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An illustration of the path Mercury will take across the sun on  May 9.

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For The First Time in a Decade, Watch Mercury Cross the Sun's Face

Next week's transit of Mercury is one of the major astronomical events of the year

Lee Harvey Oswald, center, handing out fliers. According to a conspiracy theory floated by the National Enquirer, the unidentified man on the left wearing a black tie is the father of Senator Ted Cruz.

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A Brief History of Lee Harvey Oswald's Connection to Cuba

For over 50 years, conspiracy theorists have linked JFK’s assassin to Fidel Castro’s Cuba

Don't worry...there's more than enough cheese to go around.

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The U.S. Has a Massive Cheese Surplus

Imagine 1.19 billion pounds of cached cheese

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Marines Are Investigating the Identity of a Flag Raiser in the Iconic Iwo Jima Photo

Amateur historians have called into question the identity of a soldier in Joe Rosenthal's 1945 Pulitzer prize-winning image

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Mountaineers Have Discovered the Bodies of Alex Lowe and David Bridges

The climbers died in an avalanche on Shishapangma in 1999

Scarface is dead—long live Scarface.

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Yellowstone’s Most Famous Bear Is Dead

Who shot “Scarface”?

The Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Sava after it was decimated by a fire on Orthodox Easter.

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A Historic Cathedral in New York City Goes up in Flames

The Cathedral of St. Sava caught fire just hours after the Orthodox congregation celebrated Easter

The Hale Crater on Mars, one area where slope lineae occur

New Research

Boiling Water Could Explain Mysterious Dark Streaks on Mars

Researchers simulate some of the Red Planet's unique features in an Earth-bound chamber

Boulder brain coral is usually common in Florida's coral reefs.

New Research

Between Bleaching and Boats, Florida’s Coral Reefs Are Struggling to Survive

The reefs are crumbling in acidifying waters and buried from dredging, according to new reports

Tokyo is the world's largest city...for now.

Age of Humans

Five Things to Know About Megacities

Urbanization is happening fast—here's what to know about the world's largest cities

The first drone to make an FAA-approved delivery is joining the collection at the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum

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The First Delivery Drone in the United States Lands a Spot at the Smithsonian

The Flirtey F3.0 hexacopter touches ground at the National Air and Space Museum

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Nepal Celebrates Two Years Free From Rhino Poaching

Increased education and a law enforcement crackdown has helped the tiny nation keep its rhinos safe for 730 days in a row

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Deep-Sea Researchers Spot a Mysterious Jellyfish Near The Mariana Trench

The glowing jellyfish was previously unknown to science

Ivory burn outside Nairobi, 1991

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Eerie Footage of Over 100 Tons of Burning Ivory

The Kenyan government burned tusks from over 6,000 elephants to reduce stockpiles of ivory and raise awareness of poaching

This 98-foot-long figure appears to represent an animal sticking out its tongue.

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“New” 2,000-Year-Old Geoglyph Spotted in Peru

There’s always more to learn about the mysterious Nazca lines

An Eta Aquarid meteor shower puts on a show in 2013 over the Canary Islands.

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Meteors Will Streak the Skies This Week Thanks to Halley’s Comet

Don't miss this annual show

OceanOne is designed to work alongside human divers.

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A "Merbot" Retrieved Artifacts From Louis XIV’s Sunken Flagship

The humanoid diving robot could help researchers explore fragile wrecks from the surface of the sea

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Scientists Use "The Moth Radio Hour" to Create Brain Atlas

Using a functional MRI, scientists created a visual dictionary to show how areas of the brain process language

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Spanish Ditch Diggers Unearth 1,300 Pounds of Roman Coins

Workers near Seville, Spain, found a hoard of 19 amphora filled with mint-condition coins from the third and fourth centuries

This building at Highlands was just the guest house.

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James Monroe’s House Was Way Bigger Than Historians Thought

It turns out that Highland was more "castle" than "cabin"

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