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Potential Neolithic Human Sacrifice Victims Found

Archaeologists have recovered 26 sets of human remains, as well as artifacts including pottery and a decorative comb

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Hop a train to Iowa, where proud vagabonds gather every summer to crown the new king and queen of the rails

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Senior curator Eleanor Harvey on why the cathedral has been beloved by American artists for years

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In the 1960s, a group of young art students upended tradition and vowed to show their real life instead

The World's Weirdest Architectural Feat

In a German forest, artisans fleeing modernity build a time machine to the medieval age

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Chimps have a range of personalities and the facial expressions to reflect them. But perhaps the thing they most have in common with us is the ability to learn from each other

Potential Neolithic Human Sacrifice Victims Found — Potential Neolithic Human Sacrifice Victims Found

Archaeologists have recovered 26 sets of human remains, as well as artifacts including pottery and a decorative comb

The Family That Feels Almost No Pain — The Family That Feels Almost No Pain

An Italian clan's curious insensitivity to pain has piqued the interest of geneticists seeking a new understanding of how to treat physical suffering

The Last of the Great American Hobos — The Last of the Great American Hobos

Hop a train to Iowa, where proud vagabonds gather every summer to crown the new king and queen of the rails

Art Historian on What Notre-Dame Means to Artists — Art Historian on What Notre-Dame Means to Artists

Senior curator Eleanor Harvey on why the cathedral has been beloved by American artists for years

When T. C. Cannon Changed Native Art — When T. C. Cannon Changed Native Art

In the 1960s, a group of young art students upended tradition and vowed to show their real life instead

The World's Weirdest Architectural Feat — The World's Weirdest Architectural Feat

In a German forest, artisans fleeing modernity build a time machine to the medieval age

Like Humans, Chimps Learn Behavior From One Another — Like Humans, Chimps Learn Behavior From One Another

Chimps have a range of personalities and the facial expressions to reflect them. But perhaps the thing they most have in common with us is the ability to learn from each other

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