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Freshwater Animals Are More Fragile Than Thought, With Nearly a Quarter Threatened With Extinction, Study Finds
Species in Lake Victoria, Lake Titicaca, Sri Lanka’s Wet Zone and the Western Ghats of India are particularly vulnerable to ...
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Immerse Yourself in the Polka-Dotted World of Yayoi Kusama at a Massive New Retrospective
An exhibition in Melbourne features around 200 of the 95-year-old Japanese artist's works, as well as artifacts that help ...
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The Lasting Legacy of Jimmy Carter, Dead at 100
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Once Feared Extinct, 1,329 Pea-Sized Snails Have Been Released on an Atlantic Island After Captive Breeding Effort
Goats, rodents and habitat loss threatened the snails on Deserta Grande Island, so the mollusks were reintroduced on a ...
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Discover the Astounding Secrets of Scotland’s Stone Age Settlements
In the Orkney Islands, archaeologists close the chapter on a legendary excavation, capping two decades of remarkable ...
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On This Day in 1959, Alaska—One of America’s Riskiest Investments—Became the 49th State in the Union
Nonetheless, Eisenhower signed legislation making Alaska a state on July 7, 1958. On January 3, 1959, Alaska was officially ...
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Discover the Story Behind a Legendary Exposé of the Brutality of the Soviet Union
Published on this day in 1973, "The Gulag Archipelago" drew on Russian writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's experiences as a ...
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Inside the Struggle to Preserve Georgia’s Butler Island, Home to a Notorious Plantation
Descendants of people enslaved at the site are grappling with its complicated history while also honoring the region's rich ...
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Check Out 14 Hilarious Winners From the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards Contest
From an "awkward" smiling frog to embarrassing owl parents, this year's winners of the entertaining annual competition won't ...
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How Activism and International Women’s Year Fueled U.S. Efforts for Equality
When the UN declared 1975 to be International Women’s Year, President Ford signed an executive order responding to the ...
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The Ten Best Children’s Books of 2024
Author Carlos Matias and Ezra Jack Keats Award–winning illustrator Gracey Zhang deliver a stunning picture book based on a finalist in the New York Times Metropolitan Diary “Best of the Year,” about a ...