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As the 1800s gave way to the 1900s, many Americans felt that old Saint Nick needed a new way of getting from house to house
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Mealworms might seem unpalatable to many, but a new study indicates that they might be the climate-friendly protein alternative of the future
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Richard Hickock and Perry Smith's bodies were exhumed yesterday, as part of an investigation into four murders committed in Florida in 1959
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The "discovery" turned out to be the biggest hoax in the history of paleoanthropology
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When a Philadelphia couple took a world tour in 2011, they quickly struck upon the idea of visiting one of the world's most mysterious places
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Elroy gets to meet the star of his favorite show—but, in the real world, spacemen were disappearing from American televisions
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There's still time to pick up these magazines, books, kitchen gadgets and food stuffs for your Christmas shopping needs
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From deep-sea squid habits to vanishing coral reefs, here are the ocean stories we couldn’t stop talking about this year.
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Dutch artist Berndnaut Smilde has found a way to create clouds in gallery spaces. In the seconds before they dissipate, he captures beautiful photographs
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Some reindeer really do have red noses, a result of densely packed blood vessels near the skin's surface
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They haven't received much attention yet, but here are some of the more innovative--and useful--ideas that have popped up this year.
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The idyllic scenes of the dreamy holiday tune were painted by a Russian Jewish immigrant named Israel Baline, better known as Irving Berlin
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Andre Nemesio and his team just named a brand new orchid bee Euglossa bazinga, after the catch phrase used by Sheldon Cooper
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Few beers may so strongly evoke the image of dark winters and frozen European landscapes as Imperial Stout—and a bottle fits nicely in a Christmas stocking
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This year's hominid finds illuminate the great diversity and adaptability of our ancient relatives
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Learn about the 2009 official apology to Native Americans, talk with an expert at Air and Space and hear some "post-cool" takes on seasonal classics
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The pen, inkwell and one copy of the document that freed the slaves are photographed together for the first time
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A new report indicates that we have roughly 8 years to cut fossil fuel use without risking catastrophic levels of warming
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This weekend, learn about the health history behind tattoos, watch one man's journey to mark the Dakota War and take in the holidazzle at the Zoo
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