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What Give Cheetahs The Edge In a Race With Greyhounds

If you could put a wild cheetah up against a greyhound in a race, the cheetah would win, no problem. But why?

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Scientists Discover That Mars is Full of Water

Looking closely at a pair of meteorites originating from Mars, researchers now believe the planet likely holds vast reservoirs of water deep underground

Lieutenant Elle Helmer, US Marine Corps, at the Vietnam War Memorial

Documenting Sexual Assault in The Invisible War

A new documentary gives voice to victims in the military and may be a key force behind a new initiative to put an end to the violence

Seven female swimmers at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., 1920

How Bathing Suits Went From Two-pieces to Long Gowns and Back

Bikinis may have been illegal in 1900, but they were all the rage in ancient Rome

The reconstructed cast of a juvenile Tyrannosaurus in the NHMLA’s centerpiece Dinosaur Hall display.

Beautiful Dinosaurs Ripped From Time

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles has beautiful dinosaur displays, but what do the exhibits tell us about your connection to Triceratops and kin?

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Seeing Stars at the African Art Museum

“African Cosmos: Stellar Arts” opens today at the African Art Museum

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The Once and Future Coffeehouses of Vienna

Coffee is one of Vienna’s legacies, but how will the city hold onto its past while adapting to the changing culture? New furniture may be the answer

The National Zoo’s newest addition, a baby howler monkey.

Events June 22-24: Choctaw Days, Hollywood Classics and a Day at the Zoo

This weekend, celebrate the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, watch some Hollywood classic films and take the kids to the zoo

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Spain: Of Sun, Siestas — and Salmon?

About a dozen Spanish streams support native runs of Atlantic salmon, but anglers are deeply divided about how to fish for them

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Robots Enter the Job Market

In some cases, they’re learning to work with humans. In others, they’re taking over the whole plant

The Turing test, a means of determining whether a computer possesses intelligence, requires it to trick a human into thinking it’s chatting with another person

Are You Chatting With a Human or a Computer?

Converse with some of the world’s most sophisticated artificial intelligence programs—and decide how human they seem

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