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As Oceans Warm, Little Penguins Are Left Hungry

The world’s smallest penguin is struggling to find fish in warmer waters

February 26, 2016

The secretly-made 3D scan of Nefertiti's bust.

Thanks to Sneaky Scanners, Anyone Can 3D Print a Copy of Nefertiti’s Bust

Scans of the famous sculpture are free for the taking

February 26, 2016

Beijing's CCTV Tower has been compared to a pair of glorious pants.

These Are 10 of China’s Strangest Buildings

Chinese officials want to ditch the country's bizarre architecture

February 26, 2016

CSIRO's Compact Array telescope picked the Fast Radio Burst's afterglow.

Astronomers Finally Tracked a Strange Radio Wave Burst to Its Source

With new insights into radio waves, scientists may be able to measure the mass of the universe

February 25, 2016

Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (Mrs. Alexander Hamilton), 1787, Ralph Earl (1751-1801).

Elizabeth Hamilton Once Posed for a Portrait in a New York City Prison

There was a dire need for painters to immortalize America’s elites

February 25, 2016

Shackleton brought everything from trashy novels to accounts of Arctic rescues with him to Antarctica.

Historians Finally Figured Out What Was on Shackleton’s Bookshelf

The brave explorer likely found solace in his library

February 25, 2016

A black-belly dragonfish is just one of the small fish living in the mesopelagic zone 660 to 3300 feet below the surface of the ocean.

This Sound Might Mean Dinnertime in the Deep Sea

Researchers record a chorus of deep sea animals as they migrate through the ocean

February 25, 2016

This Twitter Account Turns Emojis Into Gallery Art

Tiny pictures, high art?

February 24, 2016

In Maryland, 13 bald eagles will soar no more.

What Killed 13 Bald Eagles in Maryland?

Officials want information on the strange die-off of a clutch of majestic birds

February 24, 2016

Marvel at the Newest Map of the Milky Way

It is the most complete map of the cold galaxy ever made

February 24, 2016

What the All Writs Act of 1789 Has to Do With the iPhone

How a law signed by George Washington is being applied to Apple

February 24, 2016

The Apollo 10 lunar module prepares for redocking.

Mysterious “Music” Spooked Apollo 10 Astronauts

Archival audio reveals eerie sounds heard by astronauts on the dark side of the moon

February 23, 2016

Can humans stop a catastrophic rise in sea levels?

Sea Levels Are Rising More Quickly Than in the Last Two Millennia

Here are five things to know about the rising tide

February 23, 2016

Listen to a Rare Interview With Harper Lee

“[A]ll I want to be is the Jane Austen of South Alabama,” she told radio host Roy Newquist in 1964

February 23, 2016

Desert Gold wildflowers carpet Death Valley during the 2016 "super bloom."

Death Valley Bursts to Life With Rare “Super Bloom”

A rare spectacle covers Death Valley in wildflowers

February 23, 2016

Up to 925,000 Jews and Romani were murdered at Treblinka, a Nazi extermination camp near Warsaw, Poland.

Last Survivor of Treblinka, Final Destination for Up to 925,000 People, Has Died

Samuel Willenberg devoted the rest of his life to honoring those murdered at the camp

February 22, 2016

New Met Logo Typifies the Eternal Struggle of Rebranding

From the Met to the MoMA

February 22, 2016