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The German Memorial to Freedom and Unity has a fraught history
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Ironic? Yes. But it could be a new reality for scientists
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Smith previously won a Pulitzer Prize for her work, which is by turns philosophical, fantastical and deeply personal
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The Pollution Pod project emphasizes the unequal air quality divide between rich and poor cities
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Andrey Markov was trying to understand poems with math when he created a whole new field of probability studies
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The vibrant Casa Vicens was an early hallmark of Gaudí’s unique style
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The early former may have set up just the right conditions for Earth to take shape
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Romania’s Poenari Castle was shut down to visitors after authorities had “close encounters” with the creatures
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"Greyhound Skyways" would have turned major cities into bustling helicopter hubs
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Their experiment had some weird results—and could one day help humans thrive in microgravity and back here on Earth
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Scientists didn't understand that bacteria caused disease, but then enter Louis Pasteur
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Eyewitness accounts bring the brutal chapter in history to life
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Save the Children compares 172 countries based on factors like child mortality rates and adolescent birth rates
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It was believed the Pink and White Terraces were destroyed in an eruption, but research suggests they are buried under ash and mud
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If the universe were a block of Swiss cheese, the Milky Way would sit within one of the cheesy holes
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Bird lovers are watching with bated breath to see if the eagles will keep feeding the little guy or turn him into dinner
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The government is ridding the Criminal Code of obsolete laws—like ones that prohibit dueling and witchcraft
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The 3,000-year-old mask found in Argentina suggests that advanced metallurgy may not have been born in Peru
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Carbon dating shows that the site dates back to 3300 B.C.
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Successful referendum sets the stage for another statehood bid
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