How Hurricanes Have Shaped the Course of U.S. History
(via Smithsonian) A new book examines the 500-year record of devastating storms affecting the nation’s trajectory
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Environment
What It Takes to Maintain 500 Acres of Art and Nature
(via Atlas Obscura) Storm King’s director of facilities has to be a landscaper, an art conservator, and even a structural
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Ecologists Dig Prairie Dogs, And You Should Too
(via Smithsonian) Prairie dogs are not big and charismatic like bison, grizzly bears or pandas, but they are just as
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Living in the Valley of the Moon
(via Great Big Story) Mutlaq Khader Salem Al-Juwain lives in a goat-hair tent in the desert in Jordan. His family
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The 10 States With the Most UFO Sightings
(via Mental Floss) According to the National UFO Reporting Center, there have been more than 4000 UFO sightings so far
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Paricutin, The Volcano That Grew Out Of A Cornfield
(via Amusing Planet) Rarely do volcanologist get to watch the birth, growth, and death of a volcano. Paricutin provided such
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31 Facts About Sharks
(via Mental Floss) Whether you’re a Jaws fanatic or just want to live every week like it’s Shark Week, you’ll
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The Great Salt Lake’s Railroad Causeway
(via Amusing Planet) The salinity difference, caused by the railway causeway across the lake, has created two different ecosystems on
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The Accidental Invention of the Slip ‘N Slide
(via Smithsonian) A young boy’s summer antics 60 years ago inspired his father to create the timeless backyard water toy
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A Submerged 7,000-Year-Old Discovery Shows the Great Potential of Underwater Archaeology
(via Smithsonian) Stone tools scattered on the seafloor mark the oldest underwater site ever found on the continent.
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The South Carolina Forest That Looks Like Melted Ice Cream
(via Atlas Obscura) When conditions are right, the waters of Congaree National Park can look like bright scoops pooling on
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Why the Jurassic Coast Is One of the Best Fossil-Collecting Sites on Earth
(via Smithsonian) Along a famed stretch of English coastline, amateurs and professionals collect 200-million-year-old treasures before they are reclaimed by
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