Painting Bought at Estate Sale Turns Out to Be a Salvador Dalí Valued at $25,000
A frequenter of analog auctions, clever and confidant in his ability to spot forgeries and potential fortunes, recently snapped up…
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First Mexican Taco Stand Ever to Win a Michelin Star Proves Sometimes Less is Mas
In cooking, less is often more, and no instance of such a maxim could better prove its veracity than a…
Potato Blight Warning App to Help Farmers Beat a Billion Dollar Pest
A team of Welsh scientists are developing an early-warning system for late potato blight, a water mold that causes nearly…
Denver Museum Finds Fossil While Drilling Underneath the Parking Lot–an ‘Infinitesimally Small’ Coincidence
For the staff at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, examining this newly found vertebrae from a 67-million-year old…
Wheat Grown with This Fungus Increased its Essential Mineral Content–a Breakthrough Preparation
Scientists have discovered that pairing wheat with a special soil fungus can significantly enhance its nutritional value. This partnership leads…
Dream of a Carousel Helped A Marine Survive Vietnam, Then He Built One to Survive PTSD, Delighting Millions
In the trenches of Con Thien, Vietnam, a Marine Corps corporal used to quietly sit and dream about a carousel…
Wood Scraps Turned into Bulletproof, Fire-Resistant Superwood That’s ‘Stronger Than Steel’
New ways to molecularly tamper with wood has led to a bulletproof, fire resistant, lightweight material that could replace steel,…
Chemical Shield Stops DNA Damage from Triggering Disease–’A Paradigm Shift’
A new chemical probe protects healthy cells from DNA damage, preserving them from one of the 8 hallmarks of aging.…
Dozens of Disabled Californians Sail for the First Time to Experience the Weightlessness of the Water
Physical limitations were off-limits for a blessed and windy day in Sacramento, California. Dozens of people with various disabilities came…
A Tiny Gecko Species Once Thought Extinct Just Made a Comeback in the Galápagos
In a thrilling twist of ecological fate, scientists have confirmed the rediscovery of a tiny gecko species once thought extinct…