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The War on Cancer Goes Stealth
With nanomedicine, the strategy is not to poison cancer cells or to blast them away but to trick them
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The Fishy History of the McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish Sandwich
How a struggling entrepreneur in Ohio saved his burger business during Lent and changed the McDonald’s menu for good.
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Dust from the Sahara Can Seed Rain and Snow Clouds Over the Western U.S.
Clouds above California contain dust and bacteria from China, the Middle East and even Africa, new research shows
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Could Disappearing Wild Insects Trigger a Global Crop Crisis?
Three-quarters of the world’s crops—including fruits, grains and nuts—depend on pollination, and the insects responsible are disappearing
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Where Does the Tooth Fairy Put All Those Teeth?
A new video introduces kids to the wonders of museums with help from a familiar friend
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Events March 1-3: A thriller film, a Women’s Suffrage Festival and Influential African American Women
This week, see Nicole Kidman melt down, celebrate women’s rights and learn about great African American women you’ve never heard of
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Suffragette City: That March that Made and Changed History in D.C. Turns 100
The civil rights procession that revitalized calls for the 19th amendment was the first to use D.C. as a backdrop
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Hunting for Gold in the Amazonian Jungle
The author joins two American fortune-seekers on a gold-panning outing at the confluence of the Negro and Paute rivers
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In 1989, ‘Life’ Magazine Said Goodbye To Video Stores, Mailmen and Pennies…
In 1989, “Life” magazine predicted that, by the year 2000, many staples of modern American life might find themselves on the scrapheap of history
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Nitpicking the Lice Genome to Track Humanity’s Past Footsteps
Lice DNA collected around the planet sheds light on the parasite’s long history with our ancestors, a new study shows
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From Pyenson Lab: When Is a Museum Specimen the Real Deal?
Can you tell the difference between a replica and the real thing? Does it matter? A curator at Natural History talks about copies, 3-D printing and museums
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Video: This Stretchable Battery Could Power the Next Generation of Wearable Gadgets
Durable and rechargeable, the new battery can be stretched to 300 percent of its size and still provide power
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Small Satellites—Some the Size of Postage Stamps—Are Transforming How Scientists Conduct Space-based Research
A new fleet of nanosatellites is zooming through space
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What Makes These Avocados Different From All Others?
The spectrum of the fruit here is almost as varied as the people who grow them, and for avo advocates, Ecuador is an excellent place to go tasting
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The American Plan to Build Nuclear Power Plants in the Ocean
This ill-advised scheme would have put gigantic barges just off the Atlantic coast? Where would it have started? New Jersey, of course
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How to Survive China’s Pollution Problem: Masks and Bubbles
The air quality in China’s biggest cities is famously atrocious, but designers think they may have found a way to combat the issue
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Snakes in a Frame: Mark Laita’s Stunning Photographs of Slithering Beasts
In his new book, Serpentine, Mark Laita captures the colors, textures and sinuous forms of a variety of snake species
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The History of the Flapper, Part 4: Emboldened by the Bob
New short haircuts announced the wearers’ break from tradition and boosted the hairdressing industry
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10 Vintage Menus That Are a Feast for the Eyes, If Not the Stomach
From the late-19th century to the 1970s, restaurants had one surefire way of standing out
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Take 5! Where Old Jazz Heads Meet Jazz Novices Over Sweet Notes
At Take 5! jazz and fine art converge to make beautiful music and memories for area residents
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