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The Farmer Trying to Save Italy’s Ancient Olive Trees

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands May 14, 2021October 19, 2022

“A fast-spreading bacteria could cause an olive-oil apocalypse.”

Posted inNonfiction

Before Donating Your Body Was a Choice

by Carolyn Wells March 25, 2021October 14, 2022

Whose nervous system is stretched out in a glass case at Drexel University’s medical campus?

Posted inHighlight, Quotes, Science & Nature

Life Under (Water) Pressure

by michelleweber June 5, 2018October 19, 2022

Welcome to the dangerous, cramped world of the saturation diver, and the extraordinary strangeness of working 500 feet under the sea.

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Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads June 1, 2018October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Jennifer Gonnerman, Evan Allen, Britni de la Cretaz, Jen Banbury, and Gordon Edgar.

Posted inNonfiction, Story

In China, Searching for Mysterious Gaps in the Family Tree

by Longreads December 15, 2016October 19, 2022

China’s revolution made it difficult for Chinese abroad to stay in contact with their families. Now many in the diaspora are searching for their roots.

Posted inNonfiction

Catholic Churches Built Secret Astronomical Features Into Churches to Help Save Souls

by Longreads November 15, 2016October 19, 2022

After centuries of war, Catholicism and science reconciled over meridian lines.

Posted inNonfiction, Story

Catholic Churches Built Secret Astronomical Features Into Churches to Help Save Souls

by Longreads November 15, 2016October 19, 2022

After centuries of war, Catholicism and science reconciled over meridian lines.

Posted inNonfiction, Reading List

A Reading List About Utopias

by Emily Perper September 27, 2016October 19, 2022

Here are five stories about utopian societies.

Posted inNonfiction, Reading List

A Reading List About Utopias

by Emily Perper September 27, 2016October 19, 2022

Here are five stories about utopian societies.

Posted inNonfiction

Space Art Propelled Scientific Exploration of the Cosmos—But Its Star is Fading Fast

by Longreads September 20, 2016October 19, 2022

The huge, hidden cost to severing the bond between art and science.

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