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The National Archives holds a record with details of the downing of the former Olympian's B-24 bomber that left him lost at sea for 47 days
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Being in the zoo impinges on her freedom
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Author Molly Guptill Manning explains the importance of reading to the American victory
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Moored to a base with batteries, the Zephyr collects enough solar energy to power 15 relief tents and a telecommunications network
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The Audubon Christmas Bird Count is touted as the world's longest running citizen science project—so what has it taught us?
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Researchers are unwrapping the science behind gift giving, from the value of simplicity to the quality of the bow on top
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The final chapter in Peter Jackson's trilogy strays furthest from the book, but there are still a few buried Easter eggs for die-hard fans to enjoy
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A new video from the World Science Festival tells the story of this medical pioneer
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A model of ancient water movement shows how trade practices might affect today's urban centers as the climate changes
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As the Comedy Central host's show ends, his likeness(es) head to the National Portrait Gallery
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In a rare success story for wildlife, bears, lynx, wolverine and wolves are increasing in numbers across the continent
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2014 was the year of the aerial drone travel video—here are some of the best of the best
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The experimental flow briefly restored the ancient waterway and may have created new habitat for birds
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The visual recording of life in the nation sheds light on a vanished culture
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Physicists engage in a strange debate about whether time really passes
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You asked, we answered
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An exhibit in Boston highlights unpublished photos from the acclaimed <i>Life</i> magazine photographer
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A hike to the “top of Texas,” the world’s most famous fossil reef, leads to a new sense of the sublime
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London's mayor talks about his new Churchill biography, 50 years after the British Bulldog's death
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Saying exactly what Churchill said isn’t easy—or cheap
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