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This Stunning Dragon Dance Was All for the Sake of Tea

Your next cup could be filled with New Year’s luck

The perfectly preserved Bronze Age wheels in the dig go round and round.

Archaeologists Uncovered a Perfect Bronze Age Wheel

Excavations at “Britain’s Pompeii” are on a roll

Mozart and Salieri—rivals or BFFs?

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A German Composer Uncovered a Collaboration Between Mozart and Salieri

Their epic rivalry might not have been all that

For only $10, you can spend a night in a faithful recreation of van Gogh's "The Bedroom," wonky angles and all.

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Rent a Recreation of Van Gogh’s Bedroom and Other Artistic Airbnbs

Odd houses and intricately designed bedrooms are a staple of short-term rentals

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Watch a Stunning Time-Lapse of Cave-Bound Glowworms

These New Zealand sparklers aren’t stars—they’re insects

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Happy 452nd Birthday, Galileo

The revolutionary who helped shape modern astronomy

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This Unfinished Film Highlights the Daily Lives of Black Americans in the 1960s

‘The American Negro’ shares stories of black surgeons, mothers and workers

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Chow Down on a Plastic-Eating Fungus

Plastic trash could have a delicious future

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OK Go Shot Their Latest Music Video in Microgravity

Singing aboard the Vomit Comet

A photograph from a staged production of "R.U.R." ("Rossum's Universal Robots").

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78 Years Ago Today, BBC Aired the First Science Fiction Television Program

And no, it wasn’t ‘Doctor Who’

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Check Out These Vintage Computer Viruses at the Malware Museum

Relive the horror of watching your computer catch a ‘90s-era virus

A newly-released poster in NASA's Visions of the Future series heralds a future "grand tour" using gravity assists.

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NASA Went Retro With Their New Space Travel Posters

Travel to the world of tomorrow—today!

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Take 360-Degree Tours of Mars and the Moon

Earth’s neighbors have never seemed so tantalizingly close

A rendering of the newly reopened Museum of Neon Art in Glendale, California.

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Glow to This Flickering Tribute to Neon

The past shines at the Museum of Neon Art in Southern California

This kindergarten in Fredericksberg, Denmark was inspired by how a child might draw a house.

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How Children’s Imaginations Inspired This Cool School

A new Danish kindergarten was envisioned by the way a child might draw a house

"Chevalier de Saint-Denis," Thierry Poncelet.

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You Too Can Own a Portrait of a Dog Dressed as a Person

Dog art auctions put the spotlight on man’s best friend

This kitten, though adorable, was not one of the post office cats.

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A Brief History of Post Office Cats

Mail used to come with a side of meow

Liliya Lifánova, Anatomy is Destiny (live performance at the Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis), 2012.

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Board of Sexism in Chess? Check Out These New Exhibitions

The World Chess Hall of Fame is showcasing the power of its women

Julia Child in the kitchen of her Cambridge home in 1983

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Julia Child’s Provence Kitchen Will Serve Up New Meals as a Cook’s Retreat

An American couple has a vision to preserve and continue the legacy of the famous chef

"Lotus, An X-ray" c. 1930's.

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Check Out These X-Rays of Flowers From the 1930s

Dain L. Tasker’s radiographs depict delicate flowers from the inside out

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