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Our Galaxy Is Really Greasy and Smells Like Moth Balls

A new study estimates that a quarter to half the carbon in interstellar space is in the form of greasy aliphatic carbon

Newly Discovered Footage Offers Rare Glimpse of FDR Walking

Stricken with polio at the age of 39, Roosevelt did not like to be photographed as he struggled to walk

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Now That the Smog Has Lifted, Astronomy Returns to London's Royal Observatory

A new telescope that filters out light pollution and interference will watch the stars from the site constructed in 1675

Killdeer like to nest in wide open spaces in areas with good visibility. This is not the particular killdeer that almost derailed the music festival, but one look into those eyes and you know that it could have if it wanted to.

A Nesting Bird Nearly Derailed a Canadian Music Festival

The brooding killdeer laid its eggs on a patch of cobblestone where the main stage of Ottawa’s Bluesfest was supposed to be set up

The sculpture of St. George before and after

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Restorationist Botches 16th-Century Spanish Statue of Saint

Reports indicate a local priest hired an art teacher to restore the polychromatic wooden statue, with cartoonish results

The dethroning of Cecil John Rhodes, after the throwing of human faeces on the statue and the agreement of the University to the demands of students for its removal. The University of Cape Town, 9 April 2015

David Goldblatt, the South African Photographer Who Documented Life Under Apartheid, Has Died at 87

He did not rush to the frontlines of violent events, but instead photographed everyday scenes of racial discrimination

Flight Attendants May Face Increased Risk for Many Cancers, Study Finds

Flight attendants are exposed to a number of possible or probable cancer-causing factors

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Route 66 and 10 Other Sites That Made the 2018 "Most Endangered Historic Places" List

The National Trust for Historic Preservation's annual list is out

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Is This Painted Tile Da Vinci’s Earliest Known Work?

Two Italian scholars believe the tile was painted by the Renaissance master in 1471, but other experts are not convinced

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Australian Feral Cats Eat More Than a Million Reptiles Per Day

A new study shows cats snack on 258 reptile species, and could push some to the brink of extinction

Queen Elizabeth examines the bones of Charles Byrne in 1962.

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Why the Skeleton of the "Irish Giant" Could Be Buried at Sea

Activists want the bones of Charles Byrne to be buried according to his wishes

Mosquitoes are vectors for many diseases that infect humans—add one more, Keystone virus, to the list. It's spread by Aedes atlanticus (pictured: the related a. aegypti).

Mosquito-Borne Keystone Virus Has Been Found in Humans for the First Time

But the virus may have been infecting people for much longer than scientists realized

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The Physics Behind a Leaky Faucet’s Maddening ‘Plink’

Microphones and high-speed cameras show that what happens when a water droplet hits water is surprisingly complicated

"Borderless World" from the new museum encourages breaking down barriers.

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Interactive, Digital Art Museum Opens in Tokyo

Touch digital birds, sip flower tea and more at the world's largest digital art museum

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Extinct Gibbon Species Discovered in 2,000-Year-Old Chinese Tomb

It's believed the species represents a new genera of apes that may have died out just 300 years ago

HHV-6, one of the viruses found in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.

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Childhood Virus May Have a Role in Alzheimer's Disease

A study of 1,000 brains found two common types of herpes viruses were more prevalent in those suffering from the dementia-inducing disease

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Take a 3D Tour Through Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West

New state-of-the-art scans allow virtual visits to the architect's winter home and gives conservators detailed blueprints

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China's Plastic Ban Will Flood Us With Trash

New study reports China's ban on importing foreign plastic could cripple global recycling programs and lead to 111 million tons of homeless plastic

The Romeo and Juliet statue in Central Park. Only a handful of statues across New York City depict real women.

New York Is Building a New Monument to Women’s History—And It Wants the Public’s Help

A new initiative titled She Built NYC is asking New Yorkers to recommend potential subjects for the monument

River eels exposed to cocaine suffered muscle damage and other health effects.

Cocaine in the Water Is Hurting River Eels

When researchers exposed eels to the illicit drug, the animals became hyperactive and suffered muscle damage

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