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Found: Pages From One of the First Books Printed in England

A librarian at the University of Reading discovered the 15th-century text buried in a box

Don't count on Google Maps to get you to this iconic cliff.

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Google Maps Glitch Sends Tourists to the Wrong Norwegian Town

Preikestolen is not in Fossmork

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Pricey Graphing Calculators Could Be Headed for Extinction

Major testing companies are adopting embedded web calculators instead of freestanding devices

This monument will soon join a cross and other veterans' memorials in a public park.

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Minnesota Town Gets Veterans Memorial Covered With Satanic Imagery

It’s America’s first satanic monument on public grounds

A researchers examines some of the graves unearthed in 2013

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Thousands of Bodies Rest Under the University of Mississippi Medical Center Campus

The University hopes to remove the bodies and build a memorial and laboratory to study the former insane asylum patients

Photograph of YInMn Blue as synthesized in the laboratory.

Crayola to Debut Crayon Inspired by New Shade of Blue

The YInMn pigment was accidentally discovered by a chemist in 2009

The deer holds the bones in its mouth "like a cigar," the researchers write in their paper.

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Deer Caught Gnawing on Human Bones

For the first time, researchers spotted a white-tailed deer chewing on a rib bone at a body farm

These parchment rolls at the Parliamentary Archives contain the Acts of the British parliament.

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British Parliament Ditches Parchment for Paper

But the debate between traditionalists and modernists isn't over

The beach is back.

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A Beach Disappeared in Ireland 33 Years Ago—Now It's Back

Dooagh Beach is sandy once more

Tarsius spectrumgurskyae

New Research

Two New Species of Googly-Eyed Tarsiers Discovered in Indonesia

The tiny tree dwellers are the 80th and 81st primates discovered since 2000

Soon, Lucy Sparrow will open a full NYC bodega filled with only felt food.

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These Groceries Are Made of Felt

And artist Lucy Sparrow is opening an entire bodega full of them

Activist Will Not Be Jailed for Giving Water to Pigs

Anita Krajnc was charged with mischief after she offered water to pigs being transported to a slaughterhouse

This majestic Yellowstone elk would like you to shut up.

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Humans Are Making Too Much Noise—Even in Protected Areas

Turns out that protecting natural areas doesn't give animals much peace and quiet

A Eurasian wolf pictured at the Polar Zoo in Bardu, Norway.

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After 200 Years, a Wolf Pack Returns to Denmark

A female wolf has been spotted among a group of males in Jutland

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How Glaciers Gave Us the Adorable, Handstanding Spotted Skunk

DNA tests suggest ancient changes in climate shaped the creatures' evolution

The stolen horn in Torrey Hall

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Rhino Horn Stolen From the University of Vermont

A thief broke in and snatched the horn, which could be worth half a million dollars on the black market

This memorial to the victims of Nazi Germany's "euthanasia" program was erected in Berlin in 2000.

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German Scientists Will Study Brain Samples of Nazi Victims

A research society is still coming to grips with its past—and learning more about how the Third Reich targeted people with disabilities

From the outside, the James Beard House is easy to miss. But as they say, it's what's inside that counts.

This Unassuming NYC Home is the Legacy of America's First Foodie

James Beard’s culinary philosophy helped shape American cuisine

Many women who choose midwife-assisted birth do so because it's associated with fewer medical interventions like caesarean sections.

U.S. Home Births Aren't As Safe As Many Abroad

Home birth doesn't have to be a dangerous and deadly proposition–but in the United States, it often is

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Obamas Unveil Plans for Presidential Library and Museum

Located in Jackson Park on Chicago's South Side, the former first couple hopes the campus will help revitalize the area

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