Meanwhile, the record for the world’s most overdue library book belongs to an obscure German text borrowed from the ...

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In the Late Jurassic, a long-necked dinosaur made a 270-degree turn while walking in present-day Colorado—and left behind a ...

In recent years, many scientists have been able to watch people trying to find their way and measure how well they do.

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Researchers uncovered this fresco of Helen of Troy and Paris in a newly excavated Pompeii dining room. (Pompeii ...

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The winning photos were chosen from 61,062 entries by 3,851 photographers in 130 countries. On April 3, World Press Photo ...

Vial after vial, and label after label, Sofia Barretto Thomas dedicated her time and careful eye to sorting the thousands of ...