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His adventures were sensationalized in print and the Wild West show, but reality was more complicated—and compelling
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An unlikely friendship with Guy Burgess, the infamous British double-agent, brought unexpected joy to Stanley Weiss
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The scuba spider is the only arachnid to live exclusively underwater, despite lacking gills. Its secret is a makeshift oxygen supply
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From a levitating speaker to vibrating jeans that help you navigate city streets, these innovations offer an interesting glimpse of the future
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The writer's grandfather recalls a seminal moment in the Space Race
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Based on patent documents, here are eight innovations that could become part of the iPhone of the future
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More than just a magician, Houdini was also an actor, aviator, amateur historian and businessman
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How astronomers around the world are piecing together a patchwork quilt of celestial activity
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A new book of photography brings the late author's Mississippi homestead to life
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New research shows how the hummingbird brain allows them to hover and fly precisely
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The roads not taken for these 13 lucky souls saved their lives
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This animation explains that humans don't just impact the interconnected web of life—we depend on it
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After a group of pilgrims were murdered in 1119, nine crusaders formed a pact to protect any others like them from harm
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New age measurements of the footprints help pinpoint when humans first settled the highest region on Earth
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The U.S. now leads the world in protected marine areas. But are they a scientifically sound strategy?
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During WWII, 120,000 Japanese-Americans were forced into camps, a government action that still haunts victims and their descendants
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Locked up for a murder he didn't commit, he served the longest sentence of any U.S. inmate found to be innocent
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Three photo essays explore the history and modern-day consequences of the world's highest incarceration rate
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With more American men and women in prison than ever before in our history, millions of children are struggling with the effects of a fractured family life
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From Jane Austen’s 200th anniversary to the founding of Denali National Park, there are plenty of events to fill your calendar
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