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food

The Perilous Art of Iraqi Truffle Hunting

With hidden landmines, looking for the fungi can be deadly.
Campbell MacDiarmid April 11, 2016
photography

On the Scene: Amid the Fighter Jets of the USS Enterprise

A photographer's experience ducking jet exhaust on board the aircraft carrier.
Anika Burgess April 11, 2016
geographic markers

Have Fun Trying to Reach the Poles of Inaccessibility

Geography nuts have located the hardest place to get to on every continent and beyond.
Eric Grundhauser April 11, 2016
architecture

The Man Who Began America's Yurt Craze

A Harvard-educated visionary who chose to live in remote New England and spread the gospel of yurts via mail.
Peter Andrey Smith April 11, 2016
nuclear

The Illicit Spelunker Capturing Underground Scenes at Chernobyl

Photos from the most hazardous part of the infamous Reactor No. 4.
Kate Brown April 11, 2016
space exploration

This 17th Century Map of the Skies is Bursting With Mythological Creatures

Feast your eyes on a stunning, hand-illustrated star chart from 1670.
Urvija Banerji April 11, 2016
news

The One Castaway Trick That You Need to Know to Be Rescued

The "giant makeshift sign" trick comes through again.
Jessie Guy-Ryan April 10, 2016