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A Brief History of One of the World’s Rarest Plants
The loneliest known plant is the London-based Encephalartos woodii, the only remaining tropical tree of its kind in the aftermath of the Ice Age. Its survival will depend upon researchers finding it a companion.
How Many Books Have Ever Been Published?
Today’s Big Question: How many books have ever been published?
Women Do Ask for Raises, They’re Just Less Likely to Get Them
New research challenges the theory that women "don't ask."
There’s something fishy about the seafood business.
How One Earthquake Changed the Course of Human History
On November 1, 1755, an earthquake released the energy equivalent of 32,000 Hiroshima atomic bombs, with Lisbon suffering the worst of it. Then the tsunami hit…
8 Curious Recipes From the Depression Era
Grab the gelatin and head to the kitchen.
What’s in a Nickname? The Origins of All 32 NFL Team Names
What’s in a Nickname? The Origins of All 32 NFL Team Names
How All 32 NFL Teams Got Their Names
What do newspaper headline type and the New Deal have to do with the Oakland Raiders and Philadelphia Eagles? Here are the stories behind the nicknames of the NFL’s 32 teams—and what they were almost called.Arizona