What the Restoration of Iraq’s Oldest University Says About the Nation's Future
The Mustansiriya has withstood centuries of war, floods and architectural butchery, but can it survive its own restoration?
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The Mustansiriya has withstood centuries of war, floods and architectural butchery, but can it survive its own restoration?
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What the Restoration of Iraq’s Oldest University Says About the Nation’s Future
The Mustansiriya has withstood centuries of war, floods and architectural butchery, but can it survive its own restoration?
The Hard-Drinking Early Smithsonian Naturalists of the Megatherium Club
William Stimpson created a fraternity of young scientists and named it for an extinct North American sloth
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William Stimpson created a fraternity of young scientists and named it for an extinct North American sloth
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The Hard-Drinking Early Smithsonian Naturalists of the Megatherium Club
William Stimpson created a fraternity of young scientists and named it for an extinct North American sloth
I Spent the Night at a Library in Wales and You Can Too
Housing more than 150,000 written works, Gladstone's Library is the only residential library in Great Britain
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Housing more than 150,000 written works, Gladstone's Library is the only residential library in Great Britain
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I Spent the Night at a Library in Wales, and You Can Too
Housing more than 150,000 written works, Gladstone's Library is the only residential library in Great Britain
Special Skull Windows Helped Dinosaur Brains Keep Cool
Dinosaur skulls had many cavities and openings, some of which may have held blood vessels to help cool off the animals' heads
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Dinosaur skulls had many cavities and openings, some of which may have held blood vessels to help cool off the animals' heads
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Special Skull Windows Helped Dinosaur Brains Keep Cool
Dinosaur skulls had many cavities and openings, some of which may have held blood vessels to help cool off the animals' heads
The History of How School Buses Became Yellow
Rural educator Frank Cyr had the vision and pull to force the nation to standardize the color of the ubiquitous vehicle
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Rural educator Frank Cyr had the vision and pull to force the nation to standardize the color of the ubiquitous vehicle
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The History of How School Buses Became Yellow
Rural educator Frank Cyr had the vision and pull to force the nation to standardize the color of the ubiquitous vehicle
Rare Ancient DNA Provides Window Into a 5,000-Year-Old South Asian Civilization
The Indus Valley Civilization flourished alongside Mesopotamia and Egypt, but the early society remains shrouded in mystery
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The Indus Valley Civilization flourished alongside Mesopotamia and Egypt, but the early society remains shrouded in mystery
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Rare Ancient DNA Provides Window Into a 5,000-Year-Old South Asian Civilization
The Indus Valley Civilization flourished alongside Mesopotamia and Egypt, but the early society remains shrouded in mystery
How College Dorms Evolved to Fit America's Gender and Racial Politics
Ever since the 17th century, educators and architects designed university housing with societal mores in mind
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Ever since the 17th century, educators and architects designed university housing with societal mores in mind
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How College Dorms Evolved to Fit America’s Gender and Racial Politics
Ever since the 17th century, educators and architects designed university housing with societal mores in mind
How Photographer Stephen Wilkes Captures a Full Day in a Single Image
In his new book 'Day to Night,' the photographer uses technology to play tricks on the eye
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In his new book 'Day to Night,' the photographer uses technology to play tricks on the eye
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How Photographer Stephen Wilkes Captures a Full Day in a Single Image
In his new book 'Day to Night,' the photographer uses technology to play tricks on the eye
Riveting Footage Captures the Destruction of Last Year’s Volcanic Eruptions in Hawaii and Guatemala
A new documentary from Smithsonian Channel shows the explosive activity at the Kilauea and Fuego volcanoes
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A new documentary from Smithsonian Channel shows the explosive activity at the Kilauea and Fuego volcanoes
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Riveting Footage Captures the Destruction of Last Year’s Volcanic Eruptions in Hawai‘i and Guatemala
A new documentary from Smithsonian Channel shows the explosive activity at the Kilauea and Fuego volcanoes
Fossil Mix-Up Could Rewrite the History of Beetles, the Largest Group of Animals on Earth
The reclassification of a 226-million-year-old beetle species could change our understanding of insect evolution
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The reclassification of a 226-million-year-old beetle species could change our understanding of insect evolution
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Fossil Mix-Up Could Rewrite the History of Beetles, the Largest Group of Animals on Earth
The reclassification of a 226-million-year-old beetle species could change our understanding of insect evolution
What Happened the Day a Giant, Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Hit the Earth
Using rock cores from Chicxulub crater, geologists piece together a new timeline of the destruction that followed impact
