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Explore Some of America’s Greatest National Parks in Virtual Reality
The next best thing to celebrating the Centennial in person
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Not So Fast: Here’s Why That Chinese Elevated Bus May Not Be Quite What It Seems
The TEB is the latest iteration of a concept that’s been “floating” for decades, but it has some big problems
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Scientists Uncover a “Hidden” Portrait by Edgar Degas
A powerful X-ray unveiled one of the painter’s rough drafts
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New Observation Tower Is World’s Thinnest
Brighton’s West Pier comes back to life…as a crazy vertical viewing tower
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The First Private Lunar Landing Was Just Approved
Moon Express will head to Earth’s nearest neighbor in 2017
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Chernobyl Might Get a Second Life as a Solar Power Plant
From nuclear disaster to renewable energy
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How Sojourner Truth Used Photography to Help End Slavery
The groundbreaking orator embraced newfangled technology to make her message heard
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Why VHS and Five Other Formats May Live Forever
The final VCRs will ship later this month, but if recent history is any indicator, it doesn’t mean the VHS format will vanish for good
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Italy Just Hosted the First Olympics-Like Competition for People With Down Syndrome
The unique competition drew 1,000 athletes
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This Classical Mandolinist Makes Music With…Instagram?
“InstaConcerto for Mandolin and Orchestra” plays with a genre known more for its selfies than its chamber music
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Explore the Apollo 11 Command Module in 3D
For the first time, you can peek inside the craft that enabled “one giant leap for mankind”
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Alexander McQueen Is Being Turned Into Leather
The late designer’s DNA is part of a bizarre experiment in fashion ethics
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Watch Corals in Action With New Underwater Microscope
The Benthic Underwater Microscope opens up a whole new age of ocean exploration
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New Zealanders Just Crowdfunded a New Addition to this National Park
Over 40,000 people donated to buy Awaroa Beach and gift the site to Abel Tasman National Park
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Impatient Islanders Create Google “Sheep View”
Ewe won’t forget this unique look at the Faroe Islands
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Give Me a Drink, HAL: Artificial Intelligence Helps Design New Beer
IntelligenceX uses AI to guide its brewmaster’s tweaks
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Check Out the Best Illusions of 2016
Baffle your brain with these contest-winning mind-benders
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Google’s Self-Driving Cars Are Learning to Recognize Cyclists’ Hand Signals
Cyclists, meet the nicest car you’ll ever share the road with
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