Read an WWII Army private’s letters back home for the first time
The United Service Organizations (USO) has thousands of pieces of military memorabilia in its collections, but some of these...
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Our galaxy’s supermassive black hole actually doesn’t devour everything
by Cathy Klein
Inside almost every known galaxy lurks a supermassive black hole, and our home Milky Way galaxy is no exception....
Ancient South American families built massive waterways by themselves
by Cathy Klein
The La Mojana field systems in Colombia’s wetlands are some of the largest examples of monumental ancient engineering in...
Ohio’s Cardboard Boat Museum is a tribute to improbable homemade vessels
by Cathy Klein
The Pure Oil Gas Station just southeast of Cincinnati, Ohio, can’t top off the tank for roadtrippers—but it does...
There’s a brand new way to buy an iPhone, and here’s whether it’s worth your time and money
by Cathy Klein
Apple brings out multiple new iPhones each year, which means you can keep regularly upgrading to the newest and...
NASA successfully gives Voyager 2 another year of life
by Cathy Klein
Voyager 2 recently experienced its own “Big Bang” moment, allowing NASA scientists to squeeze a bit more life out...
Man builds fire-spouting propane pipe organ
by Cathy Klein
Pipe organs generate their sound thanks to fluid dynamics, but the “fluid” that makes the music is up to...
Plasma waves spotted on sun’s surface for the first time
by Cathy Klein
With the power of the world’s largest solar telescope, astronomers have successfully glimpsed the sun’s roiling surface in never-before-seen...
During WWII, England poisoned sheep with anthrax on an idyllic Scottish island
by Cathy Klein
Any tourists driving the remote coasts of Wester Ross in the northwest Scottish Highlands would be forgiven for overlooking...
Do not share fake images of Jackie the bald eagle
by Cathy Klein
As internet-famous bald eagle mother Jackie continues her treatment for anemia, well wishes keep pouring in from around the...