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If there's an alien conspiracy, the President doesn't know about it
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Michael Heizer waited decades to find the perfect rock for his Levitated Mass, and now he awaits its slow journey from the quarry to an L.A. art museum
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Getting a feel for the sliver of green in lower Manhattan that Occupy Wall Street Protesters call home
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When the million-dollar movie comedian faced a manslaughter charge, the jury was indeed scandalized—at how his reputation had been trashed
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Like the McRib, scrapple is a distinctively American pork product and a regional favorite
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Is "Nanotyrannus" a small-bodied tyrannosaur, a juvenile of some unknown species, or a young Tyrannosaurus rex?
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Putting one’s means of transportation into a box while miles of travel remain is as clever as stepping into a shopping bag and attempting to carry oneself
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A pair of exhibitions trace the evolution of classical art in Korea and China
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This is not a glamorous science; no one will ever accuse an ecologist of being in it for the money
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New technology is allowing researchers to narrow their searches for places where ancient hominids were likely to have lived, traveled and left fossils
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A Jefferson expert provides a list of indispensable reads about the founding father
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It's time to say good-bye to the iconic, but inefficient incandescent bulb and welcome in LEDs
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At the close of the annual paleontology meeting, dinosaur science seems more vibrant than ever
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A flight of firsts.
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This week, see an inspiring film, learn about the future of biotechnology, hear stories from the Internet's birth and examine Warhol's innovative films
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Cold temperatures aren't enough to kill off any bacteria on your clothing
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Perhaps the nation's best collection of Benton prints was assembled by an idiosyncratic Texan named Creekmore Fath
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The legendary CBS anchorman was the "most trusted" man in America
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