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When viewed at the same time every day for a year, the Sun traces a pattern in the sky that can help you find out when a solstice occurs
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After Teddy Roosevelt's act of sportsmanship in 1902 was made legendary by a political cartoonist, his name was forever affixed to an American classic
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Here's the second half of a list of innovations that, while not as splashy as Google Glass, may actually become a bigger part of our daily lives.
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A new study finds that under the influence of marijuana, the same levels of pain are simply less bothersome
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Many temples and monuments were intentionally built to face, frame or otherwise "welcome" the rising winter solstice sun
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Artist Lisa Nilsson creates elaborate anatomical illustrations from thin strips of paper
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The twins have now lived longer than any other North American litter born in captivity, aside from their older siblings born in 2010
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As the 1800s gave way to the 1900s, many Americans felt that old Saint Nick needed a new way of getting from house to house
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Mealworms might seem unpalatable to many, but a new study indicates that they might be the climate-friendly protein alternative of the future
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Richard Hickock and Perry Smith's bodies were exhumed yesterday, as part of an investigation into four murders committed in Florida in 1959
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The "discovery" turned out to be the biggest hoax in the history of paleoanthropology
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When a Philadelphia couple took a world tour in 2011, they quickly struck upon the idea of visiting one of the world's most mysterious places
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Elroy gets to meet the star of his favorite show—but, in the real world, spacemen were disappearing from American televisions
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There's still time to pick up these magazines, books, kitchen gadgets and food stuffs for your Christmas shopping needs
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From deep-sea squid habits to vanishing coral reefs, here are the ocean stories we couldn’t stop talking about this year.
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Dutch artist Berndnaut Smilde has found a way to create clouds in gallery spaces. In the seconds before they dissipate, he captures beautiful photographs
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Some reindeer really do have red noses, a result of densely packed blood vessels near the skin's surface
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They haven't received much attention yet, but here are some of the more innovative--and useful--ideas that have popped up this year.
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