The Photo That Stopped Time: When Tony Hawk Hitched a Ride with Evel Knievel
Imagine a Venn diagram of American daredevils. In one circle, you have the roaring engines, star-spangled leather, and bone-crunching spectacle of a 1970s icon. In …
Category: International
The Unseen Scars: How Chernobyl’s Radiation Altered the Blueprint of Life
We all know the story of Chernobyl: the sudden explosion, the silent, drifting radioactive cloud, the hurried evacuation of Pripyat, leaving a modern city as …
How does a 50,000-year-aged Bison taste?
With the holiday season fast approaching, some of you may be looking for festive recipes. Is bison on your menu? Though I love bison, I’m …
The Courage of Lepa Radić: A Young Heroine of the Yugoslav Partisans
In the darkest days of World War II, when the Axis powers occupied Yugoslavia, countless individuals rose to resist oppression, but few stories are as …
The Unthinkable X-Ray: A Story of Silence, Suffering, and a Cry for Help
You’re a radiologist. You’ve seen your share of strange cases, but nothing prepares you for the image that flashes onto the lightbox. A patient’s skull …
A Ghost from the Eastern Front: WWII MiG-3 Found with Pilot After 80 Years
In the quiet earth of a region that once echoed with the thunder of war, the ground has given up one of its most poignant …
Chicama: Protecting the Pulse of the Perfect, Never-Ending Wave
Imagine a wave so long that the ride isn’t measured in seconds, but in minutes. A wave that unfurls with such graceful, predictable perfection that …
2,300 Year Old Stunning Ancient Greek Gold Crown Found by British Pensioner in a Box Under His Bed
An incredibly rare gold crown estimated to be more than 2,000 years old was found in a tattered cardboard box under a retiree’s bed in …
Is the Shroud of Turin a Genuine Miracle?
In June I had the joy to spend a week in Italy. One reason for my pilgrimage was to venerate the Shroud of Turin. I …
El Adivino or The Pyramid of the Magician
Visitors are immediately confronted with the massive Pyramid of the Magician upon entering the site of Uxmal. At 115 feet in height, is the tallest …