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As it nears capacity, Arlington Cemetery is considering revising its eligibility requirements for burial.

Arlington Cemetery Considers New Rules for Eligibility

About 30 burials a day take place at the military cemetery, which is nearing capacity

"Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan" by Ilya Repin

Man Attacks Ivan the Terrible Painting, Blames Vodka

The painting has been a focal point of recent debate around the notorious tsar’s image

Harold Stein, [Georgia O’Keeffe on Leho‘ula Beach, near ‘Aleamai, Hāna, Maui], 1939, Gelatin silver print

See Georgia O’Keeffe’s Little-Known Hawaii Paintings Blossom Next to Real Plants

The show at the New York Botanical Gardens features 300 Hawaiian plant types

Pluto, and its largest moon Charon, as seen from the New Horizons spacecraft.

Is Pluto Actually a Mash-up of a Billion Comets?

Researchers speculate the beloved dwarf planet could actually be a giant comet

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Exterior Cracks Force Indefinite Closure of the USS Arizona Memorial

Workers are currently assessing the damage to the iconic structure that straddles the sunken ship

Microraptors, dandruff and all.

New Research

Dinosaurs Had Dandruff, Too

Our ancient feathered friends shed skin in a similar way to modern birds and humans

A feral cat photographed by the founder of The Feral Life Cat Blog.

Australia Builds World’s Largest Cat-Proof Fence to Protect Threatened Species

The country’s feral cats have been linked to the extinction of 20 species

Europe’s Oldest Known Tree Discovered in Italy

The Heldreich’s pine is 1,230 years old

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DNA Survey of Life in Loch Ness Will Hunt for Its Monster Resident

The goal is to catalog the lake’s diversity of life—including any oversized, prehistoric reptiles

The San Jose's decorated cannons

Cool Finds

“Holy Grail” of Spanish Treasure Galleons Found Off Colombia

The San José went down in 1708 filled with gold, silver and gems now worth billions of dollars

New Research

Humans Make Up Just 1/10,000 of Earth’s Biomass

Plants make up 80 percent, but human activity chopped that number in half over the last 10,000 years

Explore Google’s Sweeping Retrospective on Frida Kahlo’s Life and Legacy

‘Faces of Frida’ lets visitors interact with paintings, letters, photographs and other artifacts connected to the iconic artist

Hammerhead Flatworms Have Been Quietly Invading France for Two Decades

And that could spell trouble for the country’s soils

Large-antlered muntjac

Rare Sighting of Small, Critically Endangered Deer Reported in Vietnam

The camera trap images of two large-antlered muntjacs offer a glimmer of hope for the species

New Research

How a Copper Coin Mummified a Baby’s Hand

The preemie was buried in a jar in an medieval cemetery with a coin to “pay” for passage into heaven

Among the artifacts in the exhibition is "Female Emigrants Guide," a guidebook for new immigrants to Canada about things like what produce to grow.

New Exhibition Serves Up 150 Years of Canadian Culinary History

‘Mixed Messages: Making and Shaping Culinary Culture in Canada’ features cookbooks, photos and artifacts from the 1820s to the 1960s

Seattle’s Iconic Space Needle Unveils New Look After $100 Million Renovation

The update allows visitors to experience 360-degree views of the city from the observation deck

First Yellowstone Grizzly Hunt in 40 Years Will Take Place This Fall

In a controversial move, Wyoming will allow a limited take of the once-endangered species

The inscription unveiled when the tape was removed

Future of Art

Tape-Removing Gel May Be a Game Changer for Art Restoration

The newly developed hydrogel helps dissolve tape adhesive, one of the stickiest challenges for art conservation and restoration experts

Zhao Kangmin, the Archaeologist Who Pieced Together China’s Terracotta Warriors

Kangmin, who died earlier this month, was one of the first archaeologists on the scene when the famed relics were discovered in 1974

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