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Evidence suggests that the ability to mass-produce tar bolstered their trade repertoire and allowed them to waterproof and seal their iconic longships
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Built in the 1970s, the Triforium was designed to sync light and music but the costly venture was ahead of its time
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Hawaii’s Mount Kilauea, Washington’s Mount St. Helens top the list, which forecasts eruptions' potential impact on people, property, infrastructure
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Opponents say a plan to build 67 townhomes near Hovenden House and Abolitionist Hall outside Philadelphia will destroy the area's heritage space
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A team of researchers spotted the creature thousands of feet below sea level with the help of a remotely operated vehicle
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Paris-based art collective Obvious’ ‘Portrait of Edmond Belamy’ sold for $432,500, nearly 45 times its initial estimate
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While gray matter shrinks, cerebrospinal fluid increases. What's more: These changes do not completely resolve once back on Earth.
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The suspect was apprehended after taking a hammer to a glass case containing the 13th-century document
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Luzia, the oldest human fossil in the Americas, was recovered from the rubble
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Researcher Stephen Rowland says the creature that left the tracks was "doing a funny little side-walking step, line-dance kind of thing"
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Now you can view the museum’s masterpieces without taking a flight to Chicago
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The African slender-snouted crocodile has been split into two species and both of them are critically endangered
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Earlier this month a researcher stabbed another individual at Bellinghausen Station after suffering an "emotional breakdown"
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In mice, at least, lavender may also be as effective at combating anxiety as commonly-prescribed medications
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The brainy birds successfully navigated feat previously accomplished by just two other species: humans and chimps
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During an 1897 raid, the British army plundered 4,000 artifacts from the kingdom of Benin
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21 children and young people are suing the United States government over policies they say contribute to climate change
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Norwegian resistance fighter Joachim Ronneberg led the raid that destroyed stock of "heavy water" Hitler needed to produce weapons-grade plutonium
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The Greek merchant vessel similar to those found on ancient pottery was carbon dated to 400 B.C.
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More than 4 million people voted, securing top honors for Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird' in the Great American Read initiative
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