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An Elephant's Trunk is Covered in Whiskers—and They're Unlike Those on Any Other Animal, a New Study Suggests

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These Emily Carr Paintings Will Make You Experience the Beauty of British Columbia's Landscapes in a Completely New Way

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Seabird Poop May Have Fueled This Pre-Inca Kingdom's Rise to Power in South America

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A Metal Detectorist Unearthed This Heart-Shaped Tudor Pendant. Now, the British Museum Has Raised Millions to Put It on Public Display

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Gallop Into the Year of the Horse With These Five Amazing Equine Discoveries

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Why a Marine Ecologist Was Thrilled to See a Critically Endangered Bird Very Far From Home

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Archaeology Students Unearth an Early Medieval Burial Pit During a Training Dig in England

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A Football-Sized Creature That Lived 307 Million Years Ago May Have Been One of the First Land Vertebrates to Eat Plants

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You Can Buy a Rare Broadside Copy of the Declaration of Independence From July 1776

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A Massive Monkey Research Center Might Turn Into a Primate Sanctuary. Animal Activists Rejoice While Scientists Worry

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Norman Rockwell's Painting of the Crestfallen Chicago Cubs Is Now on View at the Art Institute of Chicago

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Scientists Say They May Have Found a Long-Lost Lunar Lander—the First to Successfully Touch Down on the Moon 60 Years Ago

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How the Easy-Bake Oven, an Appliance That Allowed Kids to Heat Treats With a Light Bulb, Revolutionized the Toy Industry

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Feeling More Hate Than Love This Valentine's Day? Send Snarky 'Vinegar Valentines' to Your Enemies Like the Victorians Did

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The Tragedy of the Alps’ Disappearing Glaciers for Those That Live, Visit and Ski There

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