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The Doomsday Clock represents humanity's proximity to total catastrophe.

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The Doomsday Clock's Hands Will Stay Put for Now

Experts agree—when it comes to nuclear weapons and climate change, it's still three minutes until midnight

Villagers air red lanterns in Xingtai City, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 25, 2016. Luozhuang Township is a famous lantern production base in Xingtai.

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China’s Lantern Makers Are Gearing Up for the New Year

Delicate, bright and iconic, China's lanterns symbolize celebration and good luck

The Cabin of Peter the Great.

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This Cabin Could be the World’s Smallest Palace

Be it ever so humble, Peter the Great once briefly called it home

An eight-year-old Firethorn "Air Bonsai"

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These Levitating Bonsai Will Brighten Your Home With Science

A workshop in Japan created tiny Bonsai plants that float with the help of magnets

Amber Anderson and Sara Sanders were awarded an honorable mention for the 2015 Library of Congress Leicester B. Holland prize.

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These Drawings of Historic Places Were Just Honored by the Library of Congress

Step back in time with architectural drawings of buildings steeped in history

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After Nearly 50 Years, Niagara Falls Might Soon Run Dry Again

Repairing a set of 115-year-old bridges may require shutting off the rush of water that usually flows over the falls

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Egyptian Museum Employees Face Fines for Botched Repair on King Tut's Mask

An accident knocked the beard off the boy king's distinctive mask, prompting a hasty repair

Polar explorer Henry Worsley (right) with Prince William of Britain in October, 2015.

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Antarctic Explorer Dies 30 Miles Short of Goal

Henry Worsley nearly crossed Antarctica, unaided

Is it a shell, a toilet bowl, a cupcake? Either way, it's now available on Google Street View.

Visit New York’s Guggenheim Museum Without Leaving Your House

It's easier than ever to immerse yourself in the iconic, Frank Lloyd Wright-designed museum

Those distinctive stripes might not be camouflage after all.

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Zebra Stripes Might Not Be Camouflage

The animals’ distinctive appearance is still a beautiful mystery

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New Way to Wean Calves Leaves Them Happier and Healthier

Lowering stress on the animals may also have economic benefits

Listen to J.R.R. Tolkien Read Songs and Poems from 'The Lord of the Rings'

A rare recording captures the famed author's voice

Only a portion of the scores of children buried at the former Florida School for Boys were located in its graveyard. The majority of students were buried elsewhere in unmarked, undocumented graves.

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Archaeologists Finally Know What Happened at This Brutal Reform School

The Florida School for Boys did anything but rehabilitate its students

"We were facing two options: to leave the site to fall into ruin or find investors who would be willing to restore it and make it accessible to visitors," Montenegrin tourism chief Olivera Brajovic tells the Agence France-Presse.

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A Prison Camp in Montenegro Is Now Becoming a Luxury Resort

The tiny Mamula island once held more than 2,300 prisoners during World War II

Nellie Bly in a photo dated soon after her return from her trip around the world.

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Nellie Bly's Record-Breaking Trip Around the World Was, to Her Surprise, A Race

In 1889, the intrepid journalist under took her voyage, mainly by steamship and train, unknowingly competing against a reporter from a rival publication

A new flavor wheel groups together different flavor attributes of coffee.

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Describe Your Coffee With Science

There's an art—and a lot of science—to a consistent cup of coffee

A centenarian and her descendants

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There Are Now More Americans Over Age 100 and They're Living Longer Than Ever

Scientists are still trying to understand the longevity secrets of those most advanced in age

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Are We Living in the Plastic Age?

Scientists argue that this material may best define our current period within the Anthropocene

Chuck Brown, known as the grandfather of go-go, died in 2012. Now, a go-go archive is being assembled in his honor.

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You Can Help Build the World’s First Go-Go Archive

Librarians are calling for the preservation of Washington, D.C.'s iconic musical genre

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These Little-Known Photographs Put an Eerie Face on Child Labor

Unpublished photos taken by Lewis Wickes Hine make a haunting case against the conditions experienced by many working children in the early 20th century

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