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Long-Form:

In Soviet Russia, Lake Contaminates You

The story of one of the most radioactive places in the world.

Written by Alan Bellows • 17 Oct 2008 • Read →

Article:

Mediterranean be Dammed

A plan to build a dam near the narrowest point of the Straight of Gibraltar, resulting in an eighteen-mile-long structure from Morocco to Spain.

Written by Jason Bellows • 25 Sep 2008 • Read →

Long-Form:

Doctor Watson’s Phobia Factory

The story of a series of chilling psychological experiments on an infant in 1920.

Written by Alan Bellows • 18 Sep 2008 • Read →

Article:

The Pit of Life and Death

Just outside Butte, Montana lies a pit of greenish poison a mile and a half wide and over a third of a mile deep.

Written by Richard Solensky • 01 Jul 2008 • Read →

Long-Form/Podcast:

The American Gustation Crisis of 1985

The story of the curiously outsized reaction to the 1985 reformulation of a popular soft drink.

Written by Alan Bellows • 19 Jun 2008 • Read/Listen →

Long-Form:

The Heroes of SARS

How humanity dodged the speeding bullet of the 2003 SARS epidemic, and the crucial role of a few key individuals.

Written by Matt Castle • 23 May 2008 • Read →

Long-Form:

Eugenics and You

The troubling history and surprising origins of the eugenics movement in the early 20th century.

Written by Alan Bellows • 14 May 2008 • Read →

Long-Form:

A Large-Hearted Gentleman

A cool breeze blew over the lush Indian forest. Jim Corbett was being hunted. The tigress that stalked him was alre...

Written by Jason Bellows • 29 Apr 2008 • Read →

Long-Form:

Operation Pastorius

The little-known story of Nazi spies in America sent to sabotage the war effort.

Written by Christopher S. Putnam • 20 Apr 2008 • Read →

Article:

The Martian Express

A hypothetical vehicle that would facilitate frequent, relatively inexpensive transit between Earth and Mars.

Written by Alan Bellows • 10 Apr 2008 • Read →

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