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This New York Project Wants You to Write on the Walls

Writing On It All gives voice—and a pen—to one and all

Preah Khan of Kompong Svay as seen by Lidar

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Laser Scans Reveal Massive Khmer Cities Hidden in the Cambodian Jungle

Using Lidar technology, researchers are discovering the extent of the medieval Khmer empire

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One of the World's Most Colorful Places Is in Taiwan

Rainbow Family Village shows there's nothing a man with a paintbrush can't do

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A Brief History of Bog Butter

Turf cutters in Ireland regularly find chunks of butter deep in the nation's peat bogs. What is the stuff doing there?

Look up—there's more to the Grand Canyon than geology.

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Grand Canyon Turns Down Its Lights to Become a Dark Sky Park

Star gazers, rejoice—the skies above the Grand Canyon will never lose their sparkle

Scene from All is Lost, a 1923 film identified at the Library of Congress's Mostly Lost Film Festival

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The Library of Congress Needs Your Help to Identify These Silent Movies

For the fifth year, the "Mostly Lost" film festival calls on its audience to help identify obscure details in movie-making history

Visitors sit in front of Petra's famous temple at night. Nearby, Google Earth and drones helped researchers find a previously undiscovered platform probably used for ceremonial purposes.

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Archaeologists Find Gigantic Ancient Monument in Jordan

In the ancient city of Petra, Google Earth and drones helped uncover remnants of a platform the size of an Olympic swimming pool

Ahhh...that was satisfying.

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This New Satellite Project Helps People Find Patterns in City Spaces

Terrapattern turns a mad world into a satisfying, matchy-matchy nirvana

A classic Parisian newsstand on Rue St. Germain.

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Parisians Are in an Uproar Over Their New Newstands

Paris’ iconic kiosks are being updated and replaced

One of the destroyed handprints.

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Vandals Destroyed 8,000-Year-Old Aboriginal Artworks in Tasmania

The priceless rock art is damaged beyond repair

Paul Amotun Lokoro and Anjelina Nadai Lohalith of South Sudan, part of the Olympic's first team of refugees

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Olympics Allows Refugees to Compete on Their Own Team

Ten refugee-athletes from Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia and the Republic of Congo will compete at the Rio Olympics

This year's ConIFA World Football Cup will be anything but average.

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There's a World Cup for Unrecognized States

This game is for soccer's international underdogs

The longer a structure has been exposed to the water, the more weathered it appeared.

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This "Lost Underwater City" Was Actually Made by Microbes

Though these formations may not be evidence of a lost city, they show off some intriguing chemistry

La Cité du Vin.

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Bordeaux’s New Wine Museum Is Open for Business

The “City of Wine” is a vino lover’s amusement park

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This Museum Made Art Out of a John Deere Harvester

'Continuous Service Altered Daily' finds life inside a familiar machine

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Paris’ Iconic “Love Locks” Bridge Is Now Home to a Set of Creepy Statues

The rotating art installation on the Pont des Arts bridge was inspired by classical mythology

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Land of Oz Theme Park Will Temporarily Reopen Its Emerald Gates

This June, the yellow brick road will once again take you to see the Wizard

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Five Landmarks Threatened by Climate Change

Will a warming planet destroy humankinds' most precious cultural treasures?

This sad relic of ancient Rome is up for adoption.

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Rome Is Looking for People to Adopt Famous, Falling-Apart Sites

When in Rome, pony up some cash for cultural preservation

The dug out end of the tunnel, as photographed in 2009.

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The Longest, Deepest Train Tunnel in the World Is About to Open

It goes straight through the base of the Alps

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