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How an Elephant’s Wrinkles Reveal Whether It Is Right- or Left-Trunked
A new study sheds light on the muscular, dexterous appendage, suggesting trunk wrinkles are more important than many people ...
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These 17 Pictures Tell the Stories of Black Athletes in America
A new book from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture shows the images and impacts of ...
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Museum Workers Have Rescued an Artwork From the Trash After a Mechanic Mistook It for Garbage
A Dutch museum famous for displaying art in unconventional locations had placed a pair of painted beer cans in a glass ...
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Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Japanese Atomic Bomb Survivors Who Fight for Nuclear Disarmament
The grassroots organization, Nihon Hidankyo, was lauded for "demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons ...
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See 15 Winning Images From the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest
Breathtaking shots shine a light on the wonders of wildlife and the threats that human activities pose to the natural world ...
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The Long Path Toward Establishing Indigenous People’s Day, a Day to Honor and Recognize the First Peoples of America
Native American Indians are committed to making Indigenous Peoples Day a national holiday in 2024.
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Seeing Vermeer’s ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’ in Person Stimulates the Brain More Than Looking at Reprints, Study Suggests
Scientists used EEG headsets, MRI machines and eye trackers to study volunteers' responses to five paintings housed at the ...
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The Real Story Behind ‘Saturday Night,’ the Movie About the Television Show That Changed Comedy Forever
Enter “ Saturday Night Live ,” the sketch comedy variety show that launched a cultural revolution and the careers of Eddie ...
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What 30 Years of Studying the New England Woods Reveals About the Colors of Changing Leaves
An ecologist’s long walks and detailed observations allowed him to chronicle the shifts in an iconic habitat and grow a ...
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A Rare Monet Painting Has Been Returned to the Family of Its Rightful Owners—Eight Decades After It Was Stolen by the Nazis
The Gestapo seized the Impressionist painting from storage after its owners fled from their home in Vienna. Now, the piece ...
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Meet Milagra, a Rare Condor Rescued as an Egg and Newly Released Back Into the Wild
Milagra, Spanish for “miracle,” was hatched and raised in captivity by foster condor parents after her mother died of avian ...