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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

After Brexit, A Tiny German Town Will Become the Center of the EU

Residents of the area thought the announcement was an April Fool’s joke

For sale: a bit of romance.

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Paris’ Infamous Love Locks Will Now Help Migrants

The pesky padlocks are now removed from the bridge—and up for auction

Stay back! A beached Portuguese man o’war

New Research

Urine Luck: Vinegar Is the Best Treatment for a Man O' War Sting

A new study suggests urine, sea water and lemon juice all do more harm than good on painful stings

Norwegian TV Series on Migrating Reindeer Impeded After Animals Stop Migrating

The animals are not moving fast enough for Norway’s "slow TV" craze

The Mausoleum of Augustus

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Rome Is Finally Restoring the Mausoleum of Augustus

Once the tomb of emperors, a project funded by a telecom company hopes to revive the massive monument now covered in trash and weeds

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Asian-American Superhero The Green Turtle Returns!

The character, created in the 1940s and revived in a 2014 graphic novel, stars in a new comic book to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Idaho Gem, the first cloned mule, only two days old in this photo but already aww-inducing.

How Mule Racing Led to Mule Cloning

It was a huge advance in cloning in the early 2000s

Woman, 1966 Oil on canvas 46 x 31 inches (116.8 x 78.7 cm) Private Collection, Miami.

Who Is the Mysterious Subject of This Alice Neel Portrait?

A journalist has cracked the case

U.K. Killer Whale Contained Staggering Levels of Toxic Chemical

Lulu had one of the highest concentrations of PCBs ever recorded in a marine mammal

Rosa Parks’ Detroit House Finds a Home in Berlin

Once abandoned and decrepit, the house has been restored overseas

Tim Caza assesses the boat.

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Shipwreck Identified as Rare Canal Boat

Durham boats once fueled trade in the Erie Canal

The female cuttlefish and her two angry suitors

New Research

Watch Two Cuttlefish Fiercely Battle Over a Mate

This is the first time researchers caught the creatures locked in a vicious fight in the wild

"Get Your Kicks" at This Route 66 Museum

The Mill Restaurant, which once served hungry travelers, now hosts a shrine to the highway's roadside attractions

During World War I, a critical shaving tool caused critical illness in hundreds of people.

World War I: 100 Years Later

How Shaving Brushes Gave World War I Soldiers Anthrax

A new paper looks back on an old epidemic—and raises fresh questions about antique shaving brushes

Relaxing lap pool or urine-filled dystopia?

New Research

Scientists Found a Sweet New Way to Measure Pee in Pools

A common food additive reveals how much urine lurks in the lanes

Handprint from Maltravieso Cave in Caceres, Spain.

Cool Finds

Project Is Making 3D Scans of Ancient Handprints

The Handpas Project is looking to unlock who made the prehistoric art and why

New Research

Why Morning Glories Could Survive Space Travel

The seed of the common garden flower could survive long journeys in space

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