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Holding up a cone of dondurma.
food

Watch a Dondurma Vendor Trick Customers Before Handing Them Treats

Turkish ice cream lends itself to delightful antics.
Paula Mejia December 15, 2017
music

Dig This Look at the History of Jazz Slang

From alligator to zoot suit, jazz musicians speak about the language of the scene.
Ashawnta Jackson December 15, 2017
The great reveal of Elmes' chocolate box.
food

Feast Your Eyes on This 100-Year-Old Box of Chocolates

You can buy it too.
Paula Mejia December 11, 2017
dinosaurs

The One-Minute Life Stories of Some Fascinating Extinct Species

What looking at animals from the past can tell us about our world now.
Ashawnta Jackson December 8, 2017
art

A 19th-Century Chinese Hat Stand Spent 50 Years in Disguise as a Welsh Lamp

Chinese-porcelain expert Ivy Chan tells the story of a fancy incognito furnishing.
Ashawnta Jackson December 5, 2017
Not something a smaller bird wants to see.
science

To Outsmart a Rogue Drone, Think Like a Falcon

Researchers have strapped cameras onto raptors to see how they target their prey.
Jessica Leigh Hester December 4, 2017
The Expedition 53 crew, clad in excellent matching shirts.
nasa

Watch Astronauts Make Pizza in Space

How do you toss the dough, though?
Paula Mejia December 4, 2017
science

Beautiful Chemistry, Viewed at High Speed

Watch as chemical reactions become works of art.
Ashawnta Jackson December 1, 2017
video

This Camera Recorded Its Own Disappearance

Swept 350 miles across the sea, it would like to be reunited with its owner.
Cara Giaimo November 30, 2017
music

The Rhythmic Art of Stick Pounding

Music educator Melanie DeMore is keeping this traditional communication method alive.
Ashawnta Jackson November 27, 2017
paintings

Meet the Artist Mapping Ski Slopes Around the World

James Niehues' hand-painted maps have been guiding skiers for 30 years.
Ashawnta Jackson November 24, 2017
retrofuturistic

Jim Henson Wanted to Free Us From Paperwork

In his short film from 1967, the famed Muppet-maker welcomes workers to a paper-free future.
Ashawnta Jackson November 17, 2017
You are here, somewhere.
film

A Short Eames Film Shows Our Place in the Universe

Made in 1977, Powers of Ten explores the world, both from great heights and microscopically close.
Ashawnta Jackson November 13, 2017
bridges

Watch 245 People Rope-Swing Off a Bridge in Tandem

Wheeeeeeeee!!!!!!!
Cara Giaimo November 10, 2017
art

Watch a Jacobean Painting Emerge From 200 Years of Grime in Seconds

A mysterious 1618 lady, revealed.
Natasha Frost November 7, 2017
Into the Veil 2017.
31 days of halloween

Revisit the Enchantment of 'Into the Veil'

A short film for those who missed this year's big event in New York—or want to relive it.
Natasha Frost October 30, 2017
science

Watch Very Old Jellyfish Glide Beneath the Arctic Ice

Life under the ice is long and slow.
Natasha Frost October 25, 2017
Look out behind you!
animals

The Doctor Who Fends Off Magpie Attacks With Children's Party Favors

It's magpie swooping season in Australia, and at least one man is sick of living in fear.
Eric Grundhauser October 23, 2017