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At This Houseplant Hospital, “Patients” Recover Under the Care of a Green Thumb

Environment / 5 min. read

At a bright blue building on Newhaven Road in Edinburgh, Scotland, admitted patients receive similar treatments to those of any other ailing individual. Sometimes they’re put on drips or quarantined, for example, all with the goal of restoring them to full health. But here, appearing green is a good sign: It’s a hospital for plants. 

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The Women’s Pro Baseball League Launches Today — And It Has Something to Prove

Sports / 4 min. read

The Women’s Pro Baseball League, which launches today at a neutral host stadium in Springfield, Illinois, is not the first baseball league for women. That would be the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, the World War II-era project immortalized in Penny Marshall’s 1992 flick, A League of Their Own.  But that league folded barely a

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The Winners of the 2026 International Pet Photography Awards Aren’t Your Average Animal Pics

Culture / 2 min. read

Anyone who has 5,000 versions of what’s essentially the same photo of their pet on their phone (we get it) will appreciate the artistry apparent in the 2026 International Pet Photography Awards. Now in its eighth year, the competition saw 4,220 entries — from the adorable to the majestic — pour in from amateur and

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Want to Sip Cocktails Inside a Vault? 5 Old Banks Transformed Into Other Businesses

Culture / 3 min. read

The celebratory photos captured inside The Treasury on the Plaza in St. Augustine, Florida, aren’t your average newlywed pics. The nearly century-old building was once home to the First National Bank of St. Augustine, and it still bears remnants of its past life. One is an enormous circular hatch that serves as the entrance to

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He Drove Cross-Country in a “Giant Purple Van” to Interview Inspiring Americans: Watch Footage From the Project

Exclusive, Humanity / 2 min. read

Before setting out from Los Angeles in a “giant purple van” emblazoned with the words Curiosity Mobile, Scott Shigeoka was feeling unusually pessimistic about the state of the country. Like most of us, his newsfeed had been dominated by negativity, and despite his sunny disposition, he wasn’t exactly brimming with hope.  That would soon change.

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15 of the Most Popular US Postal Service Stamps From the Past 15 Years: See the Designs

Culture / 6 min. read

What do Elvis, cherry blossom trees, and German shepherds have in common? They’re all subjects of some of the most popular U.S. Postal Service stamps from the past 15 years.  Every year, the service debuts new designs, each one serving as an “entryway into a larger story that connects people, places, and moments in history,”

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