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Detailed view of "Magic Circle Variation 5" with hand- and laser-cut paper

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Cut Paper Sculptures Capture the Intricacy of Natural Architecture

Laser and hand cut papers arranged in layers evoke the patterns of microbes, moss, cells and more

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See the Vatican Light Up With Images Warning Against Climate Change

Animals prowled across St. Peter’s Basilica in a move to connect Earth’s beauty with the dangers of climate change

A scientist says a multispectral analysis of the Mona Lisa shows hidden portraits beneath the famous painting.

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A French Scientist Says the Mona Lisa is Hiding a Portrait of Another Woman

Some art experts, however, are skeptical

A lioness from the Marsh Pride in Masai Mara National Reserve of Kenya, the group of lions that was poisoned

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Bibi the Lioness, a BBC Star, Was Found Poisoned

Bibi and another unidentified lion killed by the poison were part of a pride that filmmakers followed for years

How many curls can you count?

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A Buddha in Japan Is Missing Half of Its Curls

What happened to the Buddha of Nara’s famous ‘do?

Artist Johanna Barron's recreation of a Gene Davis painting called "Black Rhythm" that belongs to the CIA's art collection.

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The CIA Won’t Reveal What’s in its Secret Art Collection

An art installation questions why the CIA is keeping mum about a series of abstract paintings

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There’s a Philly Sign Language Accent

The unique signs used by people in Philadelphia hint at the history of sign language in the U.S.

This 19th-century cartoon depicts a corpse brought back to life through the power of "galvanism."

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How Twitching Frog Legs Helped Inspire ‘Frankenstein’

Galvanism sought to reanimate the dead—and in doing so provided the impetus for one of literature’s most famously frightful books

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It Can Take More Than 10 Years of Work to Get a Christmas Tree Ready for Market

Helicopters can speed along the harvest, however

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Here’s What Happens When You Age Whisky

Hint: The barrel really does matter

Twelve decades worth of averaged yearbook portraits

New Research

Yearbook Photos Show How Smiles Have Widened Over the Decades

An analysis of roughly 38,000 high-school senior portraits shows Americans’ frowns turning upside down

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Hundreds of Fake Ads Protest Paris Climate Summit’s Corporate Sponsors

Artists in Paris distributed 600 posters calling out companies’ hypocrisy

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Minecraft Players Are Recreating Scenes From Studio Ghibli Movies

Now gamers can romp around Yubaba’s Bath House and clamber into a Catbus

Screenshot from "Aspiring Reporter Interviews Bolden about NASA's Journey to Mars"

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A Nine-Year-Old Aspiring Journalist’s Heartwarming Connection with NASA

A popular photography blog helped one kid interview NASA administrator Charles Bolden

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A Hemingway Book Has Hit the Paris Bestseller List After Recent Attacks

A Moveable Feast declares that “there is never any end to Paris”

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The Statue of Liberty Was Originally a Muslim Woman

“The New Colossus” was actually born in Egypt

The winning video featured hip hop dancers as farmers who put demands on the water supply

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The Many Ways to “Dance Your Ph.D”

Once again, researchers get creative in a yearly dance competition to explain their Ph.D. thesis work

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Check Out These Gluten-Free Versions of Famous Paintings

The Gluten-Free Museum pokes fun at the popular diet trend

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In Belgium, Twitter Responds to Terror With Cats

The cuddliest anti-jihadist squad ever

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