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The Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum is not a fun place to go, yet tourists flock here, and toother somber sites around the world
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The critic will discuss "What Makes American Art American" Wednesday at the American Art Museum
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A lovely little fossil shows how some dinosaurs said goodnight
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Cracking the Code of the Human Genome
A new study debunks the idea that friendships are influenced by shared genes
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Here are 10 things scientists have learned about trees this year. Thanks to climate change, it's not a pretty picture.
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This week at the Smithsonian, daily screenings, the best of American cuisine and new arrangements of Chinese folk songs
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The fourth puzzle is now unlocked. Have at it!
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American football may have evolved from soccer and rugby, but it turns out that the football was never truly designed, it just sort of happened
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The real stories behind some fashion fads and classics hold some surprising twists
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Cutting-edge research in regenerative medicine suggests that the future of health care may lie in getting the body to grow new parts and heal itself.
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A delicately-balanced domino setup replays the end of the Age of Dinosaurs
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Inspired by the work of Cornell scientists, Los Angeles-based Jessica Rath creates sculptures and photographs of the autumn fruit
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New research indicates that the influenza virus can jump from humans to pet animals, raising the possibility of dangerous mutations
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A new exhibition offers a contemporary look at the links between Inuit and Norse cultures
Some good news and some bad news from the Puzzle Master
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The true story behind the myth of Mrs. O'Leary and her cow
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Hugo Gernsback's predictions give us a look at the most radical of technological utopianism from the 1920s
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Without a skull, determining the dinosaur's relationships is difficult
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Scientists aim to reach the mantle and bring back rock samples for the first time in human history
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Get a peek at the iconic shoes from the Wizard of Oz before they head to the Victoria and Albert Museum for a temporary exhibit
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