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Other than the human tendency for imitating magpies, gold really isn't all that special
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We've grown apart, I know. But it's me, really, not you. I've been cheating on you with easy catches and have brought home some unsavory characters
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This week: experience the Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins, get a lesson on volcano scholarship and attend an evening "Mingle at the Museum"
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After a month-long trip from California to Washington, D.C., a biplane once used to train Tuskegee Airmen arrives at the Smithsonian
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Project Nim and Rise of the Planet of the Apes are very different movies, but both question the ethics of chimpanzee research
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Whether homegrown or store-bought, there are ways to preserve the flavor of fresh herbs for later
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Forty-nine years ago today, America's biggest movie star was found dead at the age of 36. Why did she take her own life?
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Have scientists found "the holy grail of vertebrate ichnology"—a dinosaur dead in its tracks?
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A Chinese film screening, fold the Star-Spangled Banner and other upcoming events for the weekend
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On MTV's birthday, an appreciation of the coffee, cakes, candy, breakfast cereals and milkshakes of song
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Carnivores aren't the only creatures munching on bones, and herbivores are not the strict vegans we think they are
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Something has been troubling me, Steve. I worry what your recent news means for us dinosaur fans
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An encounter on a lonely road in the furthest reaches of the English West Country sheds light on the dying days of a once-ubiquitous profession
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With the release of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, we should be prepared in case apes attempt to take over our world
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Clothing embedded with nanotechnology taps into our growing desire to turn everyday things into electronic gadgets
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Despite a climate thick with racial tension, 75 years ago today, the track star made history at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin
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If radio messages are out, try looking for asteroid mining, planetary pollutants, or alien artifacts here on Earth
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If one were to go down to the crossroads at midnight and call the devil's name three times, what dish would appear in a poof of fire and brimstone?
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As bad as your workplace is, at least you don't have to worry about your tyrannosaur boss eating you for lunch
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Summer and the city is hot. Refresh and cool down at these exhibits, closing this month
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