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Several counties in what is today Tennessee tried to form their own independent state
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Using X-ray fluorescence, researchers have mapped the pigments used on a crumbling painting in Herculaneum
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Scientists have finally simulated the long-proposed shower of gems
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The winning and commended images of BMC Ecology’s fifth annual photo contest are now available online
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The 2.7-mile-long, near-Earth object will give astronomers a chance to study the asteroid up close
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Relieving oneself in open fields is common practice in many parts of India, but the government is trying to change that
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Battered, but not broken, Fritz Koenig's "Sphere" is being reinstalled near its original location at Ground Zero
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Two versions of ‘The Scream’ have been stolen and recovered in Norway
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Some 650 million years ago, algae took over the seas, which may have been a needed spark in the formation of complex life
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Gregory L. Fenves, the president of the university, says the monuments “have become symbols of modern white supremacy and neo-Nazism”
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There are several options, including recycling, upcycling and donating them to children in the path of the next eclipse
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The show incorporates the various ways artists have responded to the politics and social problems of their times since the 1940s
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After the ship was sunk by a Japanese torpedo, surviving crew members had to battle dehydration, exposure and deadly shark attacks
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This stellar phenomenon delighted millions today as it transited across the United States
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Don't worry if you can't make it to the path of totality. These unique livestreams have you covered
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William Seward Burroughs (no, not that one) was the first man to invent a commercially practical calculator
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A peculiar Russian monument praises the scientific achievements of a tiny mammal
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The original artmobile cruised through the state between 1953 and 1994, carrying immensely valuable masterworks in tow
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You could say the first Mayo Clinic was a dance hall that had been converted into a makeshift field hospital
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A genetic study shows how wild Kazakhstan apples dispersed by traders combined with other wild species to create today's popular fruit
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