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Stunning Images Capture Rare Pale Tiger in India

An unusual genetic combination likely led to the creature’s exceptionally light coloration

July 7, 2017

One of the cuneiform tablets handed over by Hobby Lobby

In 2010, the arts-and-crafts retailer purchased thousands of cultural artifacts smuggled from Iraq

July 6, 2017

Utahns will once again be allowed to see this view when they order a drink.

As liquor laws loosen, the “Zion Curtain” may become a thing of the past

July 5, 2017

The hearth Hemings may have warmed herself by in Monticello's south wing.

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Sally Hemings Gets Her Own Room at Monticello

A renovation at Thomas Jefferson’s estate will give the slave he likely fathered at least six children with a display in what may have been her quarters

July 5, 2017

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“Corpse Hotels” Are in Demand in Japan

Crematoria are too busy, so a new type of business stepped in to make the wait more comfortable

July 5, 2017

One of the mine-hunting dolphins being retrained to find vaquita porpoises

Mine-hunting dolphins will help researchers transfer the remaining creatures into marine sanctuaries

July 5, 2017

The early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic were marked with stigma and confusion.

The epidemic’s early days were perplexing and terrifying

July 3, 2017

Billions over budget and three years behind, the Kemper County coal gasification project will now produce electricity using natural gas

July 3, 2017

For 24 hours a YouTube channel will host discussions on space rocks and their potential impacts on Earth

June 30, 2017

The cloud in the upper left hand part of the image are from a barium release—with the purple-red ionized cloud oriented along the Earth’s magnetic field lines. The blue and white trail in the lower portion of the image is from a tri-methyl-aluminum vapor trail that follows neutral wind.

No, it’s not aliens or a massive conspiracy plot—just a space-age study of the atmosphere

Updated: June 29, 2017 | Originally Published: June 12, 2017

Boaty McBoatface. It is not a boat and it has no face. Please discuss.

New Research

Boaty McBoatface Completes Its First Mission

The little submarine named by the Internet investigated the icy deep waters of Antarctica’s Orkney Channel

June 28, 2017

Animals like prairie dogs can play host to plague-infected fleas.

The deadly disease can be spread by household pets

June 28, 2017

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There’s a New Island Off the Coast of North Carolina

“Shelly Island” is a mile long and 300 yards wide, but it’s hard to say how long it’ll be around

June 28, 2017

The big tree being prepared for its move in Boise, Idaho.

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Watch a 100-foot-tall Giant Sequoia Get Transplanted in Boise

A gift from John Muir, the beloved tree was transferred to a local park by St. Luke’s Medical Center so the facility can expand

June 27, 2017

Though some reefs may soon get reprieve, not all are in the clear.

Places like Guam and Hawaii could soon face more hot water

June 27, 2017

USS Ranger traverses the Panama Canal during World War II

Files released by Chile’s Investigations Police show a special unit busted two Nazi spy rings in South America

June 27, 2017

Over 200,000 cases of cholera have been documented in Yemen thus far.

More than 200,000 cases have been reported in a country racked by civil war

June 26, 2017

Cool Finds

Explore Ancient British Isles Hill Forts with a New Online Atlas

The atlas lists over 4,000 of the structures that dot the landscape, used as gathering spots for Bronze and Iron Age Britons

June 23, 2017

The key ingredient in the Sourtoe Cocktail, the dried-out digit was mailed back on Thursday

Updated: June 23, 2017 | Originally Published: June 22, 2017

Their numbers have grown from 136 animals in 1975 to roughly 700 today

June 23, 2017