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The Sad Story Of Murderous Mary, A Circus Elephant Hanged By A Tennessee Town

The elephant died for being, well, an elephant. Thankfully, the death of Murderous Mary the elephant doesn't seem to be in vain.

By Krissy Howard • Oct 11, 2016

The Sad Story Of Murderous Mary, A Circus Elephant Hanged By A Tennessee Town

The elephant died for being, well, an elephant. Thankfully, the death of Murderous Mary the elephant doesn't seem to be in vain.

By Krissy Howard • October 11, 2016

The Harlem Renaissance: 41 Images Of When New York Was The Capital Of Black America

Take a photographic tour of the Harlem Renaissance, when Langston Hughes, Duke Ellington, and W.E.B. DuBois revitalized Black America.

By Elisabeth Sherman • Oct 6, 2016

The Harlem Renaissance: 41 Images Of When New York Was The Capital Of Black America

Take a photographic tour of the Harlem Renaissance, when Langston Hughes, Duke Ellington, and W.E.B. DuBois revitalized Black America.

By Elisabeth Sherman • October 6, 2016

Views From The Sidewalk: New York City Street Scenes In 1896

Alice Austen was never a professional photographer. She was simply the daughter of a prominent Staten Island family, and who once received a camera from her uncle as a gift. Although untrained, Austen soon proved her skill behind the camera. Indeed, her photos of New York City streets circa 1896...

By Elisabeth Sherman • Oct 4, 2016

Views From The Sidewalk: New York City Street Scenes In 1896

Alice Austen was never a professional photographer. She was simply the daughter of a prominent Staten Island family, and who once received a camera from her uncle as a gift. Although untrained, Austen soon proved her skill behind the camera. Indeed, her photos of New York City streets circa 1896...

By Elisabeth Sherman • October 4, 2016

World’s Largest Dinosaur Footprint Discovered In Mongolia

A single footprint is the size of an adult male.

By All That's Interesting • Oct 4, 2016

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World’s Largest Dinosaur Footprint Discovered In Mongolia

A single footprint is the size of an adult male.

By All That's Interesting • October 4, 2016

See What Life Is Like For Residents Of Thailand’s Airplane Graveyard

In recent years, impoverished families in Bangkok, Thailand have turned disused, deteriorating airplanes into makeshift homes. Families like these often gather trash and recycling, which they can sell for a couple dollars a day, in order to get by. But that’s certainly not enough to pay rent, so they remain...

By All That's Interesting • Sep 28, 2016

See What Life Is Like For Residents Of Thailand’s Airplane Graveyard

In recent years, impoverished families in Bangkok, Thailand have turned disused, deteriorating airplanes into makeshift homes. Families like these often gather trash and recycling, which they can sell for a couple dollars a day, in order to get by. But that’s certainly not enough to pay rent, so they remain...

By All That's Interesting • September 28, 2016

This U.S. Government Agency Kills Millions Of Animals A Year

Wildlife Services has used taxpayer dollars to kill millions of animals since 2000. Here's what you should know about the organization, and why the problem is bigger than wildlife.

By Savannah Cox • Sep 27, 2016

This U.S. Government Agency Kills Millions Of Animals A Year

Wildlife Services has used taxpayer dollars to kill millions of animals since 2000. Here's what you should know about the organization, and why the problem is bigger than wildlife.

By Savannah Cox • September 27, 2016

New Photo Series Imagines Nature’s Ghostly Return To Urban Spaces

Urbanization may hold the key to alleviating poverty, but at what cost can this come?

By Savannah Cox • Sep 27, 2016

New Photo Series Imagines Nature’s Ghostly Return To Urban Spaces

Urbanization may hold the key to alleviating poverty, but at what cost can this come?

By Savannah Cox • September 27, 2016

33 Maps That Explain The World’s Drug Problem

In 2014, the most recent year with available data, 247 million people used illegal drugs and 207,400 of them died because of it. But even to cite such numbers is to fail to capture the full weight and breadth of the world’s vast drug problem. Lest we get too gloomy,...

By John Kuroski • Sep 26, 2016

33 Maps That Explain The World’s Drug Problem

In 2014, the most recent year with available data, 247 million people used illegal drugs and 207,400 of them died because of it. But even to cite such numbers is to fail to capture the full weight and breadth of the world’s vast drug problem. Lest we get too gloomy,...

By John Kuroski • September 26, 2016

Bloody Trade: Inside The (Mostly) Legal Practice Of Hunting Endangered Species In Africa

Big game hunters shoot an estimated 50,000 rare animals a year in Africa. What sort of person does this, how do they do it, and why?

By Richard Stockton • Sep 23, 2016

Bloody Trade: Inside The (Mostly) Legal Practice Of Hunting Endangered Species In Africa

Big game hunters shoot an estimated 50,000 rare animals a year in Africa. What sort of person does this, how do they do it, and why?

By Richard Stockton • September 23, 2016

Inside The Pro-Western Iraq Now All But Forgotten

In the 1930s, long before Arab nationalism or radical Islam, Iraq was actually the darling of the Western world -- and these photos prove it.

By John Kuroski • Sep 21, 2016

Inside The Pro-Western Iraq Now All But Forgotten

In the 1930s, long before Arab nationalism or radical Islam, Iraq was actually the darling of the Western world -- and these photos prove it.

By John Kuroski • September 21, 2016