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Scientists estimate there are some 4,000 bees native to the United States alone—but many of them are struggling to survive in our warming, pesticide-ridden world.
libraries

To Save America's Native Bees, the Oregon Bee Project Is Mapping Every Single One

The project aims to make a complete 'bee atlas,' detailing every single local pollinator.
Kate Raphael September 22, 2023
Sepp Kipfstuhl of the East Greenland Ice-Core Project examines a sample taken from where fast-moving and slow-moving ice meet in the Greenland Ice Sheet.
science

Wonder Is Everywhere: The New Tornado Alley, the Coolest Library in the World, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
April White June 23, 2023
rare books

Podcast: Voynich Manuscript

A strange medieval document, housed in a stunning modern library.
The Podcast Team May 16, 2023
monuments

Podcast: The Henry Miller Memorial Library

In Big Sur, California, a library that's not really a library.
The Podcast Team February 13, 2023
Warsaw University Library Garden
Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw University Library Garden

Atop this library is one of the most beautiful green spaces in Warsaw.
objects of intrigue

Podcast: The Portland Treasure Map

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team October 5, 2022
List

6 L.A. Shops with a Twist

Beyond Rodeo Drive, you'll find supplies for propmasters, time travelers, and more.
<em>Hugh Johnson’s Pop-Up Wine Book</em> is both informative and artful.
food

The Treasures Within the World's Greatest Wine Library

This California collection is a trove of wine books and rarities.
Vittoria Traverso September 16, 2022
objects of intrigue

Was This Letter Written by Sherlock Holmes?

If you are “Playing the Game,” the answer is elementary.
April White September 15, 2022
Baldwin City, Kansas

Coal Creek Library

One of the oldest continually operated libraries in Kansas.
objects of intrigue

There Maybe Could Possibly Be a Treasure Buried Under Portland, Oregon

At least according to a hand-drawn map of mysterious origin.
April White August 11, 2022
Go-go legend Chuck Brown performs with the Chuck Brown Band in 2011 at Ibiza, a now-shuttered D.C. nightclub.
music

Tracing the Funky Story of D.C. Go-Go, From Parties to Protest

It's not every day that a library archive will make you want to boogie.
April White September 22, 2021
libraries

Podcast: Library of Mistakes

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team May 26, 2021
Ernie Pyle House/Library
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Ernie Pyle Public Library

The home of famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle is now a library and museum dedicated to his memory.
To unroll a millennia-old scroll, be careful how you breathe.
buddhism

How the Library of Congress Unrolled a 2,000-Year-Old Buddhist Scroll

“It was the most fragile object we have ever encountered.”
Sabrina Imbler December 12, 2019
Antiquariat Alt-Hoheneck
Ludwigsburg, Germany

Antiquariat Alt-Hoheneck

This outdoor library provides around-the-clock access to around 7,000 books.
Permanently Closed
Side of the Valtiroty museum.
Mitchell, South Dakota

Valtiroty Shiloh's Tabernacle Center

A museum, walk-through diorama, and library nestled under one castle-like roof.
A page from the archives of Ely, likely describing very petty thefts and also murder.
crime

This Archive Captures Centuries of British Crime, From Cheese Theft to Murder

Eventually, these records will be made available online.
Sabrina Imbler June 12, 2019