mystery of Neolithic Slovakia’s Rotating Villages

These Bizarre Ivory Cups Were Carved by Princes

Breathing may change your mind about free will

‘Flammable ice’ discovery offers up clue to life on other planets

How to die on Mars

The Best Board Games of the Ancient World

Scientists Chronicle the Shifting Colors of a Comet’s ‘Seasons’

Re-creating live-animal markets in the lab lets researchers see how pathogens like coronavirus jump species

A Brief History of the Calorie

Day Three at Yalta, the Conference That Shaped the World: ‘The Whole Palace Was Bugged!’

After summiting the tallest mountains on each of the seven continents and skiing both poles, Victor Vescovo ventured to the bottom of all five oceans

A Code-Obsessed Novelist Builds a Writing Bot. The Plot Thickens