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Cara Giaimo

former staff writer, forever fan // @cjgiaimo // caragiaimo (at) gmail (dot) com

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fleeting wonders

The Notorious B.I.G.'s Childhood Basketball Courts Have Been Renamed in His Honor

The change has been in the works for years.

How Far Do Roller-Grill Hot Dogs Travel?

And if we just let 'em run, how far might they go?

Demolition Has Been Stopped at This Vacant NYC Building Because It's Filled With Cats

After humans cleared out of the apartment complex, about 40 felines moved in.

The Crow Who Never Learned to Fly, and Then Taught Herself

And what she can teach us in turn.

This Speedo-Clad Environmentalist Is Swimming Through the Melting Arctic

Endurance athlete Lewis Pugh is braving subzero water to draw attention to the effects of climate change.

An Ill-Timed Sewage Release Turned the Water Around Niagara Falls Black

"It looked like something out of a sci-fi movie," one spectator said.

fleeting wonders

The World's Longest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge Just Opened in Switzerland

It's not for the faint of heart.

Is This Massive Chrome Cow Statue Too Scary for the Toronto Suburbs?

Some of its neighbors think so.

How Geologists Are Minding Preikestolen's Gap

The stunning ancient cliff has a crack through it, and it might be getting bigger.

science museums

Oregon Made (Probably) the World's Biggest Baking-Soda-and-Vinegar Volcano

It was the fizz heard 'round the world.

Truck Full of Dough Rises Ahead of Schedule

Interstate 5 in Washington suffered the sticky consequences.

A D.C. Man Fell Into a Trash Chute Because of His Phone

It can happen to the best of us.

Hungry Polar Bears in Norway Have Resorted to Sucking Eggs

Svalbard's ursine residents can't find much other food.

national monument

The National Park That Was Stolen to Death

Fossil Cycad National Monument held America's richest deposit of petrified cycadeoid plants, until it didn't.

A Summer Camp in Canada Was Attacked by Giant Hailstones

Campers compared them to tomatoes and billiard balls.

Manhattan Residents Had a Wake for This Doomed Tree

The weeping willow's name is Cher.

Bringing Aerial Photography to the Masses—One Squid Kite at a Time

Public Lab's DIY tools help communities keep tabs on the environment.

The Rat-Related Internet Outage in Ontario

Why don't the rats want us to be online?

What Makes a Tree? It's Hard to Agree

Five councils in Australia recently got stuck on the question.

San Luis Obispo's Wandering Whale Statue Needs a Home

The four-ton concrete sperm whale has been on the road since 2011.

The Great U.S.-Canada Lobster Roll War

A very specific arms race (claws race?) goes international.

Volunteers in India Planted 66 Million Trees in One Day

Madhya Pradesh is now a whole lot greener.

The First Asteroid We Knew Would Hit Earth in Advance

When 2008-TC3 crashed into the Sudanese desert, not everyone was surprised.

St. Petersburg Is Covered in Mysterious Butt Graffiti

Sun's out, buns out.