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A new exhibit at the Air and Space Museum reveals how we use time and space to get around every day, from maritime exploration to Google maps
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Imaging technology shows that a reward center known as the nucleus accumbens lights up when we hear melodies we love
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In 1950, journalist Vincent Sheean argued that renouncing national sovereignty was the only way to prevent nuclear war
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Through staged fashion shoots, an artists' collective critiqued the ascendant sportswear retailer
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Scientists are investigating whether the obliteration of the island's bird species is thinning the tree canopy and could alter the forests' structure
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It would take a miracle to beat Craig Wood in 1935. Gene Sarazen provided one
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For 17 years, these insects have been lurking, waiting to return, so here are some suggestions to eat your way through the infestation
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This weekend, watch shorts from a South Korean film festival, learn about flight, celebrate the work of an avant-garde great and enjoy the cherry blossoms
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By turning brains clear and applying colored dyes, connections between neuron networks can now be examined in 3D at unprecedented levels of detail
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Research into umami has unlocked answers about our preferences, our recipes, and perhaps how to correct our crash course with obesity
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Just what are those red, blue, and yellow diamonds hanging outside warehouses and factories?
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2013's cherry blossom bloom along the Tidal Basin was worth the wait
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Researchers hope to design a new bedbug eradication method based upon a folk remedy of trapping the bloodsuckers as they creep
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Who's in the space suit? Increasingly, it is our digital selves
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Brinicles, more than ice fingers of death, may have driven the formation of life
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Her tropical slashes of color enlivened the old-money crowd
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Not all messages are created equal, and when it comes to Tweets about vaccines it's the anti-vaccine messages that spread the fastest
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One of America's great long-distance hiking trails, the PCT meanders 2,650 miles through three states
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The nutty-flavored seeds responsible for Chia Pets provide a nutrient boost to smoothies, burgers and soups
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This week, hold some creepy crawlers, look at craters on the moon and watch a film based on Joseph Conrad's first novel
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