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North Korea Has Begun a Week-Long Countdown to War
North Korea is threatening to end a 60 year-old ceasefire with South Korea
Luxury Home Developer Wants to Tear Down Part of the Berlin Wall’s Remains
Cultural preservation met urban development over the weekend with protests to save the Berlin Wall
This Is What 15,000 Volts Look Like Going Into a Piece of Wood
More things in the world should be described as lightning made from molasses. Delicious, yet deadly
More Than One Hundred Years Ago, 5,000 Suffragettes Paraded Down Pennsylvania Avenue
On the eve of Woodrow Wilson's inauguration, suffragists descended upon Washington
Will the Statue of Liberty Ever Reopen?
The Statue of Liberty to remain closed indefinitely until NYPD; National Park Service agree on security screening system
Mississippi Baby Might Have Been Cured of HIV
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University say they have cured a baby of HIV using standard HIV drugs very early in life
The Health Effects of Fukushima’s Radiation Weren’t So Bad
The World Health Organization calculated a barely-there increase in cancer rates
Arctic Drilling Is On Hiatus As Shell Packs It In
After a string of mishaps, Shell is pausing their bid to drill the Arctic seas
China Acknowledges It Has a Problem With Pollution-Laden ‘Cancer Villages’
This is most likely the first that authorities dubbed pollution-laden problem locations "cancer villages" in an official report
Who Owns This Half-Million Dollar Banksy Mural?
A public piece of art, painted on a private wall, by an pseudonymous artist. Who owns the work?
Scientific American in 1875: Eating Horse Meat Would Boost the Economy
Where did our aversion to horse meat come from, and why did Scientific American think we should eat it anyway?
Brace Yourselves, the Drought’s Not Close to Over Yet
Unless we get a lot of rain, soon, the U.S. is heading for another summer of drought
Google Glasses Might Go Hipster With Warby Parker
What if the nerdy Google Glasses were put into an acceptably nerdy frame? Like, say, a pair of Warby Parkers?
The Last Massive Exploding Meteor Hit Earth in 1908, Leveling 800 Square Miles of Forest
In 1908, a meteor exploding in mid-air released the energy equivalent to "185 Hiroshima bombs"
Massive Meteor Breaks Up Over Russia, Sends Dozens to Hospital
The mid-air explosion of a 10-ton meteor injured more than 500 people
The Pentagon’s Newest Medal Rewards Excellence in Drone Combat
Called the Distinguished Warfare Medal, this award will honor drone pilots, hackers and others
Why Have So Many of Tibet’s Monks Set Themselves on Fire?
More than 100 Tibetan monks have set themselves aflame in the past four years
How Much Damage Could North Korea’s New Nuke Do?
North Korea's new nuke could take out a big chunk of Lower Manhattan
Fifty Years After Sylvia Plath’s Death, Critics Are Just Starting to Understand Her Life
Cultural fascination with the author and poet continues to burn brightly despite - or perhaps because of - Plath's premature departure from this world
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