For more than 150 years, scientists have debated whether Prototaxites—which stood roughly 24 feet tall and 3 feet wide—were an early lichen or fungus, like a “giant mushroom” ...

I’ve wanted to do this ever since I was born. It was a RIDICULOUS amount of work. But totally worth it.

But, just in case, the airport is erecting a sign with 20-foot-tall letters representing its assigned airport code: DSM. They began hoisting the letters into place on the side of its parking ...