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The Bizarre But True Story Of Military Dolphins

Turns out dolphins make for far more than good children's movie protagonists.

By Savannah Cox • Dec 1, 2016

The Bizarre But True Story Of Military Dolphins

Turns out dolphins make for far more than good children's movie protagonists.

By Savannah Cox • December 1, 2016

39 Psychedelic Photos Of Pre-Revolution Russia

From 1909 to 1915, photographer and chemist Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii traveled around the Russian Empire, documenting life in its most rural corners. He photographed farms, small villages, and churches, capturing the daily lives of the people he encountered along the way. And Gorskii didn’t travel for the sake of travel,...

By Elisabeth Sherman • Oct 14, 2016

39 Psychedelic Photos Of Pre-Revolution Russia

From 1909 to 1915, photographer and chemist Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii traveled around the Russian Empire, documenting life in its most rural corners. He photographed farms, small villages, and churches, capturing the daily lives of the people he encountered along the way. And Gorskii didn’t travel for the sake of travel,...

By Elisabeth Sherman • October 14, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Aug. 28 – Sept. 3

Vintage celeb driver’s licenses, 1980s punk style, growing up in Chernobyl, animals saved from world’s worst zoo, and brutal scenes from Mexico’s drug war. The Most Badass Vintage Drivers’ Licenses Of Famous Icons The idolization of celebrities has been occurring since the beginning of Hollywood, often raising movie stars, musicians,...

By All That's Interesting • Sep 2, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Aug. 28 – Sept. 3

Vintage celeb driver’s licenses, 1980s punk style, growing up in Chernobyl, animals saved from world’s worst zoo, and brutal scenes from Mexico’s drug war. The Most Badass Vintage Drivers’ Licenses Of Famous Icons The idolization of celebrities has been occurring since the beginning of Hollywood, often raising movie stars, musicians,...

By All That's Interesting • September 2, 2016

Scientists Will Attempt To Bring An Extinct Cave Lion Species Back To Life

Scientists hope to use the DNA from a 12,000-year-old extinct cave lion cub, preserved in ice, to bring this extinct species back to life.

By Nickolaus Hines • Mar 7, 2016

Scientists Will Attempt To Bring An Extinct Cave Lion Species Back To Life

Scientists hope to use the DNA from a 12,000-year-old extinct cave lion cub, preserved in ice, to bring this extinct species back to life.

By Nickolaus Hines • March 7, 2016

25 Bizarre But Beautiful Communist-Era Posters For Oscar-Worthy Hollywood Movies

The stark, often surreal portrayals of Hollywood’s most beloved films revealed a startling — and intentional — divide between the East and West.

By All That's Interesting • Feb 27, 2016

25 Bizarre But Beautiful Communist-Era Posters For Oscar-Worthy Hollywood Movies

The stark, often surreal portrayals of Hollywood’s most beloved films revealed a startling — and intentional — divide between the East and West.

By All That's Interesting • February 27, 2016

Russian Scientists Plan To Use Missiles To Shoot Down Approaching Asteroids

Russian news agency TASS recently announced that the country’s scientists are developing long-range missiles that will be used to destroy asteroids and meteorites that threaten Earth. When deployed, these state-of-the-art missiles will travel thousands of miles in just a few hours to obliterate asteroids and meteorites of at least 20-50...

By All That's Interesting • Feb 16, 2016

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Russian Scientists Plan To Use Missiles To Shoot Down Approaching Asteroids

Russian news agency TASS recently announced that the country’s scientists are developing long-range missiles that will be used to destroy asteroids and meteorites that threaten Earth. When deployed, these state-of-the-art missiles will travel thousands of miles in just a few hours to obliterate asteroids and meteorites of at least 20-50...

By All That's Interesting • February 16, 2016

Welcome To Kamchatka: Far Eastern Russia’s Wild, Volcanic Peninsula

Tourists are beginning to trickle into the volcanic peninsula of Kamchatka in Russia. If you don't have the budget to visit just yet, let us be your guide.

By John Schellhase • Nov 8, 2015

Welcome To Kamchatka: Far Eastern Russia’s Wild, Volcanic Peninsula

Tourists are beginning to trickle into the volcanic peninsula of Kamchatka in Russia. If you don't have the budget to visit just yet, let us be your guide.

By John Schellhase • November 8, 2015

What Happens To Your Body When You Do Krokodil, The “Zombie Drug”

The drug currently known as krokodil was born in the early 1930s as desomorphine, a fast-acting medical alternative to morphine. But by the 1990s, Russian doctors began noticing reptilian patches of skin on some drug addicts in Siberia and Far East Russia. Today, the drug’s cheap, concentrated power makes it...

By Richard Stockton • Nov 7, 2015

What Happens To Your Body When You Do Krokodil, The “Zombie Drug”

The drug currently known as krokodil was born in the early 1930s as desomorphine, a fast-acting medical alternative to morphine. But by the 1990s, Russian doctors began noticing reptilian patches of skin on some drug addicts in Siberia and Far East Russia. Today, the drug’s cheap, concentrated power makes it...

By Richard Stockton • November 7, 2015

This Is Ukraine After Over A Year Of Conflict

Syria has once again captured the world’s attention, casting a long shadow over the ongoing war in Ukraine. But does the shift in international attention necessarily mean flagging hostilities? In short: probably not. In early 2014, Ukraine’s east fell into turmoil after a wave of demonstrations hit the main square...

By All That's Interesting • Oct 15, 2015

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This Is Ukraine After Over A Year Of Conflict

Syria has once again captured the world’s attention, casting a long shadow over the ongoing war in Ukraine. But does the shift in international attention necessarily mean flagging hostilities? In short: probably not. In early 2014, Ukraine’s east fell into turmoil after a wave of demonstrations hit the main square...

By All That's Interesting • October 15, 2015

Vintage Mongolia: Photos Of Life Before The Soviet Purge

In the 1930s, Stalin's forces slaughtered between 3 and 5 percent of the Mongolian population. Look back at the days, both gruesome and exuberant, before.

By John Schellhase • Oct 14, 2015

Vintage Mongolia: Photos Of Life Before The Soviet Purge

In the 1930s, Stalin's forces slaughtered between 3 and 5 percent of the Mongolian population. Look back at the days, both gruesome and exuberant, before.

By John Schellhase • October 14, 2015