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Damian Le Bas' "Globe IV" (2016) on display at the launch event for the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture.

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First-Ever Roma Cultural Institution Opens in Europe

It’s a step toward cultural inclusion for Europe’s largest minority group

Could you go a day #WithoutNews?

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Newseum Ditches Headlines for a Day Without News

It’s a stark reminder of the journalists who’ve died doing their jobs

Stay off these steps to avoid the ire of Florence's mayor.

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Florence Cracks Down on Picnicking Sightseers

You can still eat in the city—but don’t do it on the white marble steps of the Basilica di Santa Croce

Black soldier fly larvae

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Got Food Waste? Get Some Maggots

In just a few hours, these tiny crawlers can eat more than their weight in food

Anthony Burgess at the PEN International 1985 in Lugano

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Anthony Burgess’ Legendary Dictionary of Slang Lives

The author and linguist gave up the book after realizing how enormous the task of keeping up with slang would be

The floating solar power station in Anhui province

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China Turns On the World’s Largest Floating Solar Farm

Floating on a lake over a collapsed coal mine, the power station in Anhui province can produce 40 megawatts of energy

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Abused Animals in Connecticut Get Their Own Legal Advocates

Last week, for the first time, a lawyer testified in court on behalf of abused pit bulls

Bob Dylan has finally delivered his Nobel Prize lecture.

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Dylan Finally Delivers on Nobel Prize Lecture

The reclusive singer-songwriter muses on literature and music in characteristic style

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Restored Roman Catacombs Reveal Stunning Frescoes

Centuries of grime have been removed from two chambers of the Domitilia catacombs, exposing images of fourth-century Rome

Don't even bothering searching for snaps like this.

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Tourists Are Now Banned from Photographing This Swiss Village

It’s a blatant—if somewhat brilliant—press play

The Direct Air Capture carbon collecting plant in Hinwil, Switzerland

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First Commercial Carbon-Capture Plant Goes Online

The plant will collect 900 tons of carbon a year, piping it into a nearby greenhouse to boost vegetable growth

Typhlonus nasus, the Faceless Cusk

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“Faceless” Fish Found off the Coast of Australia

The rare creature was dredged up from some 13,000 feet below the surface

A new vaccine is ready for action in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Democratic Republic of Congo Approves Ebola Vaccine

It’s the newest tool in health workers’ arsenal against the contagious virus

This brave little craft will face blinding temperatures near the sun.

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NASA Hopes to “Touch the Sun” With a Newly Named Probe

The craft will travel within 4 million miles of the sun’s surface

This library will no longer charge late fees for books.

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Late Fees No Longer Exist at Salt Lake City Libraries

If you kept a book longer than you should have, you’re in luck

America's most famous nuclear power plant will close in 2019.

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Three Mile Island to Shutter Its Doors in 2019

It’s been nearly 40 years since the nuclear power plant partially melted down

Rocket Lab lifts off in New Zealand.

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New Zealand Sent a 3D-Printed Rocket to Space

Will the Electron usher in a new era for satellites?

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Hospitals Have a Big Problem: Baking Soda

It’s common in kitchens, but a nationwide shortage is endangering more than baked goods

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Indonesian Village Turns Into a Rainbow to Attract Tourists

Every house and business in Kampung Pelangi is painted in bright rainbow colors

Artist's impression of a comet swarm around Tabby's Star

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The “Alien Megastructure” Star Is Acting Up Again

A large dip in the star’s brightness suggests something massive is orbiting the fiery body

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