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Black mambas' toxicity turns out to have applications other than rodent-killing
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Hugo Gernsback's predictions give us a look at the most radical of technological utopianism from the 1920s
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Without a skull, determining the dinosaur's relationships is difficult
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Scientists aim to reach the mantle and bring back rock samples for the first time in human history
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This weekend, a 99-year old judo legend, a scientist who studies the sun and a season-opener with the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society.
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2-year-old child that lived 1.5 million years ago suffered from the blood disorder, which may suggest that hominids by this time were regularly eating meat
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Has the Disney theme park outlived its purpose as a monument to science and technology?
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Here are a few (non-spoiler!) answers to questions we've received from a bunch of solvers
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See the results of 98-year-old Irving Olson's kitchen experiments
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Paleontologists have named scores of dinosaurs, but why is T. rex our favorite?
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In the world's most remote ocean waters, researchers discovered unexpectedly high levels of plastic pollution
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With venom so potent it can kill a person in 30 minutes, the black mamba is a snake to avoid—while others are worth learning about before you cast judgment
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The museum hosts the U.S. premier of a blockbuster show from the controversial artist
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This is probably the world's first prosthetic—a wooden toe that dates back to before 600 BC
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What the heck are black sapotes, carambolas and pomelo fruits?
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Antonio Lopez's electrifying art defined the style of the times, 1960s-'80s. Now, a gallery show and book call renewed attention to his accomplishments
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Tracks made by a 20-foot predatory dinosaur have been found in rock from Connecticut to Arizona, but who made the tracks?
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Computer simulations indicate that ocean temperatures and weather patterns might vary on a 100-year-long cycle called PCO
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The Jetson family's descent into sex, drugs and rock & roll
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From hand-cobbled beginnings, the football helmet has shifted to become one of the most highly designed pieces of equipment in all of sports
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