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Listen to the Voice of a 3,000-Year-Old Mummy

Media outlets have likened the sound to a "brief groan," a "long, exasperated 'meh' without the 'm,'" and "rather like 'eeuuughhh'"

Bat Guano Reveals Thousands of Years of Climate

Like sediment cores, ice samples and tree rings, bat excrement can be used to study the climate of the past

Twelve Places to Travel in 2020

From Chicago's Prohibition tours to Palau's newly enacted marine sanctuary, here are a dozen destinations to travel to this year

The High-Stakes Fights Over Shipwrecks

The discovery of a legendary wreck raises questions about who should control sunken riches

NPG's Obama Portraits Will Go on Five-City Tour

Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald's paintings of Barack and Michelle Obama are set to visit Chicago, Brooklyn, L.A., Atlanta and Houston

A Herd of Elephants Interrupt a Feasting Lion Pride

A powerful group of lions, the Nsefu pride, are busy digging into a recent buffalo kill when they are disturbed by a herd of elephants. Both sides immediately switch to high alert

Listen to the Voice of a 3,000-Year-Old Mummy — Listen to the Voice of a 3,000-Year-Old Mummy

Media outlets have likened the sound to a "brief groan," a "long, exasperated 'meh' without the 'm,'" and "rather like 'eeuuughhh'"

Bat Guano Reveals Thousands of Years of Climate — Bat Guano Reveals Thousands of Years of Climate

Like sediment cores, ice samples and tree rings, bat excrement can be used to study the climate of the past

Twelve Places to Travel in 2020 — Twelve Places to Travel in 2020

From Chicago's Prohibition tours to Palau's newly enacted marine sanctuary, here are a dozen destinations to travel to this year

The High-Stakes Fights Over Shipwrecks — The High-Stakes Fights Over Shipwrecks

The discovery of a legendary wreck raises questions about who should control sunken riches

NPG's Obama Portraits Will Go on Five-City Tour — NPG's Obama Portraits Will Go on Five-City Tour

Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald's paintings of Barack and Michelle Obama are set to visit Chicago, Brooklyn, L.A., Atlanta and Houston

A Herd of Elephants Interrupt a Feasting Lion Pride — A Herd of Elephants Interrupt a Feasting Lion Pride

A powerful group of lions, the Nsefu pride, are busy digging into a recent buffalo kill when they are disturbed by a herd of elephants. Both sides immediately switch to high alert

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Ancient Bat Guano Reveals Thousands of Years of Human Impact on the Environment

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The Most Anticipated Museum Openings of 2020

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A Shipwreck Off Florida's Coast Pits Archaeologists Against Treasure Hunters

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The Diplomatic Intrigue That Gave Morocco a Cameo Appearance in the U.S. Civil War

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As the World Faces One of the Worst Flu Outbreaks in Decades, Scientists Eye a Universal Vaccine

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Rare Chance in 2020 to See This Classic Danish Masterwork

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The Modern Craft Cocktail Movement Got Its Start During Prohibition

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The American Scion Who Secured British Neutrality in the U.S. Civil War

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World’s Oldest Scorpions May Have Moved From Sea to Land 437 Million Years Ago

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How Manhattan’s Diamond District Continues To Operate Like an Old World Bazaar

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The Equal Rights Amendment Is 97 Years Old and Still Not Part of the Constitution. Here’s Why

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