Ruins
Underwater Ruins of Ancient Lost City Emerge Due to Extreme Drought
Archaeologists rushed to excavate the ruins of a 3,400-year-old city in Iraq that briefly emerged above the water of a drained reservoir.
Archeologists Discover Two Huge Sphinxes in Egyptian Ruins
The sphinxes measure 26 feet in length and represent King Amenhotep III, who reigned about 3,300 years ago.
Grouper’s Ambient Music Goes Way Beyond the Comedown Soundtrack
Before Liz Harris releases a Grouper album this month, we dig into the emotional pull of her drone-y, textural work.
The Man Who Photographs Plane Wrecks
"You see an old plane, or an old merry-go-round overtaken by trees, and it provokes a story. It's the immaterial value that I still love."
The Ruins of a Massive Ancient City Have Been Discovered in Guatemala
With the help of lasers and drones, scientists have found that Maya civilization was more advanced and populous than previously imagined.
First Aid Kit Love Making You Cry
After enduring their toughest phase as a band, Klara and Johanna Söderberg are back with a risky, robust new album. And they're back to doing what they're best at—making everyone bawl.
Listen to Grouper’s Stunning ‘Ruins’-Era Track, “Children”
"This year, amidst chaotic and painful political times, while working on another project, it reemerged and made more sense," Harris wrote of the song.
The World's Oldest Known Temple Was Home to a ‘Skull Cult’
The people of Göbekli Tepe loved carving headless humans into stone. Turns out they also loved carving human heads using stone.
Watching Grouper Made Me Fall Asleep Three Times and Discover the Meaning of Life in the Process
Grouper's Moogfest set made the case for her as both a musical icon and an artist concerned with the radical act of considered living.
North Carolina's Abandoned 'Wizard of Oz' Theme Park Will Haunt You
Don't go looking for rainbows here...
North Carolina's Abandoned 'Wizard of Oz' Theme Park Will Haunt You
Don't go looking for rainbows here...
Looters, Tourism, and Racism: Controversy Surrounds 'Discovery' of Lost City in Honduras
A US-led expedition claims to have found the legendary White City in the Honduran rainforest, but local archeologists say they've always known where it was. They kept it a secret to protect it.