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Lice-Filled Dinosaur Feathers Found in Amber

Prehistoric insects that resemble modern lice infested animals as early as the mid-Cretaceous, living and evolving along with dinosaurs and early birds

This Swedish Restaurant Serves Up Nobel Banquets

At Stadshuskällaren, in the basement of Stockholm's City Hall, diners eat like Nobel Prize winners

Scientists Dry and Preserve Ovarian Tissue

Though only tried in cat tissues so far, the technique could someday aid fertility preservation, wildlife conservation and more

Celtic Chariot Grave Found in England

One expert hailed the shield as "the most important British Celtic art object of the millennium"

The First Balloon Trips and the 'Aeronauts' Movie

For early balloonists like James Glaisher, the sky was uncharted—and dangerous—territory

Dorothy's Ruby Slippers Were Originally Silver

Bright red is how we remember them, but Dorothy's famous shoes had a different look to begin with

Lice-Filled Dinosaur Feathers Found in Amber — Lice-Filled Dinosaur Feathers Found in Amber

Prehistoric insects that resemble modern lice infested animals as early as the mid-Cretaceous, living and evolving along with dinosaurs and early birds

This Swedish Restaurant Serves Up Nobel Banquets — This Swedish Restaurant Serves Up Nobel Banquets

At Stadshuskällaren, in the basement of Stockholm's City Hall, diners eat like Nobel Prize winners

Scientists Dry and Preserve Ovarian Tissue — Scientists Dry and Preserve Ovarian Tissue

Though only tried in cat tissues so far, the technique could someday aid fertility preservation, wildlife conservation and more

Celtic Chariot Grave Found in England — Celtic Chariot Grave Found in England

One expert hailed the shield as "the most important British Celtic art object of the millennium"

The First Balloon Trips and the 'Aeronauts' Movie — The First Balloon Trips and the 'Aeronauts' Movie

For early balloonists like James Glaisher, the sky was uncharted—and dangerous—territory

Dorothy's Ruby Slippers Were Originally Silver — Dorothy's Ruby Slippers Were Originally Silver

Bright red is how we remember them, but Dorothy's famous shoes had a different look to begin with

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How Studying Bioluminescent Creatures Is Transforming Medical Science

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Not All Birds Fly South for the Winter

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Marcel Duchamp Played With the Definition of Art and Now the Public Can, Too

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How Dan the Zebra Stopped an Ill-Fated Government Breeding Program in Its Tracks

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How Playmobil Went From a Simple, Smiling Figure to a Worldwide Sensation

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