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Researchers have made a flurry of discoveries related to memory loss recently. But will they really help us find a way to keep brains from shutting down?
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The groundbreaking ceremony for the Smithsonian's newest museum, scheduled to open in 2015, will feature Obama, Laura Bush and others
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Sir Basil Zaharoff was the archetypal "merchant of death"—an arms salesman who made a career out of selling to both sides in a conflict
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There are two delicacies unique to the Canary Islands that every visitor should try at least once—and in the case of one of them, once is quite enough
Cyclists in New Zealand see these handmade, unguarded food stalls in the distance, advertising some product of the homestead
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As far as the microwaves were concerned, the 7-inch-long tube did not exist -- is true invisibility that far away?
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Even the world's most formidable consumers eventually became food themselves
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Which are the best shorts to watch and which one will take home the award next weekend?
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There are reasons to be very positive about this result, but also reasons to be very cautious
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On a search through the Smithsonian archives, Pahn follows one tradition after another to find that music is the connective thread that binds many cultures
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A reader spots what may be the wrinkliest dinosaur of all time
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Newlyweds who didn't want to visit the cliched destination of the time, Niagara Falls, dreamt of one day spending their first days as a couple on the moon
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A collection of old community cookbooks reflects a changing ecology and a cultural shift: the decline of hunting, chitlins and pig's feet
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Browse through the winning images that turn scientific exploration into art
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Despite the rarity of direct evidence, paleontologists know quite a bit about dinosaur gonads
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A powerful magnetic field counteracted Earth's gravity and disrupted gene expression during development
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Traveling does seem to facilitate encounters—especially between like-minded people searching for similar things
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The National Portrait Gallery expert on celebrity culture admits that she is often captivated by the glamour and glitz that defines the Hollywood superstar
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The officer who gained glory as a warrior in the Civil War also had a domestic side.
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The American humorist lends his reasoning for his long and fruitful marriage
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