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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 Marisa Brook
An 18th-century Peruvian woman encounters a staggering amount of bad luck as she attempts to reunite with the husband she hasn't seen in twenty years.
Written by Jason Bellows
David Hahn was an Eagle Scout who had a merit badge in atomic energy; as everyone should know, that is ample educatio...
Written by Alan Bellows
A remote bay in Alaska is home to an odd and occasionally catastrophic geology. In 1958, a handful of people experienced this firsthand.