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11 Historic Places in America That Need Saving

The National Trust for Historic Preservation names these sites as the most endangered cultural treasures in our country

New Telescope Will Search for Free-Floating Worlds

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be able to detect small, distant planets without stars

How Human Y Chromosomes Replaced Neanderthals'

When the two early human species mated, their genomes changed forever

The Sly WWII Plan Known as Operation Fantasia

An outlandish idea codenamed ‘Operation Fantasia’ aimed to demoralize the Axis power by mimicking legendary spirits

Why Tree-Killing Epidemics Are on the Rise

Globetrotting pathogens have caused forest-felling disasters that scientists are doing their best to contain

Six Videos That Put the Pandemic in Context

Explore the life cycle of modern outbreaks, from infection to immunity and vaccines to combat them

How JFK's Clever TV Strategies Helped Him Win the Election

Seventy million people tuned in to watch America's first televised presidential debate in 1960. They were met with a well-prepared, well-dressed JFK who outshone his opponent, Richard Nixon

11 Historic Places in America That Need Saving — 11 Historic Places in America That Need Saving

The National Trust for Historic Preservation names these sites as the most endangered cultural treasures in our country

New Telescope Will Search for Free-Floating Worlds — New Telescope Will Search for Free-Floating Worlds

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be able to detect small, distant planets without stars

How Human Y Chromosomes Replaced Neanderthals' — How Human Y Chromosomes Replaced Neanderthals'

When the two early human species mated, their genomes changed forever

The Sly WWII Plan Known as Operation Fantasia — The Sly WWII Plan Known as Operation Fantasia

An outlandish idea codenamed ‘Operation Fantasia’ aimed to demoralize the Axis power by mimicking legendary spirits

Why Tree-Killing Epidemics Are on the Rise — Why Tree-Killing Epidemics Are on the Rise

Globetrotting pathogens have caused forest-felling disasters that scientists are doing their best to contain

Six Videos That Put the Pandemic in Context — Six Videos That Put the Pandemic in Context

Explore the life cycle of modern outbreaks, from infection to immunity and vaccines to combat them

How JFK's Clever TV Strategies Helped Him Win the Election — How JFK's Clever TV Strategies Helped Him Win the Election

Seventy million people tuned in to watch America's first televised presidential debate in 1960. They were met with a well-prepared, well-dressed JFK who outshone his opponent, Richard Nixon

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