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In a first, scientists extract ancient human DNA from cave walls

History & Culture
In a first, scientists extract ancient human DNA from cave walls
In a first, scientists extract ancient human DNA from cave walls

What is a heat dome? The science behind the weather phenomenon

Environment
What is a heat dome? The science behind the weather phenomenon
What is a heat dome? The science behind the weather phenomenon

Deaths from this cancer can now be virtually eliminated

Health
Deaths from this cancer can now be virtually eliminated
Deaths from this cancer can now be virtually eliminated

The return of Argentina’s lost multicolored parrot

Animals
The return of Argentina’s lost multicolored parrot
The return of Argentina’s lost multicolored parrot

How enslaved people built the Roman Empire

History & Culture
How enslaved people built the Roman Empire
How enslaved people built the Roman Empire

This Spanish city is the best place to watch the 2026 total solar eclipse

Travel
This Spanish city is the best place to watch the 2026 total solar eclipse
This Spanish city is the best place to watch the 2026 total solar eclipse

Japan’s origin story can be found on this myth-filled island

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Japan’s origin story can be found on this myth-filled island
Japan’s origin story can be found on this myth-filled island

How the Stonewall uprising ignited the pride movement

History & Culture
How the Stonewall uprising ignited the pride movement
How the Stonewall uprising ignited the pride movement

Uncovering Herculaneum’s haunting final moments

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  • From The Vault
Uncovering Herculaneum’s haunting final moments
Uncovering Herculaneum’s haunting final moments

What an ape’s laugh can teach us about human language

Animals
What an ape’s laugh can teach us about human language
What an ape’s laugh can teach us about human language

Following the footsteps of a radical explorer forgotten by history

Travel
Following the footsteps of a radical explorer forgotten by history
Following the footsteps of a radical explorer forgotten by history

5 Massachusetts towns that serve up a classic New England summer

Travel
5 Massachusetts towns that serve up a classic New England summer
5 Massachusetts towns that serve up a classic New England summer

8 night sky events to see in July

  • Science
  • Night Sky Guide
8 night sky events to see in July
8 night sky events to see in July

A river crisis is unfolding in the American West

Environment
A river crisis is unfolding in the American West
A river crisis is unfolding in the American West

Paleo mystery: Why are all of these ancient hominins female?

History & Culture
Paleo mystery: Why are all of these ancient hominins female?
Paleo mystery: Why are all of these ancient hominins female?
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