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New 'Oregon Trail' Game Centers Native Experiences

Developers hired three Indigenous historians to help revamp the iconic educational computer game

The History of the Tangier American Legation

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The Haunting Rapid Growth of Ghost Forests

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Master Lock's Hold on the Industry for 100 Years

A century ago, Harry Soref made his Milwaukee-based company into a world leader with his invention of the laminated steel padlock

ALMA Reveals Planets Born Earlier Than We Thought

In 2014, astronomer David Wilmer aimed the ALMA Array at a young star 450 light years away. What he found proved that planets formed billions of years earlier than what scientists originally calculated

New 'Oregon Trail' Game Centers Native Experiences — New 'Oregon Trail' Game Centers Native Experiences

Developers hired three Indigenous historians to help revamp the iconic educational computer game

The History of the Tangier American Legation — The History of the Tangier American Legation

The structure in the port city of Tangier has served as a diplomatic residence, consulate, espionage headquarters, museum and library

The Haunting Rapid Growth of Ghost Forests — The Haunting Rapid Growth of Ghost Forests

A study in North Carolina of dying trees may represent a foreboding preview of what may come to coastal ecosystems worldwide

Master Lock's Hold on the Industry for 100 Years — Master Lock's Hold on the Industry for 100 Years

A century ago, Harry Soref made his Milwaukee-based company into a world leader with his invention of the laminated steel padlock

ALMA Reveals Planets Born Earlier Than We Thought — ALMA Reveals Planets Born Earlier Than We Thought

In 2014, astronomer David Wilmer aimed the ALMA Array at a young star 450 light years away. What he found proved that planets formed billions of years earlier than what scientists originally calculated

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