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Dale Chihuly sets out to "overwhelm with light and color" in 'Persian Ceiling'
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Journey to the Center of Earth
Basaltic rock and a lot of heat equals a homegrown brew that’s as beautiful as it is dangerous
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Glaciologist Matt Nolan and ski mountaineer Kit DesLauriers tested a new mapping system to end uncertainty about the highest mountain in the Brooks Range
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Captured in a backlit cellphone video, the sighting gives conservationists hope for the survival of Brazil's little blue birds
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Indigenous people carefully tended an ancient squash for thousands of years and now the seeds are seeing a resurgence in popularity
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The fossilized remains of a sperm whale were discovered in a newly cleared area of an Orange County landfill
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The city beat out 77 others vying for the chance to update its infrastructure with the latest and greatest technology
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Both quirky and important, these studies went against the grain
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The Stonewall National Monument tells the story of LGBTQ struggles in the United States
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Modern experts still don't agree on what caused plagues of compulsive dancing in the streets
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Listen up, would-be Anglophiles: Here's how never to mess up your realms, kingdoms and empires again
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Studies in animals show that even when a creature has ceased to live, some genes are still busy doing their thing
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The Panama Canal is opening a third lane to accommodate new mega cargo ships, a feat almost—but not quite—as impressive as building the original
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An abandoned lot in San Antonio turned out to be an important part of the city's story
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Mammals most likely developed a new pathway to night vision to avoid the jaws of dinos and other daytime predators
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There's more to the House floor than meets the eye
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An artist-in-residence program invites applicants to consider spending a month alone in paradise
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At least 185 environmental activists were murdered in 2015, according to a new report
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The Department of Justice and State of Mississippi close the investigation of three civil rights workers killed by KKK members in 1964
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