The not-so-straight story of the US-Canadian border Article 1716 words, published Nov 29 2011 7 votes
Bellevue, WA police responded to a call from a US Air Force museum that said a man had offered to donate a Cold War-era missile stored in his late neighbor’s garage Article 570 words 12 votes
A replica of a boat that carried Danish Jews to safety in Sweden anchors an exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC Article 1424 words 12 votes
As the earth warms, glacial archaeologists in Norway are in a race against time to preserve objects before they are destroyed by the elements Article 826 words 10 votes
An effort to focus on long overlooked Roma suffering in the Holocaust Article 1219 words, published Aug 29 2023 30 votes
Endurance, Ernest Shackleton’s ship, lost in 1915, is found in Antarctica Article 1035 words 18 votes
For the first time, researchers have identified the remains of a sailor from the doomed 1845 Franklin expedition of the fabled Northwest Passage Article 1014 words 10 votes
New technique reveals centuries of secrets in locked letters Article 1039 words, published Mar 2 2021 4 votes
Napoleon’s brother lived in New Jersey. Here’s what happened to the estate. Article 1478 words 8 votes
Ancient Rome was teetering. Then a volcano erupted 6,000 miles away Article 2010 words, published Jun 22 2020 5 votes
The rape kit’s secret history - This is the story of the woman who forced the police to start treating sexual assault like a crime Article 8171 words 8 votes
Charles Coughlin, the 'Radio Priest' who brought fascism to America in the 1930s (1979) Article 146 words, published Oct 28 1979 7 votes
How a Chase Bank chairman helped the deposed shah of Iran enter the US Article 2552 words, published Dec 29 2019 5 votes
Swedish authorities have refused a prominent researcher's request for access to official Hammarskjold-related documents Article 880 words 5 votes
Ancient rock art in the plains of India: Two amateur sleuths have uncovered a collection of mysterious rock carvings on the Indian coastal plain south of Mumbai Article 1897 words 6 votes