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The self-taught 20-year-old musician galloped to global fame with his chart-topping song that fuses country and hip-hop together

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Never before had scientists seen the phenomenon until they rallied colleagues around the world to view a galaxy far, far away

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What caused woolly mammoths to die-off so quickly? New evidence suggests an unfavorable climate may have contributed to a loss of grazing habitats, which eventually drove them to extinction

Finding a Cure With Gene Therapy — Finding a Cure With Gene Therapy

A newly developed gene therapy is saving young people afflicted by the rare but deadly diagnosis

There's a Better Formula for Calculating Dog Years — There's a Better Formula for Calculating Dog Years

A study of the epigenetic clock in Labradors shows calculating a dog's age is much more complicated than just multiplying by seven

The True Story of 'The Crown' Aberfan Disaster — The True Story of 'The Crown' Aberfan Disaster

The 1966 Welsh mining tragedy claimed the lives of 116 children and 28 adults and features heavily in the third season of Netflix's "The Crown"

With 'Old Town Road,' Lil Nas X Defied Categories — With 'Old Town Road,' Lil Nas X Defied Categories

The self-taught 20-year-old musician galloped to global fame with his chart-topping song that fuses country and hip-hop together

The Team That Imaged a Black Hole — The Team That Imaged a Black Hole

Never before had scientists seen the phenomenon until they rallied colleagues around the world to view a galaxy far, far away

What Really Killed Off the Woolly Mammoth? — What Really Killed Off the Woolly Mammoth?

What caused woolly mammoths to die-off so quickly? New evidence suggests an unfavorable climate may have contributed to a loss of grazing habitats, which eventually drove them to extinction

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Smithsonian Elevates the Frequently Ignored Histories of Women

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