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NASA Looks to Protect Historic Sites on the Moon
Scientists worry that a contest to send robotic rovers to the moon will threaten lunar landmarks
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Amy Henderson: The Shock of the Old
For generations immersed in social media, culture means a different thing than it did in 1940
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“I Was Looking Forward to a Quiet Old Age”
Instead, Etta Shiber, a widow and former Manhattan housewife, helped smuggle stranded Allied soldiers out of Nazi-occupied in Paris
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Big Things Ahead… But Keep Your Shirt On
Americans in the 1940s had wondrous expectations about the post-war world. Meet one author who advised them to curb their enthusiasm
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A bonebed in Argentina with three sauropods of different sizes adds new evidence that some of these dinosaurs were social creatures
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A Restored Version of Let There Be Light Available Online
Here’s your chance to see a haunting and long suppressed WWII documentary about PTSD
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Vote To Put An Icon in the American History Museum
From now through Friday, you have the chance to help decide which icon of American History will be featured in a new portrait by artist Robert Weingarten
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Where Did Jackson Pollock Get His Ideas?
A talented painter who died poor and forgotten may have inspired the influential American artist’s work in ceramics
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Events May 25-27: Laundry Day, Healing and Aloha, 100 Artworks at the American Art Museum
This weekend, air out your dirty laundry, live the life of “aloha” and check out the American Art Museum’s latest exhibit
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Pass it on: The Secret that Preceded the Indian Rebellion of 1857
British officials were alarmed at the rapid distribution of mysterious Indian breads across much of the Raj
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Sauternes is a village near Bordeaux that would have been cow town if dumb luck, microclimatology and royal wineries had not showered the region in fortune
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What’s Going On With Ice Cream?
Not only is it now available in once unimaginable flavors, like salted caramel and prosciutto, but scientists also are trying to make it good for you
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The Birth of Non-Alcoholic Ketchup
One of the first recipes for ketchup published in the United States called for “love apples”
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New Dinosaur Signifies Dawn of Stubby-Armed Predators
A newly described abelisaurid pushes back the history of the blunt-skulled, stubby-armed predators
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Winners of Nature’s Best Photography
Through January 2013, the Natural History Museum is home to stunning photographs of wildlife around the world
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Summer Movie Forecast: More of the Same
Hollywood has always loved sequels, and judging from the box office viewers do too
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New Coating Gets Ketchup Out Lickety-Split
A substance developed at MIT sends viscous condiments pouring out of bottles with ease
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Mechanical Matchmaking: The Science of Love in the 1920s
Four “scientific” tests to determine whether your marriage will succeed or fail
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Capturing the Moment: A Rainbow this Morning on The National Mall
Smithsonian Institution staff photographer Eric Long captured the moment this morning on his way to work
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