This Air Force Jet Was Scrambled to Intercept a UFO—Then DisappearedThe Air Force offered the pilot’s widow conflicting explanations.Read more
Why Mysterious Green Fireballs Worried the US Government in 1948The sightings were concentrated around the Los Alamos and Sandia atomic‑weapons laboratories, and other highly sensitive military installations.Read more
Jurassic Park’s Dinosaurs: How Realistic Were They?Jack Horner, the film’s consulting paleontologist, kept the velociraptors from having (incorrect) forked tongues, but he couldn’t stop T. rex from running. Read more
Rubik’s Cube Fastest Solvers: How a Toy Inspired Dreams of World RecordsGlobal ‘speedcubing’ competitions test the ability of fleet‑handed geeks to solve the colorful ’80s puzzle—in different sizes, one‑handed, even with their feet.Read more
Why Elvis Presley Isn’t the King to MillennialsDoes the King still hold appeal for a younger generation? Read more