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Capim dourado actually isn't gold, and it’s not grass either.

How Brazil Protects and Preserves Its Luminous ‘Golden Grass’

In the Cerrado, the Mumbuca community spin capim dourado into hats, baskets, and jewelry.

Jamie Ditaranto July 12, 2024

<em>C. explodens</em> is aptly named.

These Ants Protect the Colony by Blowing Themselves Up

The self-sacrificing insects explode, showering their enemies in killer goop.

Ashley Braun June 28, 2024

Located in Shenzhen, the first McDonald's in China is located in an imposing three-story pagoda-like structure.

One Photographer’s Quest to Document McDonald’s in More Than 50 Countries

Gary He covered tens of thousands of miles to see the Golden Arches on six continents.

Diana Hubbell June 25, 2024

The Gruba Kaska water filtration station gets assistance from water-monitoring mussels.

These Hardworking Mussels Monitor Poland's Drinking Water

Polish cities trust their water quality to elite shellfish teams.

Cara Giaimo June 14, 2024

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Hyde Brothers Booksellers

Indiana's greatest rare bookstore has a special shelf for Hoosier authors.

A female Tibetan macaque breastfeeds an infant.

In Tibetan Macaques, Females Rule the Roost

In matters of grooming and moving, these primates defer to the ladies.

Lee Alan Dugatkin June 4, 2024

London, England

Site of the Tabard Inn

The location Geoffrey Chaucer and tale-telling pilgrims set off for Canterbury in April 1386.

Meet crabs that can span up to three feet long.

The Biggest Crabs In the World May Have Eaten Amelia Earhart

The colorful giants of the tropics are thieves, and they're not picky.

Tiare Tuuhia May 31, 2024

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Alexandria, Egypt

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

The lost library of Alexandria, revived as a spearhead of cultural preservation.

Podcast: The Real Life Winnie-The-Pooh

Meet the actual boy who rode the back of a real bear.

The Podcast Team May 27, 2024

Silk parachute: engaged.

Baby Spiders Are 'Addicted' to Flying With Mini Balloons

From Himalayan jumping spiders to brown widows, arachnids love to float over your head.

Cara Giaimo May 24, 2024

The exterior of the Columbus Museum of Art in Ohio.

10 of the Weirdest, Wildest Museum Stories You'll Ever Read

Illustrator Bob Eckstein shares his favorite strange stories from some of the world's most famous museums.

Bob Eckstein May 22, 2024

Roman emperors threw opulent feasts and parties to demonstrate their wealth and power.

Inside Roman Emperors’ Outrageously Lavish Dinner Parties

From Nero's revolving dining room to Augustus’s rigged lottery.

Guy de la Bédoyère May 21, 2024

Talk is cheep.

The Surprising Complexity of Prairie Dog Language

We learn how to listen closely to these critters—they're saying a lot more than you'd think.

Cara Giaimo May 17, 2024

These spectacular granite peaks in the Transantarctic Mountains crop out in a pointy circle known as the Gothic Mountains, midway down the east side of Scott Glacier. The region was first explored in 1933 and 1934

One Man’s 40-Year Quest to Capture Antarctica’s Mountains

Polar explorer Edmund Stump has made 13 field trips to research and photograph the southern continent.

Edmund Stump May 14, 2024

Not many souls around here to bear witness to the incredible desert superblooms of Chile.

Witness the Stunning and Ephemeral Desierto Florido

Every five to seven years, Chile's Atacama Desert shows its true colors.

Miles Griffis May 10, 2024

The bird has been working with humans for millennia.

Helpful Honeyguides Have a Long and Sweet Alliance With Humans

Across sub-Saharan Africa, these birds lead humans to hidden bee colonies.

Cara Giaimo May 3, 2024

A colorful orgy in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is triggered by the moon.

Australia's Synchronized Coral Spawning Can Be Seen From Space

The world’s largest living structure renews itself in nights of moonlit passion.

Melissa Scott Sinclair April 26, 2024