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The roots music expert’s latest album is finger-picking good
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The Brazilian government’s bold efforts to clean up the city’s notoriously dangerous favelas is giving hope to people who live there
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A new study indicates that the levels of radiation astronauts would experience over the course of a deep space mission could lead to dementia
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Travel up North, tour the best of the Hirshhorn and become a crafting sensation all in one week!
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Genetics is a powerful tool, but it will not tell us why Adam Lanza killed those people
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From the inventor of the barcode to the discoverer of how cancer spreads, we take a look at the brilliant minds who shaped our culture and modern way of life
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Neil Armstrong, Sally Ride, Roger Boisjoly and the shuttle program form this year's late greats of space exploration
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Preview some of the top-notch shows—on anatomy, bioluminescence, water tanks and more—slated for the next year
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As you don your sparkly holiday fashions, think of the trend's start in an Egyptian tomb
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The new year could feature discoveries of life within subglacial Antarctic lakes, the brightest comet in generations and more
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Nominated for her Woody Guthrie tribute album, Mitchell also has a new album of rock covers, from David Bowie to Jimi Hendrix
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The possibility of entering a sealed aircraft, buckling up and exiting the atmosphere in the name of leisure is nearing reality
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All are inventive minds pushing technology in fresh directions, some to solve stubborn problems, others to make our lives a little fuller
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After a decade of planning, and two weeks in the field, the Lake Ellsworth drilling program was cancelled for the year
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Whether they're breaking ground or topping off, these are the biggest building projects we'll be watching in 2013
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A tragic Christmas mystery remains unsolved more than 60 years after the disappearance of five young siblings
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New research indicates that the brain enters a momentary state of wakeful rest when we blink, perhaps allowing us to focus better afterward
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The history of gingerbread starts as early as the 11th century
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A Utah aquarium uses the charges emitted by an electric eel to trigger the lights on a nearby tree
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