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Underwater Forests Return to Life off the Coast of California, and That Might be Good News for the Entire Planet

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Bird Flu Wiped Out Nearly Half of the Females in the World’s Largest Elephant Seal Population, Drone Images Suggest

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Feel a Connection to a Celebrity You’ve Never Met? Your Bond May Be 'Parasocial,' Which Is Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year for 2025

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Thousands of Mysterious Holes Dot the Landscape in Peru. Archaeologists Say They May Finally Know Why

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Scientists Reverse Human Rejection of Pig Organ Transplant for First Time Ever

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Scientists Reverse Human Rejection of Pig Organ Transplant for First Time

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At the Mysterious Boundary Between Waking Life and Sleep, What Happens in the Brain?

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Miami Beach's Newest Art Installation Is Underwater—and It Doubles as a Habitat for Fish and Coral

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Scientists Extract the Oldest RNA Ever Found, Revealing How a Woolly Mammoth’s Genes May Have Functioned 40,000 Years Ago

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Just as the Italian Art of Glassblowing Was on the Verge of Shattering, a Talented Craftsman in Murano Emerged to Revive It

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An Industrious Grocer in the 1930s Wanted to Make It Easier for His Customers to Buy More. They Just Needed a Push

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The Nation’s Biggest Animal Sanctuary Operates Under a Mantra to ‘Save Them All.’ How Could That Be Controversial?

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You Can Buy the Wicked Witch's Hat That Actress Margaret Hamilton Wore in 'The Wizard of Oz'

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Watch Four Furry and Adorable Cheetah Cubs on the Smithsonian National Zoo’s Online Feed

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In a First, Astronomers Saw a Distant Star Shoot Some of Its Plasma Into Space

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Ancient Pompeii's Elite May Have Built Lavish Towers on Top of Their Villas. Here's What They May Have Looked Like

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