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New York City Ran a Slave Market
New marker will acknowledge the bustling slave trade that helped build New York
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150 years later, a new view of Ford’s Theatre
These Were 2014’s Most Challenged Books
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How Much Water Does it Take to Grow America's Favorite Foods?
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Mountaineers Are Taking a New Route Up Everest
They’ll forge their path sans sherpas or oxygen tanks
These Mud Figures Fight Injustice
“Figures” challenges British austerity policies—and an artist’s physical endurance
Hawaiians Are Protesting Construction of the World’s Largest Telescope
Native Hawai'ian activists say the volcano-top project is damaging sacred lands
Court Rules Navy Noise Causes Too Much Harm to Marine Mammals
A federal judge declares the National Marine Fisheries Service did not do its job to protect dolphins and whales
Meet Your New Favorite Font
Haas Unica, Helvetica’s long-lost sibling, is back after 30 years in obscurity
Cash-Strapped Museums are Selling Their Art
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Urchins Could Be the Next Victim of Sea Star Wasting Disease
The virus that has struck out Pacific sea star populations could now be affecting their Echinoderm cousins
Could NASA Stop on the Moon on the Way to Mars?
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High Schoolers Might Code Rather Than Speak French
But proponents of foreign language schooling aren’t pleased
Most Plastic Trash Comes From Farms
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An Autonomous Car Just Completed a 3,400-Mile Road Trip
Delphi’s robo-car drove itself across 15 states in just nine days
California’s Drought Is Changing the Way Bay-Area Water Tastes And Smells
The Bay Area’s water is still safe to use, but drought is causing a noxious algae bloom to affect tap water
3D Printing Could Help Developing Countries Predict Natural Disasters
The development of more affordable, 3D printed equipment could save lives
Spending Too Much Time on Homework Linked to Lower Test Scores
A new study suggests the benefits to homework peak at an hour a day. After that, test scores decline.
Japan Is Building a 40-foot Wall to Stop Tsunamis
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Major Science Publisher Admits “Fabricated” Peer Reviews
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