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It isn't easy to save cultural heritage from the ravages of nature, but a national task force thinks it's worth trying
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A bygone age comes back to life in this painstaking reconstruction of the sounds of 1739
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The fuzzy, buzzy creatures are capable of more than you might think
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The Swedish Pompeii Project has digitally recreated a wealthy bankers villa and an entire city block using 3D scans from the devastated city
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There's more to the story
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As Colombia faces an uncertain future, the Nobel Committee recognizes its president who has worked to broker peace
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Two Wentworth elms identified at Holyroodhouse escaped Dutch elm disease, which destroyed millions of other trees
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Researchers say 115 years old is the ceiling for most of us—with a few outliers able to live a bit longer
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The Draconid and Orionid meteor showers will streak across night skies this month
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150 years ago today, the first-ever train robbery took place in Indiana, setting off decades of shoot outs and bloodshed
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A judge recently ordered the Fish and Wildlife Service to let the endangered wolves stay where they are
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Recording fish communication could help scientists learn more about the impact of underwater noise pollution
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Stay in the childhood home of one of history’s greatest painters
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<i>Breathing Lights</i> will illuminate hundreds of abandoned structures throughout New York
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The 816 Nuclear Plant stands as a reminder of a paranoid past
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The winning trio created the building blocks of nanomachines that have the potential to revolutionize many fields of science and industry
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The southern African nation now supports protection for the animals instead of limited sales of ivory
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An art historian working for a BBC television show recognized a painting in a dark corner as the work of the Renaissance master
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