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Weekend Events Dec. 23-25: ArtLab+ Showcase, Portrait Story Days, and Christmas
This week, see young people’s creative works, learn about Gertrude Stein, and have a merry Christmas
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Huxley’s Apocryphal Dinosaur Dinner
Fossil lore says 19th century naturalist T.H. Huxley realized that birds were dinosaurs when he carved into a Christmas turkey, but what really happened?
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Silent Films After The Artist and Hugo
Warning viewers about silent films is like warning Elmore Leonard fans that Henry James is a “slower” writer
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The Wonderful English Pudding
Pour flaming brandy over the hot pudding - the blue flames dance and sparkle around the traditional sprig of holly stuck into the top of the pudding
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That Moon On Your Christmas Card
An astronomer finds that depictions of the Moon on Christmas cards, wrapping paper and books is often wrong
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Why Did Jewish Communities Take to Chinese Food?
The historical and sociological reasons why the Jewish community and Chinese restaurants pair so well on Christmas
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What the Earth-Sized Planet Discovery Means
The lead scientist in the new planet discovery explains the significance of the find
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Eggs and Enigmatic Dinosaurs
Paleontologists have found the bones of a new dinosaur with eggs nearby, but how do we know whether the bones and eggs go together?
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The Human Evolution World Tour
Hominid enthusiasts can see the highlights of human evolution at evotourism destinations around the world
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Christmas Shopping Around the World
There are valuable discoveries, but at a German Christmas market all I could find was Third World junk that only looks good if you drink a lot of gluhwein
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How Rudolph Keeps A Cool Head
Reindeer have several strategies for releasing heat when they get too hot
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Carl Sagan and “The Sounds of Earth”
On the 15th anniversary of astronomer Carl Sagan’s death, we celebrate one of his most lasting impacts: a time capsule for humankind
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Don’t Stop Believin’ (in Santa Claus)
Shirley Temple drops some knowledge on a Christmas tradition
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The Return of Patent Models to the Original Patent Office Building
A new exhibition at the American Art Museum features models of a variety of unusual 19th-century devices
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Where the Dinosaurs Are
Ready for a dinosaur road trip? We have a list of top dinosaur “evotourism” destinations just for you
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Faux Pas: Mortifying Missteps of the Innocent Abroad
It was only weeks later that I learned what a klutz I’d been. It’s a miracle I wasn’t thrown to the bears
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Hanukkah Parties With a Twist
Latkes are delicious, but I’ve been thinking it’s time to throw some new food traditions into the Hanukkah mix
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The Great Dissenter and His Half-Brother
John Harlan championed racial justice on a hostile Supreme Court. Robert Harlan, a freed slave, achieved renown despite the court’s decisions
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Evolution, A Book That Turns Science Into Art
See examples of these beautiful photographs of animal skeletons in our image gallery
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Hitchcock’s Primeval Birds
Paleontologist Edward Hitchcock was one of the first dinosaur track experts, but why did he insist that birds left the footprints?
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