Visionary Artworks Plumb the Mysteries of Creativity
The self-taught artist Abraham Lincoln Walker worked in his basement on phantasmagorical paintings, discovered by the art world more than 30 years after his death.
Desert Secrets: Scientist Discovers 16 New Grasshopper Species in U.S. and Mexico
New research has discovered 16 new desert grasshopper species, revealing their Ice Age-driven isolation and diversification.
Whisky Of The Week: Nc’nean Huntress Orchard Cobbler Single Malt
A certified organic Scotch whisky from an environmentally sustainable distillery, distilled for a single week when the stars ...
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These Seven Stunning Towers Memorialize Lost Black Lives With Mirrors, Light and Ethiopian Cross Designs
At the National Museum of African Art, a Washington, D.C. artist’s work illuminates a gallery room and honors 54 people who ...
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The evolution of Mardi Gras home decor: A hurricane hits? We celebrate. Pandemic? We decorate
No stranger to disasters and hardship, New Orleans transforms itself and its traditions based on what befalls it. Take the changes wrought by 2005's Hurricane Katrina, and those from the ...
‘Myrrh, conifer oil and … breakfast tea’: my sniffer team’s surprise findings on what mummified bodies smell like
Welcome to ‘sensory heritage’, the study of how we engage with objects from the past besides what they look like.
Aurora: How To See Northern Lights This Weekend
As the Earth is buffeted by a stream escaping from a hole in the sun, those in the northernmost states may be in for a treat.
Lasers, Waffle Fries and the Secrets in Pterosaurs’ Tails
Above the shores of prehistoric seas and lakes, pterosaurs roamed the skies. They were feathered creatures that ranged in ...
Development has become a threat to this Gullah tradition. Here's how a Lowcountry group is helping.
The Kiawah Conservancy partnered with members of the Gullah Geechee community in the Charleston SC area to plant sweetgrass ...
Night Owl log cabin, a rental in Brown County, Indiana, extends one family's traditions
A young couple from Columbus wanted to create their own legacy. So they purchased a log cabin in Brown County.
Visit America’s historic love motels before it’s too late
The honeymoon period seemed over for Pennsylvania’s ‘love motels’ — until a new generation fell for their kitschy charms ...
Abraham Lincoln owned a drum made in Mass.; do you know where it is?
Massachusetts is home to the oldest drum company in the United States and one of the oldest in the world. Noble and Cooley in Granville, Mass., has been making drums since 1854, catering to some ...