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Ichthyosaur mothers likely migrated to the site to give birth
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Now a global phenomenon, the holiday tradition traces its roots to medieval Europe
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The legacy of voracious collector Charles Lang Freer, a good friend of James McNeill Whistler, is marked by tension and irony
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From scientists uncovering the first dinosaur built to swim to finding a new species that looked a lot like T. rex, these were the year's biggest stories
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A new law recognizes the thousands of Spaniards killed by the Germans during World War II
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The nation’s seasonal publishing and gifting tradition nourishes its unique literary culture
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As spaceflight catapults us into a high-tech future, several missions have made sure to honor the past
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Untold Stories of American History
A stone tower in western Maryland, the structure predates the obelisk on the National Mall by more than two decades
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The Stars Are Aligned at the National Museum of American History
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History brings television, film, music and sports together in one enthralling space
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On the eve of the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, some of the country's artifacts, from the Rosetta Stone to the bust of Nefertiti, remain overseas
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Scientists are beginning to study the impacts of beaver dams on the tundra
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Activists in China are using blank sheets of paper to speak out against the country's draconian zero-Covid policies
In an unusual collaboration, archaeologists in Israel are working with police to analyze prints left on fifth- or sixth-century pottery shards
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After two years of limited travel opportunities, we’re ready to explore the world once more
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Why use fences or traps, when you can use deadly viruses or lustful snakes?
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After seeing plastic polluting her favorite beaches year after year, Madison Checketts decided it was time to do something about it
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A New Look for the National Air and Space Museum
See the Kepler technology demonstrator at the National Air and Space Museum, along with a host of technologies that brought success to space exploration
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From a detective story on the origins of Covid-19 to a narrative that imagines a fateful day for dinosaurs, these works affected us the most this year
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Scientists watched 202 episodes and found them filled with unreliable information and white male experts named 'Mike'
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More than simply Picasso's muse, the French artist won renown for her striking paintings and photographs
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