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These Historic Sites in the U.S. Were Once Endangered. Now They’re Thriving
Since 1988, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has been naming America’s most endangered historic places, ...
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Australian Zoo Asks Residents to Capture the World’s Most Venomous Spider: the Deadly Sydney Funnel-Web
While this quest may scare away arachnophobes, public donations of funnel-webs are critical to the mission of the Australian ...
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This Forgotten Sculpture Was Used as a Doorstop in a Scotland Shed. It Turned Out to Be a Masterpiece Worth Millions
The marble bust was made by the celebrated sculptor Edmé Bouchardon nearly 300 years ago. After a small town purchased it in ...
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The Andes’ Translucent Glass Frogs Need to Be Seen to Be Saved
The amphibians are at the mercy of mining operations that are destroying their ecosystems, but local communities throughout ...
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The ‘Penicillin Girls’ Made One of the World’s Most Life-Saving Discoveries Possible
The true, forgotten and sometimes-stinky history of the cohort who took Alexander Fleming's innovation and forever changed ...
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Pesto the Enormous, Viral King Penguin Molts His Baby Feathers
The 50-pound penguin at Australia's Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is now roughly 9 months old and losing his downy fluff in favor of adult plumage. (Credit: Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium) Explore ...
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When Susan B. Anthony and 14 Other Women Were Arrested for Voting Illegally in a Presidential Election
After her detainment on this day in in 1872, Anthony was found guilty by a federal court. She refused to pay her "unjust" $100 fine ...