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Two weeks ago, organizers of Project Skydrop stashed a golden statuette in a secret location somewhere in the northeastern United States
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The show coincides with an initiative that will give away 49 of the tree's saplings to individuals and communities across the country
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The Kyoto museum will feature interactive exhibits, gaming artifacts, workshop spaces and oversized controllers inspired by iconic video games
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In 1964, a graduate student cut down a bristlecone pine in Nevada. The tree, now known as Prometheus, turned out to be nearly 5,000 years old
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In the dusty landscape surrounding the city of Marfa, a huge 3D printer is constructing 43 new rooms and 18 residential homes as part of an expansion of El Cosmico
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Most adult king penguins weigh between 31 and 37 pounds. At nine months old, a 51.8-pound Pesto is already looming over his parents
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In 1858, the mountain was named for a Confederate general. Now, it will once again be known as "Kuwohi"
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The viewfinders are outfitted with special lenses that help people with red-green colorblindness distinguish between hues
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The Galeón Andalucía, which is now making its way to London, was designed to resemble the armed merchant vessels manufactured by Spain and Portugal between the 16th and 18th centuries
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Una Pizza Napoletana on the Lower East Side has claimed the top spot in an annual ranking of pizzerias around the globe
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Officials in Extremadura are hoping to attract digital nomads and tech workers in a bid to boost the region's shrinking population
Use the interactive tool's week-by-week, county-by-county predictions to start planning your leaf-peeping trips across the United States
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Critics worry that the symbol will tarnish the iconic structure's historic character
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One-time Beatle Pete Best and his brother have turned the legendary Casbah Coffee Club into an Airbnb
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A series of dolphin attacks in Wakasa Bay is believed to be the doing of a lone male bottlenose dolphin looking for friends or a mate—but finding only humans
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The pinnipeds are resting on San Carlos Beach as part of their annual northward journey from the Channel Islands, prompting officials to close it down
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Crews installed buoys and mooring lines to mark the locations of 19 wreck sites in the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary
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Built as an air raid shelter in the 1940s, the massive structure now houses a hotel, restaurants and a rooftop park with lush greenery
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Bishop Teodomiro was a central figure in the creation of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage
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Mountaineers who perished on the world's highest peak have become landmarks for the living, though recovery crews have made risky expeditions to remove some of the corpses
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