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A Historic Alabama Hotel Linked to the Civil Rights Movement Is Falling Apart. Can the Conservationists Fighting to Save It Turn the Tide?
Selma's Edistone Hotel has witnessed pivotal chapters in American history, from Reconstruction to "Bloody Sunday." Now, after years of negle
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Why Was This 17th-Century Polish Woman Buried With a Padlock on Her Toe and an Iron Sickle Across Her Neck?
New research suggests that the people who buried the young woman took precautionary measures to stop her from coming back to life and exacti
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Yayoi Kusama Created Fantastical 'Infinity Mirror Rooms' That Became the Art World's Most Famous Backdrops. Her Work Spanned Counterculture to the Cosmos
The Japanese artist, who died on August 14 at 97, sought solace from hallucinations in her art, developing a visual language of polka dots,
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Paleontologists Discover a New Species of Ice Age Toad at the La Brea Tar Pits, Offering Clues About the Area's Ancient Climate
The fossilized remains, recovered in 1929, were part of La Brea's relatively understudied amphibian collection. Since toads are cold-blooded
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Freddie Mercury's Boundary-Pushing Costumes Take Center Stage at the Victoria and Albert Museum to Mark the 80th Anniversary of His Birth
Eight ensembles from the Queen frontman's career will be displayed across six stops in the London museum's permanent galleries, offering a g
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At Least One in Four Former NFL Players Who Died Between 2016 and 2021 Had the Progressive Brain Disease CTE, Study Suggests
The true prevalence of the neurodegenerative disease—which is associated with repeated head injuries—among the deceased football players mig
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This American Commando Parachuted Behind Enemy Lines in Both the European and Pacific Theaters of World War II
A direct descendant of Thomas Jefferson, Francis Lowell Coolidge was an agent with the Office of Strategic Services, a predecessor to the CI
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Tennis Matches Are Heating Up, Literally. Here’s How the Court Became a Living Laboratory for Managing Extreme Temperatures
The sport’s hard-court surfaces can reach some 30 degrees hotter than the surrounding air. With elite players suffering heat illness on the
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The Prehistoric Paintings on the Walls of Caves Have Always Been Moving. But With the Right Kind of Light, Some Actually Seem to Move
As archaeologists study the work of ancient artists, they notice that the images aren’t simply static; some are painted into the contours of
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For the First Time, a Selection of Islamic Masterpieces From the Louvre Is Coming to the United States. See the Treasures Soon to Be Displayed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art
Twenty-six works spanning many centuries and regions will form the September exhibition titled "From the Louvre: Masterpieces of Islamic Art
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Turn Your Eyes to the Night Skies This Week to See a Near-Total Lunar Eclipse. It'll Temporarily Turn the Moon Red
During the peak, 96 percent of the moon will be within the darkest part of our planet's shadow. The orb will take on an eerie glow because o
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A Brittle Coating on a 2,200-Year-Old Roman Shipwreck Reveals How Ancient Sailors Kept Their Ships Afloat
Traces of pine tar and beeswax preserved on the vessel reveal the painstaking techniques shipbuilders millennia ago used to protect their sh
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See 16 Stunning Animal Images From the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards
Now in its 62nd year, the famed competition has released a sneak peek of the entries from this contest ahead of announcing the winners in Oc
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These Medieval Manuscript Fragments Were Reused as Parchment, Inadvertently Preserving Them for Centuries
Recently discovered on Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands, the pages include Bible passages, poems, plays and other texts. They were repur
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Dolly Parton Was One of the Biggest Stars in the History of Country Music. She Wanted to Be Remembered as a Songwriter
After growing up in poverty, she became famous for her legendary songs, big heart and larger-than-life style. But the iconic musician insist
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The Soccer Ball Used for Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ World Cup Goal Sells for $3.35 Million at Auction
Despite its role in one of the most famous games in soccer history, the historic piece of sports memorabilia fell short of its $10 million p
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This Deadly Shellfish Poisoning Has No Antidote. A Protein Found in American Bullfrogs Could Change That
A study in mice found that a protein called saxiphilin acts like a sponge against a deadly toxin produced by algal blooms. The harmful agent
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A New Telescope Still Under Construction Accidentally Reveals How a Dying Star Returns Matter to Space
Researchers captured an unprecedented image of the stellar recycling process while calibrating a Chile-based instrument called MOTHRA, which
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To Dismantle the Concept of Separate but Equal, Thurgood Marshall Methodically Devised a Winning Strategy: Divide and Conquer
While other activists aimed to take down Jim Crow in one fell swoop, the future Supreme Court justice compiled a series of wins that ultimat
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'Hunger Stones' Resurface in Europe, Bringing Centuries-Old Warnings Back Into View as Rivers Hit Historic Lows
As drought exposes stretches of riverbed in central Europe, markers carved by past generations to record low water levels are emerging once
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In 1952, You Could Buy a Pack of Baseball Cards That Included This Mickey Mantle at a Corner Store. Today, You Would Probably Have to Go to an Auction House
The rookie card of the future Yankees legend once sold for pennies. But, even with garish colorization, it became a treasured symbol of the
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Cast Your Vote for the Chunkiest Alpine Rodent During Colorado's First-Ever Fat Marmot Week
The inaugural competition puts eight yellow-bellied marmots head-to-head while shining a light on the science behind their seasonal weight g
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A New Statue Honors 'Moby-Dick' Author Herman Melville in the Massachusetts City Where His Whaling Adventures Began
The 7.5-foot-tall bronze artwork stands in the heart of historic New Bedford, the 19th-century whaling port that inspired the author's famou
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A Human Skeleton Was Found Inside a Mysterious Stone Structure in Scotland. Archaeologists Still Don't Know Why It Was Buried There
Built with fitted stone and a clay-like material that may have helped retain liquid, the unusual structure has left researchers searching fo
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