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The story behind how the Windy City gets its yearly watery makeover
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A research fellow at the University of Melbourne has found a sneaky way to convert math haters to math lovers. He turns complex geometries into art
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The rise and fall and rise of the traditional St. Patrick's Day meal
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It's supposedly the 50th anniversary of the original design of the iconic image, but its history since then is surprisingly complex with millions of dollars at stake
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Isinglass, a gelatine collected from the air-bladders of freshwater fish like the sturgeon, is used in the clarification process of some stouts
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The spectacular aurora borealis is inspiring artists to create light installations, musical compositions, food and fashion
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It wasn't a military expert or an aviation pioneer, but a Russian actor who developed the first viable parachute
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From a caterpillar to the Milky Way, the ten finalists in the contest's Natural World category capture the peculiar, the remarkable and the sublime
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It was a decade of Uggs and excess but also styles meant to further the greater good
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Visionary designers of the 19th century believed that the future of air travel depended on elaborate airships
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How the make-believe alter ego of an imaginative teen in the 1970s won him the fame he always dreamed of 40 years later
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Artist Nathalie Miebach uses meteorological data to create 3D woven works of art and playable musical scores
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3D printing is a new technology that seems poised to change the world, but its origins date back all the way to the 15th century
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How a struggling entrepreneur in Ohio saved his burger business during Lent and changed the McDonald's menu for good.
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Read the latest on subliminal message, body snatching, and Sheryl Sandberg’s insights on the rise of women
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A new poem from the former poet laureate of the United States
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Modern games find inspiration in the techniques of classic film noir
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At 50, the legendary relic of the college dorm room is still groovy after all these years
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A new album from Smithsonian Folkways will brighten anyone’s St. Patrick’s Day
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A new video introduces kids to the wonders of museums with help from a familiar friend
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