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Using rock cores from Chicxulub crater, geologists piece together a new timeline of the destruction that followed impact
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What Happened the Day a Giant, Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Hit the Earth
Using rock cores from Chicxulub crater, geologists piece together a new timeline of the destruction that followed impact
Scientist Lampoons Birth Announcements With Discovery of New 'Spadenose' Ray
The new species sees the light of day after more than 70 years tucked away in museum collections
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The new species sees the light of day after more than 70 years tucked away in museum collections
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Scientist Lampoons Birth Announcements With Discovery of New ‘Spadenose’ Ray
The new species sees the light of day after more than 70 years tucked away in museum collections
Milwaukee’s Secret Salmon Runs
In the spring and fall, watch huge salmon fly up two rivers in Milwaukee to spawn with the city as a backdrop
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In the spring and fall, watch huge salmon fly up two rivers in Milwaukee to spawn with the city as a backdrop
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Milwaukee’s Secret Salmon Runs
In the spring and fall, watch huge salmon fly up two rivers in Milwaukee to spawn with the city as a backdrop
These Wild Sculptures Could Bring Sustainable Energy to the Desert
Winners of this year's Land Art Generator Initiative competition proposed beautiful, power-generating works of public art for Abu Dhabi
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Winners of this year's Land Art Generator Initiative competition proposed beautiful, power-generating works of public art for Abu Dhabi
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These Wild Sculptures Could Bring Sustainable Energy to the Desert
Winners of this year's Land Art Generator Initiative competition proposed beautiful, power-generating works of public art for Abu Dhabi
How Scientists Are Learning to Tell a Bird's Age by Its Song
Take a journey into this ornithologist's world tracking a pair of antshrikes in Panama’s Soberania National Park
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Take a journey into this ornithologist's world tracking a pair of antshrikes in Panama’s Soberania National Park
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How to Tell a Bird's Age By Its Song
On Pipeline Road in Panama’s Soberania National Park, birdwatchers on high-end tours rack up two hundred bird species in a day and move on. But Corey Tarwater and Patrick Kelley have made it their life’s work to understand the daily melodramas of black-crowned…
Smithsonian Researchers Triple the Number of Electric Eel Species, Including One With Record-Setting Shock Ability
It’s literally shocking news
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It’s literally shocking news
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Smithsonian Researchers Triple the Number of Electric Eel Species, Including One With Record-Setting Shock Ability
It’s literally shocking news
Move Over Fake Meat, It's Time For Veggie Seafood
Here are six companies bringing you animal-free fish products, from tomato-based sushi to "Fysh Sauce"
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Here are six companies bringing you animal-free fish products, from tomato-based sushi to "Fysh Sauce"
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Move Over Fake Meat, It's Time for Veggie Seafood
Here are six companies bringing you animal-free fish products, from tomato-based sushi to "Fysh Sauce"
The Long, Strange Tale of the Hand Beast Footprints
A Triassic creature left curious tracks in the sandstone; it took decades to unravel the mystery
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A Triassic creature left curious tracks in the sandstone; it took decades to unravel the mystery
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The Long, Strange Tale of the Hand Beast Footprints
A Triassic creature left curious tracks in the sandstone; it took decades to unravel the mystery
Water Vapor Detected in the Atmosphere of an Exoplanet in the Habitable Zone
The planet K2-18b, about 110 light-years away, could have swirling clouds and falling rains of liquid water droplets
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The planet K2-18b, about 110 light-years away, could have swirling clouds and falling rains of liquid water droplets
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Water Vapor Detected in the Atmosphere of an Exoplanet in the Habitable Zone
The planet K2-18b, about 110 light-years away, could have swirling clouds and falling rains of liquid water droplets
Exploring Roald Dahl’s Wondrous Wales
Follow in the footsteps of the beloved children’s book author by visiting these four locales in the United Kingdom
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Follow in the footsteps of the beloved children’s book author by visiting these four locales in the United Kingdom
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Exploring Roald Dahl’s Wondrous Wales
Follow in the footsteps of the beloved children’s book author by visiting these four locales in the United Kingdom
The Gut Microbiome Could Speed Up the Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease
The microbes in the gastrointestinal tract influence the immune system and the brain, possibly playing a role in the development of Alzheimer’s
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The microbes in the gastrointestinal tract influence the immune system and the brain, possibly playing a role in the development of Alzheimer’s
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The Gut Microbiome Could Speed Up the Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease
The microbes in the gastrointestinal tract influence the immune system and the brain, possibly playing a role in the development of Alzheimer’s