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This kitten, though adorable, was not one of the post office cats.

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A Brief History of Post Office Cats

Mail used to come with a side of meow

An illustration of how gravitational waves ripple through the fabric of space-time.

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Five Things to Know About Gravitational Waves

The internet is abuzz with rumors of a big announcement—here are a few things you should know to decipher the news

Michelangelo painted some of art history's greatest hands.

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Michelangelo May Have Had Arthritis

Researchers used old portraits and letters to study the master's hands

Soon, the garish colors of M&Ms will take a more natural turn.

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This Company Just Ditched Artificial Food Dyes

The food of the future won’t necessarily look less fake—but its ingredient list might

Local workers disinfects the famous Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 26 January 2016.

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Zika Virus May Spell Trouble for the Rio Olympic Games

U.S Olympic Committee officials suggest that athletes concerned about Zika stay on the sidelines this year

Liliya Lifánova, Anatomy is Destiny (live performance at the Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis), 2012.

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Board of Sexism in Chess? Check Out These New Exhibitions

The World Chess Hall of Fame is showcasing the power of its women

Julia Child in the kitchen of her Cambridge home in 1983

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Julia Child's Provence Kitchen Will Serve Up New Meals as a Cook's Retreat

An American couple has a vision to preserve and continue the legacy of the famous chef

Sakurajima spews ash in this undated photo.

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Watch a Japanese Volcano Put on a Spectacular Show

Lightning and lava? No biggie

"Lotus, An X-ray" c. 1930's.

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Check Out These X-Rays of Flowers From the 1930s

Dain L. Tasker’s radiographs depict delicate flowers from the inside out

Technicians hard at work are dwarfed by the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator

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A New Experimental Fusion Reactor Powers Up in Germany

The reactor's first test was brief but successful

Mutations in mitochondria (marked in blue) can lead to serious genetic diseases.

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U.S Panel Deems "Three Parent Babies" Ethical to Test

Mitochondrial replacement therapy could help prevent genetic diseases

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The Only Known Jaguar in America Was Finally Caught on Video

“El Jefe” made a rare appearance in Arizona

Hospital Apprentices second class Ruth C. Isaacs, Katherine Horton and Inez Patterson (left to right) were the first black WAVES to enter the Hospital Corps School at National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD. Photographed March 2, 1945.

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Photographs Document Some of the First Black Women to Serve With the U.S. Navy

Black women were not allowed to join WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) until 1944

Could meatballs like these one day be made in a lab?

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This Biotech Company Is Growing Meatballs in a Lab

In just a few years, lab-grown meat might make it to the market

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British Monks Discovered a Curry Recipe in a 200-Year-Old Cookbook

The Portuguese brought the dish to Europe when they began colonizing India

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Which States Have the Fastest Talkers?

Next time you hear, "this call may be recorded," an analytics firm could be analyzing every word

Emperor penguin chicks huddle for warmth. New research shows that huddling behavior, or aggregation, may vary across penguin colonies.

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Here's the Latest on Penguins

From invasive "fairies" to huddling chicks, penguins are the perfect pick-me-up

The woven courtyard will feature wading pools and a colorful kaleidoscope of ropes.

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A Museum Courtyard Will Be Taken Over by a Colorful Web

“Weaving the Courtyard” will bring a kaleidoscopic of color to MoMA PS1

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Infants Can See Things That Adults Cannot

Over time, our brains start filtering out details deemed unimportant

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Women "Catch" Yawns More Easily Than Men

Researchers sneakily observed thousands of interactions to see if gender made a difference in the contagiousness of yawning

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