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Britain’s Famous Sutton Hoo Helmet May Have Come From Denmark, Not Sweden, New Discovery Suggests
A small metal stamp discovered on a Danish island bears many similarities to the iconic seventh-century helmet ...
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This Eight-Pound Miniature Dachshund Survived 16 Months on a Rugged Australian Island. But She’s Still Evading Rescuers
Valerie the wiener dog is still on the loose, more than a year after she escaped during her parents’ vacation on Kangaroo ...
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Who Drank Wine in Ancient Troy? New Research Suggests Just About Everyone
Chemical analyses revealed wine residue on both expensive goblets and common cups unearthed among the legendary city's ruins ...
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Aquarium Builds New ‘Assisted Living’ Retirement Retreat for Aging African Penguins to Live Out Their Golden Years
At the New England Aquarium, the geriatric birds can now enjoy a quieter, calmer setting with an emphasis on personalized ...
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Newly Declassified Documents Reveal the Untold Stories of the Red Scare, a Hunt for Communists in Postwar America
In his latest book, journalist and historian Clay Risen explores how the House Un-American Activities Committee and Senator ...
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A Gladiator’s Marble-Etched Epitaph Is Found in an Ancient Roman Necropolis
The graveyard of Liternum, near Naples, was in use between the first century B.C.E. and the third century C.E.
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Remains of American Soldier Captured by the Japanese During World War II Identified Nearly 80 Years Later
After his plane was shot down, Glenn H. Hodak was sent to a military prison in Tokyo, where he was killed by U.S. firebombing ...
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How Do Diamonds Get Their Fancy Colors?
From brilliant blues to fiery reds, discover how nature crafts diamonds in every color, and why some shades are rarer than ...
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From Worlds That Look Like Cotton Candy to Others Covered in Volcanoes, These Are the Strangest and Most Captivating Exoplanets
Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...
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This New Book Reveals the Daredevil Lives of Four Italian Women Who Stood Up to Hitler and Mussolini
By delivering newspapers, munitions and secret messages to resistance groups, among many other incredible tasks, the brave ...
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Death Toll Passes 2,000 After Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake Hits Myanmar, Among the Most Powerful Quakes in the Region Since 1900
The natural disaster compounds humanitarian concerns in a country already in the throes of a devastating civil war ...
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The Nation’s First Black Female Doctor Blazed a Path for Women in Medicine. But She Was Left Out of the Story for Decades
After earning a medical degree in 1864, Rebecca Lee Crumpler died in obscurity and was buried without a headstone ...