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The Lava Center is surrounded by three volcanoes
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Mathew Brady and the photographers he hired were the first to photograph a war zone
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Early reading just got a lot more glamorous
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Thomas Midgley Jr.'s inventions have had an outsize impact—not all of it good—on humankind
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Once-forested lands are being used in money laundering operations
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It is not nearly as formidable as its namesake
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The gelatin-scaffold ovary could one day help restore endocrine function in young cancer patients and treat infertility
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Mercedes Williamson’s killer was prosecuted in the absence of a Mississippi state law protecting trans people against hate crimes
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Science is leading the charge against copycats
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The letter, which had never reached its intended recipient, was found during renovations of a New Jersey home
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A mistranslation led to the unusual name of this mathematical concept
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The glue, infused with a version of the protein decorin, healed wounds in rats, giving them skin with hair follicles and oil glands instead of scar tissue
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Songs, blocks and snack time (and don't forget a nap)
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The narwhals were observed using their signature appendages to hit and stun prey
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Paint-loaded quadcopters can turn any vertical space into a canvas
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Immaculate no more, the island now looks more like a dump than a pristine paradise
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When it comes to some of Earth’s smoggiest cities, less dust isn’t necessarily better
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Disney created the map with the artist Herb Ryman while trying to secure funds for his theme park
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The Institute that licenses MP3 tech recently stopped, but the format that began the digital music era may live on indefinitely
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The Delaware Art Museum just put 500 rare documents online
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