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Celebrating at Least 1,075 Years, This Pine Could Be Europe’s Oldest Tree
The Bosnian pine stands in a forest of ancient trees in the Pindus Mountains
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Forget Bowling: Taiwan Has Shrimping Alleys Instead
Catch-your-own shrimp bars are one of Taiwan’s tastiest trends
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Explore Johnny Cash’s Tennessee Ranch-Turned Museum
Complete with a car built “one piece at a time”
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Tree Rings Help Circle in on Dating Pre-History Events
Solar flares create spikes in the Carbon-14 of woody plants that can provide anchor years for more accurate dating of artifacts
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Scientists Have Found The Most Efficient Way to Hold a Coffee Mug
Drinking it is a different story
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Science Officially Debunks Chemtrails, But the Conspiracy Will Likely Live On
A panel of 77 atmospheric scientists and geochemists weigh in on the controversial streaks in the sky
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Soon Everyone Will Be Able to Read NASA-Funded Research
Get ready for a lot more space science
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Rare Complete T. Rex Skull Found in Montana
The “Tufts-Love skull” will be cleaned and put on display at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
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Five Places Where Confederate Monuments Have Recently Disappeared (or Soon Will)
Vanderbilt University’s decision to rename a building to “Memorial Hall” is just one of many ongoing efforts
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DOJ Will Say Goodbye to Private Federal Prisons
Private facilities for federal inmates will be phased out—but state use of the practice remains
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This Olympic Medal Is Even Harder to Win Than the Gold
The International Olympic Committee values sportsmanship above all else
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Does Climate Change Fuel Floods? It’s Complicated
Here’s why that question is hard to answer
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Explorers Find Second Oldest Shipwreck in the Great Lakes
The merchant sloop Washington went down in a storm in 1803 on Lake Ontario
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Use the Phrase “Polish Death Camps” in Poland and You May Go to Jail
Soon, saying that Nazi death camps were Polish could earn you three years in prison
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Ginormous Goldfish Are Invading Australian Rivers
Abandoned by their owners, the fish run rampant and impact the environment
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Why the 1980 Olympic Village Is Now a Prison
It’s one way to deal with leftover infrastructure
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DNA Analysis Reveals What Ötzi the Iceman Wore to His Grave
He rocked surprisingly complex fashion for the Copper Age
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