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How the COVID-19 Pandemic Could End — How the COVID-19 Pandemic Could End

Americans have some time before social distancing measures can let up—and every day counts

See Digitally Resurrected Medieval Castles — See Digitally Resurrected Medieval Castles

Architects and designers restored royal ruins across Europe to their former glory

Tips from Scientists Who Have Worked in Isolation — Tips from Scientists Who Have Worked in Isolation

Find a hobby, for starters, and don't forget the mission, say scientists who have worked at remote research stations

Tomie dePaola, Author and Illustrator, Dies at 85 — Tomie dePaola, Author and Illustrator, Dies at 85

Over his five-decade-plus career, the "Strega Nona" author contributed to more than 270 books

How Pacifist Henry Ford Became a Major WWI Supplier — How Pacifist Henry Ford Became a Major WWI Supplier

Henry Ford spent the majority of the war as a pacifist. By 1917, however, his state-of-the-art assembly line was churning out vital engine parts to feed the war machine

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