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He rose to an elite status and created his own style along the way
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The FDA is investigating whether doctors aren't getting enough training before they start using machines to do surgery. Is the "wow" factor to blame?
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In 1836, three Scottish boys discovered a strange cache of miniature coffins concealed on a hillside above Edinburgh. Who put them there—and why?
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How far can you push the design of a knight before it stops looking like a knight?
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This week, learn how to knit or make pottery, appreciate how much of a luxury your washing machine is and experience the prettiest room on the Mall
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The Harris family struck gold when they introduced the ice house to England in 1856, but what were the costs of their innovation?
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Humid air causes hydrogen bonds to form between water molecules and the proteins in your hair, triggering curls and frizz
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Forget loyalty. In 2013, it's all about the stadium, as ballpark chasers take to the road with the goal of seeing a game in every stadium on the continent
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A new exhibit at the Air and Space Museum reveals how we use time and space to get around every day, from maritime exploration to Google maps
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Imaging technology shows that a reward center known as the nucleus accumbens lights up when we hear melodies we love
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In 1950, journalist Vincent Sheean argued that renouncing national sovereignty was the only way to prevent nuclear war
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Through staged fashion shoots, an artists' collective critiqued the ascendant sportswear retailer
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Scientists are investigating whether the obliteration of the island's bird species is thinning the tree canopy and could alter the forests' structure
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It would take a miracle to beat Craig Wood in 1935. Gene Sarazen provided one
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For 17 years, these insects have been lurking, waiting to return, so here are some suggestions to eat your way through the infestation
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This weekend, watch shorts from a South Korean film festival, learn about flight, celebrate the work of an avant-garde great and enjoy the cherry blossoms
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By turning brains clear and applying colored dyes, connections between neuron networks can now be examined in 3D at unprecedented levels of detail
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From sea to space and back again, the new Air and Space exhibit shows you how we get where we're going
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Just what are those red, blue, and yellow diamonds hanging outside warehouses and factories?
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Researchers hope to design a new bedbug eradication method based upon a folk remedy of trapping the bloodsuckers as they creep
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