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Grand Canyon Will Soon Be a Dark Sky Park
After three years of retrofitting lights, the national park will soon be certified by the International Dark Sky Association
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The Penn Museum Just Floated a 12-Ton Sphinx Out a Window
Using air-dollies, the museum moved the largest sphinx in the western hemisphere 250 feet to a new entranceway
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A 10-Mile-Wide Ladybug Swarm Buzzed Over San Diego
At first, meteorologists thought the shadow on the radar was a storm. But this cloud didn’t bring rain
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China’s ‘CRISPR Babies’ May Be More Likely to Die Young
The mutation that was intended to make them resistant to H.I.V. has now been linked to a shorter life expectancy
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NOAA Is Investigating 70 Gray Whale Deaths Along the West Coast
The whales seem to have died from starvation and washed up on shore from California to Alaska
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Astronomers Worry New SpaceX Satellite Constellation Could Impact Research
The first of SpaceX’s 12,000 Starlink broadband satellites launched last week, raising fears they could interfere with ground-based telescopes
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This Company Is Using Vintage Seaplanes in Their Quest to Become the First All-Electric Airline
Vancouver-based Harbour Air will soon outfit its classic seaplanes with battery-powered aviation motors
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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
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Kami Rita Sherpa Summits Everest a Record 24 Times
The mountain guide topped out on the world’s tallest peak twice in just the last week
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Archaeologists, Tour Operators, Locals Raise Alarm Over International Airport at Machu Picchu
They are petitioning the government to reconsider the project, which is planned to be completed by 2023
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Justin Bieber Ruined This Idyllic Icelandic Canyon
Over a million people have tromped the edges of Fjaðrárgljúfur since Biebs danced on its edge in a 2015 video
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The Future of Helium Is Up in the Air
The world is experiencing a shortage of the gas, a byproduct of natural gas production, threatening MRIs, scientific research and birthday parties
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Cheese Made From Celebrity Belly Button and Armpit Bacteria Goes on Display
Five types of “human cheese” from cheddar to Cheshire are on view at the Victoria & Albert Museum
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I.M. Pei Dies at 102 Years Old. Here Are Some of His Essential Buildings
The architect changed the way the world sees itself
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A French Town Is Offering $2,250 Reward to Anyone Who Can Decipher This Mysterious Inscription
The inscription was probably made during the 18th century
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Hitting the High Notes: A Smithsonian Year of Music
Doris Day’s Biggest Hit Is a Song She Could Have Done Without
“Que Sera, Sera” is synonomous with the actress and singer who died on Monday at age 97, though she was never a fan of the tune she called ‘a kiddie song’
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One of the Biggest Locomotives of All Time Rides Again
After five years of restoration, 1.2 million pound Big Boy 4014 is visiting Utah to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Golden Spike
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Hitting the High Notes: A Smithsonian Year of Music
The Site of Country Music’s First Recorded Hit Is Set to Be Demolished
152 Nassau Street in Atlanta was home to the first country music recording hit made before the genre even had a name
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Signficant Air Pollution Plagues Almost All U.S. National Parks
Ozone and other pollutants are obscuring views, hurting plants and causing health concerns for visitors at 96 percent of parks
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Archaeologists Uncover an Ancient Roman Game Board at Hadrian’s Wall
The cracked stone board was likely used to play ludus latrunculorum, Rome’s favorite game
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