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As the driest rainy season in 35 years threatens southern Africa, elephants have become a flashpoint
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Ten-foot-tall lemon sculptures herald the Fête du Citron
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Your next cup could be filled with New Year's luck
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Excavations at “Britain’s Pompeii” are on a roll
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The Renaissance scientist set the stage for modern astronomy
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Did islanders really experience a catastrophic “collapse” of their own making?
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The spunky and eloquent author is dead—but her legacy lives on
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Little accent, big debate
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The toasty planet’s atmosphere is similar to a gas giant’s
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Judges walk out in support of the provocative performance artist
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One of the world's deadliest missiles could become a planetary life-saver
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“Five-dimensional” data discs could be the future of information storage
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New DNA evidence suggests that ancient humans got busy with our stocky Neanderthal cousins much earlier than previously thought
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The much-maligned generation has a penchant for vino
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Rare fossil may be an ancient relative of the potato
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The scientific breakthrough is more than a creepy experiment—one day, it could save lives
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Their epic rivalry might not have been all that
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The four-year restoration will cost a pretty penny
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Odd houses and intricately designed bedrooms are a staple of short-term rentals
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