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The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. carbonized papyrus scrolls, which may now be readable
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'After we realized what [the artwork] stood for and represented for so many people, we immediately felt sick to our stomach,' the letter reads
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The tape and several other recordings have since been donated to the National D-Day Memorial
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Scans of a rare 360-million-year-old shark skeleton shows the beasts used hunting techniques similar to modern sharks and fish
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Because it is so difficult to weigh the huge marine mammals, whale body mass is often not included in studies
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The museum dedicated to the history of journalism and the First Amendment has struggled financially since opening 11 years ago
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The statement comes as New Zealand prepares to grapple with the 250th anniversary of the first meetings between Captain Cook and the Māori
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A new study posits that tsunamis triggered by the Great Alaska Earthquake washed Cryptococcus gattii onto the shore
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About 1,000 bottlenose dolphins have been recorded in the lower reaches of the recovering river, including one that gave birth in August
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The September storm broke snowfall and temperature records across several states
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New research suggests primates possess 'theory of mind', an ability once thought to be unique to humans
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The opera star, who championed diversity in the arts, was known for her singular voice and versatile range
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When adopting an aquatic lifestyle, cetaceans ditched genetic code related to sleep, DNA restoration and more
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Carbon dating shows the remains were 9,000 years old
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Anna Birnie, daughter of an artist, taught Vincent and his siblings for three years, including lesson on drawing
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Your move, fanatics of the 21st century
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Prior to their discovery, only two species could survive in the super-salty, highly alkaline lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains
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New research suggests male giraffes with darker coloring are more solitary, dominant than lighter-hued counterparts
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PEN America's report coincided with the annual Banned Books Week
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The arrangement of large public spaces at the sprawling Maidanetske site suggests the culture became less democratic before collapse
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