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Were Stonehenge's Builders Guided by the Moon?
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Were Stonehenge’s Builders Guided by the Moon?
Researchers are studying the monument's connection to a celestial event that occurs every 18.6 years
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Scientists Uncover Bones of Massive Extinct Snake, Comparable in Size to the 43-Foot Titanoboa
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Scientists Uncover Bones of Massive Extinct Snake, Comparable in Size to the 43-Foot Titanoboa
The 27 vertebrae discovered in India suggest the enormous creature, dubbed Vasuki indicus, was between 36 and 50 feet long
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Call Oregon's Poetry Hotline to Hear a New Poem Every Day This Month
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Call Oregon’s Poetry Hotline to Hear a New Poem Every Day This Month
The hotline, created by the state's poet laureate, has already received thousands of callers
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How Breaking Went From a Street Dance to an Olympic Sport
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How Breaking Went From a Street Dance to an Olympic Sport
This summer, 32 athletes will compete in what's commonly known as breakdancing, a dance sport that combines athleticism and artistry
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Extensive Desert 'Lava Tubes' Sheltered Humans for 7,000 Years, Archaeologists Find
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Extensive Desert ‘Lava Tubes’ Sheltered Humans for 7,000 Years, Archaeologists Find
Formed after volcanic activity, the underground caves periodically hosted early humans and their livestock in Saudi Arabia, facilitating cultural exchange
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Scientists Translate Sleeping Birds' Silent Songs Into Sound—and They May Have Recorded a Nightmare
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Scientists Translate Sleeping Birds’ Silent Songs Into Sound—and They May Have Recorded a Nightmare
Using surgically implanted electrodes and modeling, researchers brought to life the vocal muscle activity of sleeping great kiskadees
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You Can Now Visit Mussolini's Underground Bunker in Rome
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You Can Now Visit Mussolini’s Underground Bunker in Rome
The dictator constructed the shelters below his family's residence after Italy entered World War II
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Scientists Clone Two Black-Footed Ferrets From Frozen Tissues in Conservation Effort
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Scientists Clone Two Black-Footed Ferrets From Frozen Tissues in Conservation Effort
The aim of cloning the animals is to increase the genetic diversity of the endangered species
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Follow the Soap Opera-Worthy Relationship Drama of the World's Oldest Common Loons
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Follow the Soap Opera-Worthy Relationship Drama of the World’s Oldest Common Loons
Called ABJ and Fe, the duo mated every spring for 25 years—but they split up in 2022. Now, they’re back at their Michigan breeding grounds, showing no signs of getting together
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This Tiny Scribble by Michelangelo Just Sold for Over $200,000
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This Tiny Scribble by Michelangelo Just Sold for Over $200,000
The sketch was found attached to the back of a work by one of the Renaissance artist's associates
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Weapon Chest With Tools for Making Ammunition Found in 500-Year-Old Shipwreck in Sweden
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Weapon Chest With Tools for Making Ammunition Found in 500-Year-Old Shipwreck in Sweden
The mercenaries on board the "Griffin" lived during a time of great change in naval warfare
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Voyager 1 Sends Clear Data to NASA for the First Time in Five Months
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Voyager 1 Sends Clear Data to NASA for the First Time in Five Months
The farthest spacecraft from Earth had been transmitting nonsense since November, but after an engineering tweak, it finally beamed back a report on its health and status
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Oil Paintings Rescued From Notre-Dame Cathedral Fire Go on Display
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Oil Paintings Rescued From Notre-Dame Cathedral Fire Go on Display
Known as the "Mays," the artworks were created for an annual competition in the 17th century
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Dentist Discovers Human-Like Jawbone and Teeth in a Floor Tile at His Parents' Home
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Dentist Discovers Human-Like Jawbone and Teeth in a Floor Tile at His Parents’ Home
Scientists are planning to study the specimen, embedded in travertine from western Turkey, in hopes of dating and identifying it
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Bottles of 250-Year-Old Cherries Discovered Beneath George Washington's Home
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Bottles of 250-Year-Old Cherries Discovered Beneath George Washington’s Home
Researchers at Mount Vernon say that the stash still "bore the characteristic scent of cherry blossoms"
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Paleontologists Unravel Secrets of 'Enigmatic' 33-Foot Prehistoric Shark After Fossil Discovery
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Paleontologists Unravel Secrets of ‘Enigmatic’ 33-Foot Prehistoric Shark After Fossil Discovery
Scientists didn't know much about Ptychodus, an ancient shark genus, because its remains were usually just fragments. Now, complete fossils reveal its body shape and hunting habits
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The 'World's Largest Wildlife Crossing' Will Help Animals Walk Safely Over Eight Lanes of California Traffic
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The ‘World’s Largest Wildlife Crossing’ Will Help Animals Walk Safely Over Eight Lanes of California Traffic
The 210-foot-long bridge across a busy freeway in Los Angeles County is expected to be finished in 2025
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This Rare Condition Makes Some People Get Drunk, Even When They Haven't Touched a Drop of Alcohol
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This Rare Condition Makes Some People Get Drunk, Even When They Haven’t Touched a Drop of Alcohol
A man in Belgium was acquitted of drunk driving charges this week, after doctors showed he has auto-brewery syndrome, which makes his body produce alcohol
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Archaeologists May Have Found the Villa Where the Roman Emperor Augustus Died
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Archaeologists May Have Found the Villa Where the Roman Emperor Augustus Died
Excavations north of Mount Vesuvius revealed Roman ruins buried by the eruption in 79 C.E.
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Bird Flu Virus Detected in Pasteurized Milk, as U.S. Moves to Test More Dairy Cows
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