Photos Offer a Bird's-Eye View of New York City
How hard is it to secure a spot on the grass at an outdoor movie screening in New York City? See what it looks like from the sky.
How hard is it to secure a spot on the grass at an outdoor movie screening in New York City? See what it looks like from the sky.
This spring, winter is coming.
It was a storm of historic magnitude.
If you live on the East Coast or in the mid-Atlantic region, the view out your window right now is probably a blur of blustery snow.
January 20, 2020 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that celebrates the life of the civil rights activist. The holiday was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1983, and has been observed annually since 1986.
Modern-day technology and ancient fossils make for a beautiful pairing.
Mental_floss photographed some of the museum’s artifacts during its annual SNAPSHOT night—the one night a year cameras are allowed inside the museum—then talked to head curator David Favaloro about the work that went into creating each exhibit.
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Who doesn't love a good animal photo roundup?
In 1914, Ernest Shackleton's crew set out to cross Antarctica. Their ship never reached land, and the 28 men spent more than two years surviving on the ice.
John Brian King's portraits capture the timeless, bleak boredom of airports—and some great early '80s fashion.
Cattails have never looked so glamorous.
Beach days looked a lot different back then.
From daguerreotypes to Instagram.
In the wake of Friday night's horrific attacks in Paris, people and cities around the world showed their support for the citizens of France with touching tributes.
So many cables.
Gorgeous close-ups of animals you didn't know existed
This colorful photo series will inspire you to eat seasonal.
For her project, Maria Lax interviewed a dozen people who reported UFOs in the '60s and '70s.
Photographer Seph Lawless' new book captures America's most haunting houses.
The "backyard photo" of Lee Harvey Oswald isn't a fake, as conspiracy theorists argue.
The winning images were all taken under the microscope.
A look back at over a century of baseball played at Wrigley Field in honor of the Cubs' NLDS win.
Images from the United States Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information show what life was like during the Depression.