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Norway Apologizes for Persecuting WWII "German Girls"
Women who consorted with Nazi soldiers were attacked, shunned and deported after the war
A Fond Farewell to the Original Big Bird
For five decades, puppeteer Carroll Spinney pioneered the roles of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on "Sesame Street." Now, he says, it's time to step down
Rare Viking Ship Burial Found in Norway
Ground-penetrating radar detected the remains of a 66-foot long boat along with the traces other burial mounds and five longhouses
136,000 Varieties of Rice Are Now Protected in Perpetuity
An annual $1.4 million funding grant will allow the International Rice Research Institute to help develop drought, heat- and flood-resistant rice varieties
The Future Is Female for San Francisco’s Public Art Scene
A new ordinance means that at least 30 percent of new public art will depict notable women of history, beginning with Maya Angelou
Time to Get Jiggily With it, Fat Bear Week Is Upon Us
Your vote will determine which fish-chomping ursine competitor in Katmai National Park and Preserve is the chubbiest cubby of them all
Jenny Saville Takes Title of Most Expensive Living Female Artist
Her 1992 nude self-portrait "Propped" sold for $12.4 million. But the record-breaking price lags behind the amount paid to the men's holder of the title
How Fish Farms Can Use Facial Recognition to Survey Sick Salmon
A Norwegian aquaculture company plans to combat sea lice and other problems by monitoring individual salmon in a high-tech fish farms
Tulsa to Search for Mass Graves From the Race Massacre of 1921
During the pogrom, a white mob killed an estimated 300 black Tulsans. According to eyewitnesses, the dead are buried in unmarked mass graves in Greenwood
Watch This $1.4 Million Banksy Painting Shred Itself As Soon As It's Sold
The street artist hid a built-in shredder in the frame of the artwork when he created it in 2006
This Art Exhibition Is Guaranteed to Make You Weep
Tania Bruguera's new show at London's Tate Modern includes a room spritzed with an organic compound to stimulate "forced empathy"
21 Years After Fire, Shroud of Turin Chapel Restored to Former Glory
The space, originally designed by priest and mathematician Guarino Guarini, includes a spectacular and intricate wood and marble dome
Hey Fellow Kids, This Is How You Flip a Water Bottle
New paper by undergrads illuminates the physics behind the Water Bottle Challenge
How Implanted Electrodes Helped Paralyzed People Stand and Walk Again
Two new studies demonstrate that epidural stimulation and intensive therapy can help people overcome paralysis from spinal cord injuries
Explorers Will Face Dangerous Amounts of Radiation On Their Trip to Mars
New data from the Mars Trace Gas Orbiter shows just the flight there and back alone will expose astronauts to 60 percent the lifetime radiation dose
Maldivian Government Destroys World's First Intertidal Art Gallery
Before President Abdulla Yasmeen lost the country's election, his government ordered the demolition of the conservation-minded underwater sculpture garden
Why Washington Mountain Goats Are Being Flown From One National Park to Another
Olympic National Park's mountain goats are moving to saltier pastures
American Woman Sets New Bicycle Speed Record
Cyclist Denise Mueller-Korenek hit 183.932 MPH while drafting behind a drag racer in Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats, besting the previous record of 167 mph
5Pointz Graffiti Revived at New Museum of Street Art
A 20-story stairwell at a Manhattan Hotel brings together the works of street artists who worked at the now-demolished 5Pointz outdoor gallery
Five Baby Squirrels Saved From Truly Knotty Predicament
Five gray tree squirrels in Wisconsin were found with their tails hopelessly knotted together, requiring some help from a wildlife rehab
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