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Using an two types of lasers, researchers measured the ejection of helium electrons with previously unheard of precision
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This big cat is the first female thought to enter the area in over 40 years
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The ziggurat of Nimrud was the ancient city’s central temple
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On this day 149 years ago, the first digital transmitter debuted
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The late, great reporter turned curiosity into a career that changed journalism
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Now you can get around Marrakech on a fleet of bicycles—no air pollution needed
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The cameras would help track exactly when the sun rises
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<i>Dungeons & Dragons</i>, Little People and the humble swing are this year’s toy honorees
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Researchers identify a protein associated with itchy rash in mice
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The blue penguin colony in Oamaru can now cross between their nesting area and the ocean without dodging traffic
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The broadcaster just donated his personal archive to the University of Iowa
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Vindication for Pieter Brueghel the Younger
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Archaeological digs at the Curtain theater suggest it looked very different from the Bard’s usual venues
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A new study suggests that algae growing on plastic in the oceans makes it smell like dinner
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The results of an art teacher’s passion project are for sale
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The Interior Department has designated new landmarks including James Merrill's house, a silent film studio and the only human-shaped effigy mound
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A team has found the The J.S. Seaverns which sank in Michipicoten harbor in 1884 with its hull intact and dishes still on the shelves
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It hasn't been this close since 1948 and won't be again for the next 18 years
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