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Photo Contest Finalist: A Coconut Floats in the Shallows

In 1903, a barge called the Harold tipped somewhere off the coast of New York City, sending most of its 7,700 silver-and-lead bars to the bottom.

The Search for the Guggenheim Treasure

Loot valued at $20 million lies off the coast of Staten Island, and Ken Hayes is on the hunt for the sunken silver bullion

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Google Trike Will Come to the National Mall

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The FDA Cracks Down on Food Health Claims

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Struggle for Justice Open at National Portrait Gallery

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New Fossils Suggest High Diversity Among Close Dinosaur Relatives

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Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism

In 44 B.C., dictator-for-life Julius Caesar is assassinated by conspirators led by Marcus Junius Brutus.

Top Ten Reasons to Beware the Ides of March

March 15 will live in infamy beyond the murder of Julius Caesar. Here are 10 events that occurred on that date

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Some Guys Have All the Fun. Smithsonian Secretary Gets Down to Business

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New Giant Pacific Octopus at the National Zoo

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Can Buzz Aldrin Dance?

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“Bird” Wrists Evolved Among Dinosaurs

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Chile Earthquake Strikes a Blow to Wine Industry

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Space Artist Robert McCall Dies at 90

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Titanic vs. Lusitania: Who Survived and Why?

The tragic voyages provided several economists with an an opportunity to compare how people behave under extreme conditions

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The ABC’s of Maple Syrup

Syrup is classified by letter grades—A, B and C, with several subcategories in between—from lightest to darkest

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Movie Sampling to the Extreme at the Hirshhorn

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Prehistoric Snake Fed on Baby Dinosaurs

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Seeing Double: Andean Bear Cubs Born at the National Zoo

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Five Ways to Eat Coconut

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