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Chow Down on a Plastic-Eating Fungus

Plastic trash could have a delicious future

The sun rises over Joshua Tree National Park. The newlydesignated Castle Mountains, Mojave Trails and Sand to Snow national monuments will connect Joshua Tree to other federally protected lands in a massive 1.8-million-acre preservation bid.

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Obama Just Added Three More National Monuments

This time, the California desert was the president's preservation focus

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OK Go Shot Their Latest Music Video in Microgravity

Singing aboard the Vomit Comet

A photograph from a staged production of "R.U.R." ("Rossum's Universal Robots").

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78 Years Ago Today, BBC Aired the First Science Fiction Television Program

And no, it wasn’t 'Doctor Who'

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Here's Why It's So Hard to Smash a Cockroach

Scientists chased and crushed cockroaches—and their results could one day save lives

Former Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Thomas Peter Lantos (D-Calif.) and his poodle, Gigi.

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Congress Won’t Pay For Official Portraits Anymore

The government will stop using taxpayer dollars to immortalize lawmakers in the traditional fashion

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Check Out These Vintage Computer Viruses at the Malware Museum

Relive the horror of watching your computer catch a ‘90s-era virus

A newly-released poster in NASA's Visions of the Future series heralds a future "grand tour" using gravity assists.

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NASA Went Retro With Their New Space Travel Posters

Travel to the world of tomorrow—today!

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Take 360-Degree Tours of Mars and the Moon

Earth's neighbors have never seemed so tantalizingly close

A rendering of the newly reopened Museum of Neon Art in Glendale, California.

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Glow to This Flickering Tribute to Neon

The past shines at the Museum of Neon Art in Southern California

This kindergarten in Fredericksberg, Denmark was inspired by how a child might draw a house.

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How Children’s Imaginations Inspired This Cool School

A new Danish kindergarten was envisioned by the way a child might draw a house

"Chevalier de Saint-Denis," Thierry Poncelet.

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You Too Can Own a Portrait of a Dog Dressed as a Person

Dog art auctions put the spotlight on man’s best friend

This kitten, though adorable, was not one of the post office cats.

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A Brief History of Post Office Cats

Mail used to come with a side of meow

An illustration of how gravitational waves ripple through the fabric of space-time.

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Five Things to Know About Gravitational Waves

The internet is abuzz with rumors of a big announcement—here are a few things you should know to decipher the news

Michelangelo painted some of art history's greatest hands.

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Michelangelo May Have Had Arthritis

Researchers used old portraits and letters to study the master's hands

Soon, the garish colors of M&Ms will take a more natural turn.

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This Company Just Ditched Artificial Food Dyes

The food of the future won’t necessarily look less fake—but its ingredient list might

Local workers disinfects the famous Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 26 January 2016.

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Zika Virus May Spell Trouble for the Rio Olympic Games

U.S Olympic Committee officials suggest that athletes concerned about Zika stay on the sidelines this year

Liliya Lifánova, Anatomy is Destiny (live performance at the Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis), 2012.

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Board of Sexism in Chess? Check Out These New Exhibitions

The World Chess Hall of Fame is showcasing the power of its women

Julia Child in the kitchen of her Cambridge home in 1983

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Julia Child's Provence Kitchen Will Serve Up New Meals as a Cook's Retreat

An American couple has a vision to preserve and continue the legacy of the famous chef

Sakurajima spews ash in this undated photo.

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Watch a Japanese Volcano Put on a Spectacular Show

Lightning and lava? No biggie

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