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Specialists Carefully Defuse a 550-Pound Bomb in Dresden—Eight Decades After It Fell During World War II

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Why Are So Many People Claiming They've Discovered Long-Lost Michelangelos?

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How Do Cats Always Land on Their Feet? Researchers Examined Feline Spines to Find Out

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Mei Lanfang Was Famous for His Masterful Performances as Female Leads. In the 1930s, He Introduced American Audiences to the World of Chinese Opera

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North American Bird Losses Are Accelerating. New Research Suggests Fertilizers and Pesticides May Be to Blame

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Astronomers Witnessed the Birth of a Magnetar for the First Time. It Explains the Mysterious Flickering of an Ultrabright Supernova

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Scientists Discover Microscopic Traces of Leaves, Seeds and Toxic Berries on Pots Used by Stone Age Cooks Thousands of Years Ago

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Albert Einstein Played With These Building Blocks as a Child. Here’s How They Helped Shape His Magnificent Mind

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Sea Levels Might Be Higher Than We Thought, Putting Millions of People in the Path of Coastal Flooding Sooner Than Expected

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These Charcoal-Eating Fungi Flourish After Fires. Uncovering Their Genetic Secrets Could Help Rebuild Burned Ecosystems

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