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Ancient DNA Offers Crucial Hints to the Origin of Syphilis, a Decades-Long Mystery That Has Divided Scientists
Researchers found evidence that early versions of syphilis-causing bacteria existed in the Americas long before the arrival ...
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Stunning Sculpture by Camille Claudel Rediscovered in an Abandoned Parisian Apartment
Titled "The Age of Maturity," the artwork may reflect the sculptor's turbulent relationship with Auguste Rodin, her mentor ...
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The Bald Eagle Just Became America’s National Bird. What Took So Long?
An eagle enthusiast has been lobbying for the designation for years. On Christmas Eve, President Biden signed legislation ...
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The Gooey Goodness of Velveeta Was a Smash Hit From Its Very Cheesy Start
Frey dubbed it Velveeta —and it became an instant hit. By 1923, Weisl had incorporated the Velveeta Cheese Company and was ...
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Martin Van Buren Created America’s Partisan Political System. We’re Still Recovering
The eighth president of the United States, the so-called little magician, saw political parties as the key to achieving power ...
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Jimmy Carter Transformed More Than the Presidency
Although in office for only one term, Jimmy Carter was a national and international force for almost 50 years. From “Jimmy ...
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The Lasting Legacy of Jimmy Carter, Dead at 100
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On This Day in 1890, the U.S. Army Killed Nearly 300 Lakota People in the Wounded Knee Massacre
The mass murder made sensational news at the time, but getting to the heart of the matter took a much deeper view of American ...
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Seventy-Seven Fascinating Finds Revealed in 2024, From a Mysterious ‘Anomaly’ Near the Great Pyramid of Giza to a Missing Portrait of Henry VIII
The year's most exciting discoveries included musket balls fired in the early days of the American Revolution, a lost ...
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How an Experiment to Amplify Light in Hospital Operating Rooms Led to the Accidental Invention of the Snow Globe
The origins of the decoration lie in Vienna’s 17th district, where the inventor’s descendants are still making them for ...
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Archaeologists Are Finding Dugout Canoes in the American Midwest as Old as the Great Pyramids of Egypt
In the waterways connected to the Great Lakes, researchers uncover boats that tell the story of millennia of Indigenous ...
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A Brilliant Folk Musician Turned the Natural Sounds of the Blue Ridge Mountains Into Powerful Songs
Daniel Bachman is on a mission to evoke Virginia’s past through strange medleys of sounds Brendan Fitzgerald Daniel Bachman ...