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Notre-Dame Restoration Delayed Due to Lead Poisoning Concerns
Work is set to continue next week with more stringent safety protocols, decontamination units
The Arctic Is Experiencing Its Worst Wildfire Season on Record
Arctic infernos released 50 megatons of carbon dioxide—the equivalent of Sweden’s total annual emissions—into the atmosphere in June alone
Universal Music Group Claimed No Master Recording Burned in 2008 Blaze. New Report Estimates Hundreds of Thousands Did
Explosive allegations in <i>The New York Times Magazine</i> claim 500,000 one-of-a-kind master recordings were destroyed in Universal Fire
France’s Senate Requires That Notre-Dame’s Iconic Spire Be Rebuilt 'Exactly as It Was'
The bill contradicts an earlier call for proposals to replace the fallen tower with a more modern aesthetic
Engineer Says Notre-Dame Is Vulnerable to High Winds
Models show damage to the roof vaults have cut the structure's wind resistance by over half
How Blacksmiths Forged a Powerful Status Across the Continent of Africa
Iron tools, weapons, musical instruments and sculptures tell a tale of centuries of the craft’s influence
Fire Tore Through the Forest That Inspired Winnie the Pooh’s ‘Hundred Acre Wood’
Officials are confident England's Ashdown Forest will recover from the blaze
Authorities Are Looking for the Suspect Who Started a Fire at the National Archives
An exterior wall of the building sustained some damage, but no one was harmed by the flames
Honey Bees on Notre-Dame’s Roof Survived the Fire
The three hives are located on a roof above the sacristy—around 100 feet below the cathedral's damaged main roof
Five Things We’ve Learned in the Aftermath of the Notre-Dame Fire
Here's how France is rebuilding in the wake of the disaster
Trove of 30,000 Artifacts Found at RioZoo to Be Given to Fire-Ravaged National Museum
The artifacts date back to Brazil’s imperial period
'The Hunchback of Notre-Dame' Shoots to Top of France’s Best Seller Lists
Victor Hugo wrote his famed novel at a time when the cathedral was in crisis
A Small Fire Broke Out at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque as Flames Ravaged Notre-Dame
The blaze left the Islamic holy site largely untouched, damaging a single mobile guard booth
What Happened to Notre-Dame’s Precious Art and Artifacts?
Officials say the ‘main works of art’ were saved. But others have been lost or seriously damaged
A Faulty Air Conditioning Unit Sparked the Brazil National Museum Fire
The September 2018 blaze destroyed the 200-year-old building and reduced the majority of its 20-million artifact collection to ash
Untangling the Physics Behind Drifting Embers, 'Firenadoes' and Other Wildfire Phenomena
Fires can leap rapidly from building to building and even cause extreme weather events such as pyrocumulonimbus storm clouds
Around 2,000 Artifacts Have Been Saved From the Ruins of Brazil’s National Museum Fire
Meanwhile, search attempts, which are expected to last through the end of 2019, continue
To Celebrate the Lunar New Year, Chinese Blacksmiths Turn Molten Metal Into Fireworks
Dubbed the "poor man's fireworks," the spectacular pyrotechnic display is a 500-year ritual in Nuanquan, China
Google Virtual Tour Preserves Collections Destroyed in Brazil Museum Fire
Back in 2016, the tech giant had begun working to digitize the museum’s collections
Why the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Makes for a Complicated History
Charged with manslaughter, the owners were acquitted in December 1911. A Smithsonian curator reexamines the labor and business practices of the era
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