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Chicago's Newest Library Is on a Train

Bored during your morning commute? #BooksOnTheL can help.

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Learn Physics From Nobel Prizewinner Richard Feynman for Free

The physicist’s legendary lectures are now available online

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Orson Welles Wrote a 'Citizen Kane' Sequel

The greatest movie never made?

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How the Journalist Who Broke the News of World War II Got Her Scoop

Somebody needs to make a movie about Clare Hollingworth

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Watch These Giant Rats Sniff Out Landmines

Giant rats can detect TNT decades after it was buried

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This Gene Might Be Why Elephants Don't Get Cancer

Their large bodies and many cells mean more elephants should be dying of cancer, scientists are trying to figure out why not

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These Brave Playwrights Want to Rewrite Shakespeare

“They have been at a great feast of languages, and stol’n the scraps.”

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How a Metronome Could Save a Life

An simple device could help save lives by keeping CPR on the beat

Harvesting a cocoa tree

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Who Will Save the World’s Chocolate?

As climate change threatens cocoa crops, rival food companies are banding together

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This Swiss Watchmaker is Teaching Apprentices For Free

The U.S. desperately needs new watchmakers. Will a new generation save the industry?

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Wet Weather Causes Shortage of Pumpkins (and Pie)

Intense summer rains cut pumpkin yields in half

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Here's how NASA Wants to get to Mars

NASA unveils roadmap to building a Mars colony

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A Woman Bought a House For $100,000, Then Learned Frank Lloyd Wright Built It

She had no idea her Madison, Wisconsin, home was part of the famous architect's affordable housing project

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How the Giraffe Got Its Long Neck: It Happened in Spurts

New fossils resolve this lengthy debate

People flocked to the streets during Paris' car-free day.

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A Car-Free Day in Paris Cut Pollution by 40 Percent

But will the city say <i>non</i> to smog for good?

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How the Tetris Theme Song Was Made

A small piece of hardware produced the iconic sounds of gaming

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5 Things to Know About Svetlana Alexievich, Winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature

The Belarusian journalist is best known for her tragic investigations of war and disaster in eastern Europe

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The Draconid Meteor Shower Peaks This Week

Clear skies and little moonlight make for great meteor watching

An artist's interpretation of what ancient Mars may have looked like

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The Past and Present of Mars Look Wetter and Wetter

From salty streaks of flowing water to an ancient system of rivers and lakes, Mars seems more hospitable to life than previously thought

Screenshot from "Live Texturing of Augmented Reality Characters from Colored Drawings" video

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Thanks to Augmented Reality, These Coloring Books Come to Life

The new technology takes 2D pictures and turns them into 3D magic

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