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This Norwegian Modern Art Museum Is Also a Bridge
An ingeniously twisted design blends art with infrastructure
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92 Percent of Possible Earth Twins Have Yet to Be Born
Our young universe promises trillions of more planets to come
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27 Percent of U.S. Adults Didn’t Read a Single Book Last Year
This new survey on reading habits isn’t all doom and gloom, though
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The Mysterious Case of the Adirondacks Sugar Maple
The trees are on the decline, but why?
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Lead Poisoning Rampant for Wealthy Medieval Europeans
It wasn’t just the Romans that accidentally poisoned themselves
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A Town Founded By Nazis Was Just Sued for Housing Discrimination
In parts of Yaphank, laws require homeowners to be of German descent
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Sesame Street Just Welcomed Its First Autistic Muppet
“Julia” is geared towards raising awareness and acceptance
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Instead of Eyelids, This Fish Retracts Its Eyeballs
The giant guitarfish can pull its eyes nearly 1.6 inches inside its head
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Arctic Explorers Uncover (and Eat) 60-Year-Old Food Stash
Tins of jam and crackers hidden in Greenland’s Arctic desert made for a delicious surprise
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An Asteroid Will Buzz by Earth on Halloween
Don’t worry—it won’t interrupt your Halloween plans
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There’s an Elephant Buried Underneath the Vatican
The forgotten remains of a beloved, 16th-century papal pet
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Great Scott! Stanford Invented a Self-Driving DeLorean Just in Time for Back to the Future Day
But does it use 1.21 gigawatts of electricity?
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Sunscreen May Be Destroying Coral Reefs
Just a tiny amount of a common chemical in sunscreen can bleach and break delicate coral
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Man’s Best Friend May Hail From Central Asia
Genetic analysis of over 5,000 dogs suggests that they were originally domesticated in Mongolia and Nepal
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Did Life on Earth Really Start 4.1 Billion Years Ago? Not So Fast
Don’t rewrite the Earth’s history just yet
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The Orionid Meteor Shower and Rare Planetary “Dance” Make This a Lucky Week for Stargazers
Here’s what the night sky has to offer this week
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Google Books Isn’t Copyright Infringement
A landmark court ruling allows the tech giant digitize library books
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The Sunken Ruins of a 450-Year-Old Church Rise From a Mexican Reservoir
After a historic drought, a 16th-century church has reemerged
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