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Just in time for the Super Bowl, take a look at giants and patriots of all kinds in the Smithsonian
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Thankfully, this Super Bowl spectacle never had a wardrobe malfunction
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The legendary actor and director presided over the opening of the museum's new state-of-the-art Warner Bros. Theater
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Studies show that coaches often make poor choices in crucial situations. But one coach may have a secret advantage
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The technology developed for telescopes, it turns out, can harness solar power
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There is something liberating in running out of food. Concerns about rationing are out the window and the world is simplified into a foraging playground
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A new book examines how food figured into the major powers' war plans
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Did egg-eating lizards and snakes contribute to the dinosaurs' extinction?
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A study in birds confirms that protective caps on chromosomes predict a longer lifespan
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Sure, the view along Amtrak's Northeast Corridor has its share of grime. But there are also sights that'll make you want to put away your smart phone
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From Kenyan storytelling performances to Black Power film screenings, February on the Mall is buzzing with Black History Month events
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When Felicity Aston caught sight of Antarctica's coastal mountains, she told me, "they were like a neon sign flashing at me saying, 'You have finished!'"
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Why bother with cloning and time travel, when your dream safari awaits on a nearby planet?
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Does the noise in a Super Bowl stadium create enough power to fry up a dozen eggs?
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Instead of a long, low duck bill, the beak of Tethyshadros was shaped like a snowplow and serrated. Why it had such a strange beak is a mystery
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The sport was fodder for slapstick comedy, but as the technology evolved, so did the way in which filmmakers portrayed the gridiron on the big screen
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Take a look at the five upcoming exhibits we're most excited about
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Why can some--but only some--bluetongue skinks eat a toad that is poisonous to eat or even lick?
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