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From swirling aurora borealis to bioluminescent beaches, these award-winning photographs capture rare views of our world at night
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A Smithsonian curator chronicles the genesis of the project that hearkens back to when ancient navigators traveled the oceans
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Ask China, they’re buying the most of it
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Do you find yourself spending endless hours waiting at the airport? Here's what math says about the perfect time to arrive for your next flight
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The International Space Station’s upcoming non-rigid BEAM module may be the key to making the future of space more roomy and affordable.
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Every year during the rainy season, Brazil's Lençóis Maranhenses National Park treats visitors to an amazing sight
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For centuries the humble bathroom has been shaping the space we live and work
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Artist Jonathan McCabe builds computer programs that create their own art—intricately patterned images that look part organic, part kaleidoscopic
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If you like visiting the capital's museums by day, you'll love what they offer after five
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A physical-to-digital game sets allows kids (and adults) to bring real-life creations to apps
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Created by European powers, the nation of Iraq may be buckling under the pressure of trying to unite three distinct ethnic groups
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Native to five World Cup host cities, these foods will bring South America to your kitchen
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Eight-legged predators probably prey on vertebrates much more often than arachnologists previously assumed
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A Smithsonian-led team earlier this year scanned the president, creating a bust and life mask for the National Portrait Gallery
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Victoria Sambunaris’s new photography book, Taxonomy of a Landscape, goes beyond the amber waves of grain to catalogue what's on America's horizon
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Architect/historian Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc suggested that the balcony was forged in the heat of battle.
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Ford and Heinz want to replace barrels of petroleum used in manufacturing with buckets of tomato skins
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By 2050, robotic experts at the annual world robotic's championship hope to create a team of robots that can best the winning World Cup team
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At a Naturalization ceremony held at the home of the famous flag, second generation American Ralph Lauren explained what the banner means to him
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Back before medical school was a respected place to be, New Yorkers raised up in protest over the doctors’ preference for cadavers for study
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