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A glass of real bubbly.

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Can Wine Made Without Grapes Match the Real Thing?

A San Francisco start-up is trying to create synthetic wine—just by mixing together the right ingredients

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Amateur Divers Find Huge Cache of Bronze Artifacts in Israel National Park

Recreational divers discover a Roman shipwreck full of rare bronze statues, coins and other artifacts in Caesarea National Park

A lamprey in a tank at the Aquarium Restaurant Atalaya in Spain.

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It’s Lamprey Breeding Time in Britain

The bloodsucking fish are returning rivers that were once too polluted for them to live in

Age of Humans

Climate Fight Moves From the Streets to the Courts

Recent actions by both youth and state attorneys are making climate change a legal issue, not just an environmental cause

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British Barber Proposes Beard Tax

Inspired by historical examples, Antony Kent wants men to pay a 100-pound fee to rock a bushy beard

A set of the volumes published by 2010 of the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae

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This Latin Thesaurus Has Been in Progress Since 1894

Scholars are still working on the letter "N"

The body of a young female beaked whale washed ashore in South Australia

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Rare Beaked Whale Washes Ashore in Australia

Sporting unusual teeth, the young female offers researchers a chance to study an elusive cetacean

A mother and baby bison in the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge.

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Baby Bison Euthanized After Tourists Try to "Save" It

Don't touch the wildlife

A "Walking Library" in London, circa 1930s

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A Brief History of Taking Books Along for the Ride

Have books, will travel

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Why You Might Start Seeing Disney And Other Brands in National Parks

Relaxed rules on donor recognition could allow corporate sponsors to fund items within National Parks

New Research

Astronomers Recreate Ancient Skies to Date a Nearly 2,600-Year-Old Greek Poem

Researchers narrow down the dates for when the lonely poet Sappho wrote "Midnight Poem"

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Wander About an Art Installation Inspired by the Large Hadron Collider

Art from science

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China Will Start Publicly Shaming Tourists Who Graffiti Mount Everest

Leave nothing but footprints

Italian ship the Ievoli Ivory aids the effort to raise a sunken ship that carried migrants

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Massive Effort Underway to Recover More Than 700 Migrants Drowned at Sea

Forensic scientists hope to use DNA to identify the remains

An illustration of the four spacecraft that detected a magnetic reconnection.

New Research

NASA Finally Caught This Crazy Space Weather in Action

The interactions between the Earth and the Sun’s magnetic fields drive explosive space weather

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These Temporary Tattoos Can Help ID a Food Allergy

Plus, the tattoo is inspired by historical Japanese prints

Cartoonist and concept artist Jean Giraud.

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Meet the Man Who Helped Define How Science Fiction Looks

The renowned cartoonist Jean Giraud had a hand in some of science fiction’s most iconic films

Darjeeling white tea brews with a delicate aroma and a pale golden color.

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For the First Time in 150 Years, Anyone Can Buy One of the World’s Rarest Teas

Go straight to the source

Mercury’s northern volcanic plains shown in enhanced color to emphasize rocks types. The bottom left portion of the image displays large wrinkle ridges, formed during lava cooling. Near the top of the image, a bright orange region shows the location of a volcanic vent.

New Research

See Mercury's Landscape in Stunning Detail

A new map of the planet's surface captures the depths of craters and the peaks of volcanic mountains

The Royal Oak in Witney, England

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Why "The Royal Oak" Is a Popular Pub Name in the U.K.

The story goes back to the English Civil Wars and a prince on the run

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