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Picture of the Week: Stephen Hawking in Zero Gravity
The renowned physicist enjoyed the sensation of weightlessness while 24,000 feet over the Atlantic
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There’s a Happening Tonight at the Hirshhorn
Tonight, the Hirshhorn’s nightly 360-degree projection, SONG 1, comes alive with an outdoor concert
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Off the Road in the South of France
Ernest Hemingway popularized the cosmopolitan lifestyle of Paris, but he missed out every day he wasn’t walking through the forested hills of Périgord
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Edible Dictionary: Microbial Mothers
Why are the lees at the bottom of a wine or cider barrel named for your female parent?
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The Idiocy, Fabrications and Lies of Ancient Aliens
The History Channel presents self-appointed challengers of science who take on the idea that aliens caused the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs
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What Really Sparked the Hindenburg Disaster?
Seventy-five years later, opinions still vary on what caused the airship to explode so suddenly
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Events May 11-13: Gardening for Healthy Living, Bolivian Festival, Steinway Series for Mother’s Day
Celebrate living well with Mom this weekend at Garden Fest, the Bolivian Festival and at the Steinway series with Mendelssohn Piano Trio
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Unorthodox Foods for Mother’s Day
I dug some more into how food companies are positioning their products for this time of year, and some of my findings were, well, unconventional
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Dinosaur Sighting: Blanding Brontosaurus
An isolated Utah gas station created its own rendition of the iconic Sinclair dinosaur
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A stunning statue at the Cleveland Museum raises concerns about the acquisition of antiquities
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From animation studios to movie stars to box office tallies, China has become the next frontier in film production
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What Makes a 21st Century Mom?
Not an easy answer. But here are 10 recent studies on what it means to be a mother today
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Lalla Essaydi: Revising Stereotypes at the African Art Museum
A new solo exhibition by Lalla Essaydi challenges Western and Muslim perceptions of women’s identities
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Rebuilding Rainwater Collection in India
From one conservationist’s perspective, harvesting rainwater doesn’t mean high-tech strategies—traditional techniques have been around for centuries
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Mythology and the Raw Milk Movement
What’s behind recent claims about a milky unpasteurized panacea?
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Media Blows Hot Air About Dinosaur Flatulence
A new study claims dinosaur farts contributed to prehistoric climate change, but don’t believe reports that they gassed themselves to death
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Grandmothers Reduce Incidence of Breast Cancer?
By helping raise their grandchildren, grandmothers might have influenced the spread of certain genes, a new study suggests
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Danger and Romance from HBO’s “Hemingway & Gellhorn”
A new made-for-television movie airing May 28 recounts the stormy love affair between the writer and the war correspondent
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