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Before the Titanic Sank, a Cheerful Passenger Wrote in a Postcard That He Was ‘Leaving for the Land of Stars and Stripes’
A handwritten note by Richard William Smith, a British businessman who perished in the disaster, is heading to the auction ...
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NASA Addresses Rumors About Health of Starliner Astronaut on the International Space Station—Again
The space agency’s chief health and medical officer refutes claims that Suni Williams, who is on the unexpectedly extended ...
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These Mysterious 12,000-Year-Old Pebbles May Be Early Evidence of Wheel-Like Tools, Archaeologists Say
Researchers in Israel suggest the roughly donut-shaped artifacts could be spindle whorls, representing one of the oldest ...
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Ancient Egypt Meets the 21st Century at the New Grand Egyptian Museum
Egyptologist Huub Pragt and Smithsonian Journeys traveler Kellie Mecham share first impressions from their visit to the ...
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Discover the Remarkable Paintings of Three Japanese Americans Whose Life Stories Are Told Through Their Work
A new exhibition spotlights a trio who pushed the boundaries of American art and illustrated the experiences of World War II ...
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Historians Thought This Was a Medieval Site Linked to King Arthur. It Turned Out to Be a Mysterious Monument Built 4,000 Years Earlier
Researchers have excavated King Arthur's Hall, a rectangular enclosure in southwest England, and determined that it dates to ...
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How British College Students Convinced Authorities That Flying Saucers Were Invading the U.K.
To raise awareness for a charity event, aspiring engineers planted six UFOs across southern England on a single day in 1967 ...
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See the Full Beaver Moon on Friday, the Last Dazzling Supermoon of 2024
November's spectacle closes out a series of four big and bright full moons that have captivated sky watchers since late ...
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Inside the Brutal Murders That Inspired a Foundational Work in the True Crime Genre
Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood" documented the killings of a family of four in rural Kansas on this day in 1959 ...
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See 15 Stunning Photos of California That Showcase the Golden State’s Majestic Beauty
The third largest U.S. state, California is No. 1 when it comes to giant redwood and sequoia trees, the Pacific Ocean and ...
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See Staggering Photos of the World’s Largest Coral, Newly Discovered by Scientists in the Pacific Ocean
The enormous organism is bigger than a blue whale and made up of millions of genetically identical, tiny animals called ...