We've Only Really Protected 2 Percent of the Ocean
The year 2020 is rapidly approaching, and with it comes a deadline for ocean protection.
Google's Absurdly Hi-Res Camera Will Preserve Great Works of Art
Google has finally finished work on the cameras it hopes will digitize the world’s art collections. Fittingly called…
The Porn House From The Big Lebowski Has Been Donated to a Museum
For design nerds, the Sheats-Goldstein residence is well-known as one of the most triumphant works of renowned…
The Campaign to Preserve Science Fiction Legend Forrest Ackerman's Home
Besides being a renown literary agent and publisher, Forrest Ackerman was also an avid collector of science fiction,…
Go Now, These 11 Historic Places May Soon Be Gone Forever
It’s that time of year again: The National Trust For Historic Preservation has published is annual list of of the most…
Does Preserving the Past Keep Cities From Moving Into the Future?
In the last 50 years, the preservationist movement has become powerful—maybe too powerful in a place like New York…
Why We Didn't Know How Tall the Washington Monument Was Until Now
It only took more than a century, but we now know how tall the Washington Monument really stands thanks to—you guessed…
Visit This Neglected Medieval Cemetery for the "Outcast Dead"
London's Cross Bones Graveyard dates back to the medieval era, and is the final resting place for some 15,000 paupers,…
This World War I Soldier's Bedroom Hasn't Changed Since 1918
Here's one for the history buffs: the Washington Post has some gorgeous, poignant, frozen-in-time photos of a room last…
5 Important Places That Were Saved This Year
In the grand tradition of giving you the bad news first, yesterday we looked at the bummer that is the National Trust…
5 Important Places We Lost Forever This Year
Every year, the National Trust for Historic Preservation—which fights for the protection of historic places and…
Undersea Archaeological Sites Hold Crucial Clues To Early Humans
During the ice ages of the last one million years, sea levels dropped as much as 400 ft., increasing the land area of…
Syria's "Monuments Men" Are Trying to Save History Amidst ISIS Chaos
Roman ruins. Byzantine villages. Umayyad architecture. The relics of the Hittites, Assyrians, Arabs, Mongols,…
Egypt's Oldest Pyramid Is Being Destroyed By the Company Hired to Fix It
Saqqara, in Egypt, is the oldest stone complex ever built by humans—and within it sits the oldest pyramid in Egypt.…
Water Slides, Preservation, Ebola: What's Ruining Our Cities This Week
Los Angeles ponders the ethics of slip-and-sliding in a drought. UNESCO is being blamed for killing the cities it…
How Long Will CDs Actually Last?
Once upon a time, CDs were a shiny new technology with a promise of lasting (nearly) forever. In those halcyon days of…
The Lifespan Of A CD Is Shorter Than We Thought
It probably seemed like a good idea at the time: Instead of fragile paper or clunky disks, why not save your data to a…
NYC's 3,500-Year-Old Monument Is Being Cleaned With Freaking Lasers
Cleopatra's Needle is New York City's oldest outdoor monument; it's been around for a whopping 3,500 (!) years, and has…
My Accidental Pilgrimage to the 1964 World's Fair Site
When I woke up on Tuesday morning, I expected another normal day. Work. Lunch. Work. Happy hour. Home. Heck, maybe I'd…
Will the shift to digital destroy movies as we know them?
Digital movies are becoming more and more popular, but some people are saying the move could destroy movies as we know…