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Pink mallow blooms in the Atacama Desert, which experienced record rainfall earlier this year.

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The World’s Driest Desert Is in Breathtaking Bloom

After historic rains, Atacama, Chile is exploding with vibrant wildflowers

Scientists gather around the Yuka mammoth, which was so well-preserved in the permafrost its brain was mostly intact

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Ice Age Cave Lion Cubs and a Look Back at Permafrost Mummies

A recent find in Siberia is the latest on a list of well-preserved Ice Age mammals

For now, visually impaired people must rely on captions like these for descriptions of the images on the internet. (This is a picture of an eye reflecting Facebook's home page).

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In the Future, Facebook Will Describe Photos for Blind People

A visual internet poses many challenges for people that are visually impaired

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This Haunted House is Actually a Lab for Studying Fear

Get scared for science

Six ivory combs were also excavated from the tomb.

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The Incredible Treasures Found Inside the ‘Griffin Warrior’ Tomb

Why was a Mycenaean soldier buried with so many riches?

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The Hard Labor of Apple Picking

A skilled farm worker can pick six tons of apples a day

A hiker is dwarfed by the landscape of the mountain plateau where the Viking sword was found

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Hiker Accidentally Discovers 1,200-Year-Old Viking Sword in Norway

The wrought iron weapon is an extraordinary find

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How Tourism Shaped Photography in 19th Century Japan

Westerners were obsessed with geisha, samurai and cherry blossoms

Scientists tracked the growth of young whales compared to images taken last year.

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Drones Captured These ‘Killer’ Whale Family Portraits

Not just beautiful, these photos show that raising killer whale calves is a family affair

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, part 2

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These Brilliant Literary Maps Will Help You Understand Your Favorite Book

A lavishly illustrated atlas for Huckleberry Finn and other classics

Albert Einstein, pondering the mysteries of the universe—or maybe just writing a killer tweet.

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Albert Einstein Has a Social Media Team

How the famed physicist tweets from beyond the grave

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Would You Drink a Cocktail Invented By a Computer?

How IBM’s Watson become the world’s most creative bartender

A view of the opening to Danger Cave in 1976, when it was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places

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Utah’s Danger Cave Will Soon Open For a Rare Tour

The cave houses evidence of human habitation from over 11,000 years ago

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Adding Faint Scents to Healthy Food Could Make it Taste Better

Scents of salty food may be all it takes to make low-salt items delicious

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How Contact Lenses Were Made in 1948

Would you put this on your eye?

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This Norwegian Modern Art Museum Is Also a Bridge

An ingeniously twisted design blends art with infrastructure

Giant guitarfish (Rhynchobatus djiddensis)

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Instead of Eyelids, This Fish Retracts Its Eyeballs

The giant guitarfish can pull its eyes nearly 1.6 inches inside its head

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Arctic Explorers Uncover (and Eat) 60-Year-Old Food Stash

Tins of jam and crackers hidden in Greenland’s Arctic desert made for a delicious surprise

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There’s an Elephant Buried Underneath the Vatican

The forgotten remains of a beloved, 16th-century papal pet

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Great Scott! Stanford Invented a Self-Driving DeLorean Just in Time for Back to the Future Day

But does it use 1.21 gigawatts of electricity?

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