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This photograph of Harper Lee was taken in 1961, one year after she wrote for the Grapevine.

Five Things to Know About Harper Lee

The spunky and eloquent author is dead—but her legacy lives on

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Here’s Why French People Are Getting Riled Up About the Circumflex

Little accent, big debate

This artist’s impression shows the super-Earth 55 Cancri e in front of its parent star.

New Research

Hubble Gets a Whiff of Super-Earth Atmosphere For The First Time

The toasty planet’s atmosphere is similar to a gas giant’s

Dissident artist Pyotr Pavlensky appears at Moscow's Tagansky District Court on suspicion of vandalism.

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Russia Cancels Top Art Prize After Dissident Artist Nominated

Judges walk out in support of the provocative performance artist

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Russia Wants to Turn Old Missiles Into an Asteroid Defense System

One of the world's deadliest missiles could become a planetary life-saver

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These Glass Discs Can Store Data for Billions of Years

“Five-dimensional” data discs could be the future of information storage

Comparison of a Neanderthal skull (left) and a human skull (right) with a 55,000-year-old fragment from a possible human-Neanderthal hybrid.

New Research

Humans May Have Had Romantic Rendezvous With Neanderthals 100,000 Years Ago

New DNA evidence suggests that ancient humans got busy with our stocky Neanderthal cousins much earlier than previously thought

"Cakeland Vault"

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Wander About Inside This Giant Cake Sculpture

Try to refrain from eating the art

Millenials = oenophiles, according to a new study.

New Research

Millennials Drink More Wine Than Anyone Else

The much-maligned generation has a penchant for vino

This tiny flower is thought to be related to the poisonous Strychnos genus.

New Research

New Species of Prehistoric Flower Discovered Preserved in Amber

Rare fossil may be an ancient relative of the potato

Scientists used an an integrated tissue-organ printer, or ITOP, to create this ear.

New Research

Scientists Printed a Human Ear

The scientific breakthrough is more than a creepy experiment—one day, it could save lives

Mozart and Salieri—rivals or BFFs?

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A German Composer Uncovered a Collaboration Between Mozart and Salieri

Their epic rivalry might not have been all that

This man needs a makeover.

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The Lincoln Memorial Is Getting a Makeover

The four-year restoration will cost a pretty penny

For only $10, you can spend a night in a faithful recreation of van Gogh's "The Bedroom," wonky angles and all.

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Rent a Recreation of Van Gogh’s Bedroom and Other Artistic Airbnbs

Odd houses and intricately designed bedrooms are a staple of short-term rentals

A recent study on clutter and overeating gave a new spin to the term "Hell's Kitchen."

New Research

Messy Kitchens Could Make You Eat More

Researchers put participants in the world’s most stressful kitchen for the sake of science

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Researchers Say Culling Koalas May Save Them From Chlamydia

A paradoxical solution to help protect the species

A rainbow-colored crosswalk in St. Louis, Missouri.

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The Federal Highway Administration Says Stop to Crosswalk Art

Street art will no longer color crosswalks in St. Louis, Missouri

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Watch a Stunning Time-Lapse of Cave-Bound Glowworms

These New Zealand sparklers aren’t stars—they’re insects

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Happy 452nd Birthday, Galileo

The revolutionary who helped shape modern astronomy

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This Unfinished Film Highlights the Daily Lives of Black Americans in the 1960s

'The American Negro' shares stories of black surgeons, mothers and workers

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