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Walmart Once Pulled a Shirt That Said “Someday a Woman Will Be President” From Its Shelves

While Hillary Clinton was living in the White House, no less

July 27, 2016

Why Ancestral Puebloans Honored People With Extra Digits

New research shows having extra toes or fingers was a revered trait among people living in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico

July 27, 2016

Skip the Stench: Watch Three Massive Corpse Flowers Bloom Online

These tropical flowers only bloom once every four to five years

July 27, 2016

Sadly, Eating Curry Probably Won't Keep You From Going Bald

A new survey sponsored by wigmakers equates correlation with causation

July 27, 2016

Civil Rights icon John Lewis tells his life story in March, the bestselling graphic novel.

Civil Rights Legend John Lewis Won a Prestigious Comic Book Award

With <i>March</i>, Lewis brings his life story to a whole new generation

July 26, 2016

Sully Vent in the Main Endeavour Vent Field in the northeast Pacific, similar to the environment LUCA would have lived

Behold LUCA, the Last Universal Common Ancestor of Life on Earth

New discoveries suggest life likely descends from the inhospitable environment of deep sea vents

July 26, 2016

Earliest known photograph of the White House. The image was taken in 1846 by John Plumbe during the administration of James K. Polk.

The White House Was, in Fact, Built by Enslaved Labor

Along with the Capitol and other iconic buildings in Washington, D.C.

July 26, 2016

Stunning Images Capture Peacock Spiders’ Flashy Colors

Beautiful and acrobatic, these tiny, vibrant creatures shake their tail fuzz in elaborate mating dances

July 26, 2016

The cave is supported by six pillars hewn from the same rock.

Archaeologists Are Trying to Digitally Preserve an Ancient Cave Before It's Demolished

The 5th-century cave is in the way of an airport expansion

July 26, 2016

The leaves stained with Albert I's blood

Bloody Leaves Help Solve 82-Year-Old Royal Mystery

King Albert's untimely death sparked a range of conspiracy theories about the cause

July 26, 2016

Why VHS and Five Other Formats May Live Forever

The final VCRs will ship later this month, but if recent history is any indicator, it doesn't mean the VHS format will vanish for good

July 26, 2016

Hygiene sticks excavated at Xuanquanzhi station along the Silk Road

Ancient "Poop Sticks" Offer Clues to the Spread of Disease Along the Silk Road

The parasites found within the 2,000-year-old-feces smeared on bamboo suggest more than commodities made the trip

July 26, 2016

For Kiwis' Sake New Zealand Declares War on Rats

The country unveils an ambitious plan to protect its national bird

July 25, 2016

Data from the Viking biology experiments, which is stored on microfilm, has to be accessed using a microfilm reader.

NASA Is Finally Digitizing the Viking Mission's 40-Year-Old Data

No more microfilm

July 25, 2016

Athletes with Down Syndrome compete in the first-ever Olympic-style competition for people with the condition.

Italy Just Hosted the First Olympics-Like Competition for People With Down Syndrome

The unique competition drew 1,000 athletes

July 25, 2016

This App Puts a Museum in Your Phone

Get out and get some culture with a newly released app that gives art a smart spin

July 25, 2016

"Memory Wound" is within view of Utøya, where Norway's July 22 massacre occurred.

An Artist Will Slice Up a Peninsula to Remember Norway's 2011 Massacre

"Memory Wound" will evoke the brutal losses of the July 22 tragedy

July 25, 2016

Australian press photographer Gary Ramage photographs British troops in Afghanistan in 2010.