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Cu Rua photographed in 2011 during a health check

Beloved Giant Turtle Dies, Leaving Only Three Alive on Earth

The recent death of Cu Rua pushes the Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle to the brink of extinction

Amber Anderson and Sara Sanders were awarded an honorable mention for the 2015 Library of Congress Leicester B. Holland prize.

These Drawings of Historic Places Were Just Honored by the Library of Congress

Step back in time with architectural drawings of buildings steeped in history

After Nearly 50 Years, Niagara Falls Might Soon Run Dry Again

Repairing a set of 115-year-old bridges may require shutting off the rush of water that usually flows over the falls

Egyptian Museum Employees Face Fines for Botched Repair on King Tut's Mask

An accident knocked the beard off the boy king's distinctive mask, prompting a hasty repair

Polar explorer Henry Worsley (right) with Prince William of Britain in October, 2015.

Antarctic Explorer Dies 30 Miles Short of Goal

Henry Worsley nearly crossed Antarctica, unaided

"We were facing two options: to leave the site to fall into ruin or find investors who would be willing to restore it and make it accessible to visitors," Montenegrin tourism chief Olivera Brajovic tells the Agence France-Presse.

A Prison Camp in Montenegro Is Now Becoming a Luxury Resort

The tiny Mamula island once held more than 2,300 prisoners during World War II

Chuck Brown, known as the grandfather of go-go, died in 2012. Now, a go-go archive is being assembled in his honor.

You Can Help Build the World’s First Go-Go Archive

Librarians are calling for the preservation of Washington, D.C.'s iconic musical genre

Scientists Rediscover a Tree Frog Thought to Be Extinct for Over a Century

Last seen in 1870, Jerdon’s tree frog is alive and (mostly) well in India

Icebergs melting in Disko Bay, Greenland

It's Official: 2015 Was the Hottest Year in Over a Century

A strong El Niño helped global temperatures reach new highs

"Love Letter Brooklyn" was first installed in 2011.

One of the Most Popular Pieces of Street Art in Brooklyn Is Coming Down

“Love Letter Brooklyn” will soon be gone forever

The five planets will be visible to the naked eye, but a telescope can add another layer of delight

Don't Miss This Month's Rare Planetary Alignment

Five planets will appear together in the sky—all visible to the naked eye

NASA Captures Mesmerizing Video of Cascading Magnetic Arches on the Sun

Swirling magnetic waves triggered spectacular explosions on the sun’s surface

Henri Matisse's "Woman Sitting in an Armchair," is one of the paintings stolen by Nazis that will be returned to its rightful owner.

Only Five Works From the Gurlitt Art Nest Have Been Confirmed As Art Stolen By Nazis

A task force took two years and nearly $2 million to investigate more than 1,200 pieces found in a Munich apartment

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on Sunday, January 17. Though the launch went as planned, the craft's landing did not.

Sunday's SpaceX Landing Didn't Exactly Go as Planned

Jason-3 made it to orbit—but the company's Falcon 9 rocket didn't make it back to Earth in one piece

An artist's rendition of Juno in orbit around Jupiter. The craft is powered entirely by the sun's rays.

Juno Is Now Humanity’s Furthest-Flung Solar-Powered Craft

Armed with over 18,000 solar cells, the Jupiter orbiter is taking solar-fueled space exploration to new lengths

Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena of Chile has received architecture's most prestigious award, the Pritzker Prize.

Meet the Winner of Architecture's Most Prestigious Prize

Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena is the 2016 Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate

Hurricane Alex as seen by NASA satellite on January 14, 2016

A Rare Winter Hurricane Is Making a Beeline for the Azores

Alex is the first January Atlantic hurricane to form in almost 80 years

For the first time since 1974, no climbers reached the peak of Mt. Everest.

Here's Why Nobody Made It Up Mount Everest Last Year

For the first time in over four decades, red tape and poor conditions prevented any climbers from conquering the mountain

Matt de la Peña became the first Latino author to win the Newbery Medal for his book, "Last Stop on Market Street."

These Are the American Library Association's Picks for Best Children's Literature

Meet the 2016 Caldecott and Newbery Award winners, among others

The official seal of the village of Whitesboro, New York.

New York Village Votes to Keep Official Seal Depicting a White Settler Strangling a Native American

It's a story that might as well have been ripped from a plotline on "Parks and Recreation"

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