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Hours After the Protesters Who Threw Soup at a van Gogh Were Sentenced, Three More Activists Repeated the Stunt
Two members of Just Stop Oil staged the original demonstration in late 2022. Group members say the harsh penalties will not ...
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See Newly Discovered Nazca Drawings That Depict Llamas, Human Sacrifices and More
An A.I.-assisted study identified 303 previously unknown geoglyphs in the Peruvian desert. The art features surprising ...
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This 3,775-Year-Old Log May Hold the Secret to a Low-Cost Climate Solution
This didn’t happen to the ancient Eastern red cedar log, however, because it was buried more thean six feet deep into a layer ...
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These Fish Have Legs—and They Can Use Them to Taste Prey
When the researchers took a closer look, they saw that the legs of these digging fish were covered in sensory bumps called ...
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DNA Reveals Identity of Officer on the Lost Franklin Expedition—and His Remains Show Signs of Cannibalism
Researchers recently identified James Fitzjames, a captain on the ill-fated HMS Erebus that went looking for the Northwest ...
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Scientists Play Matchmaker for Beloved Sea Snails in the Florida Keys
To boost the iconic queen conch’s population, researchers are relocating the heat-stressed creatures to cooler, deeper waters to help them find mates Alexa Robles-Gil Daily Correspondent A ...
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The World’s Oldest Cheese Was Buried in a Chinese Tomb 3,600 Years Ago. Now, Scientists Have Sequenced Its DNA
New research has revealed that the mysterious white substance found alongside three ancient mummies was once a soft cheese ...
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Rare and Elusive Australian Bird, Once Thought Extinct for 100 Years, Discovered by Indigenous Rangers and Scientists
Using sound recordings, the team identified the largest known population of the night parrot, a secretive species known as ...
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Off-Road Drivers Are Destroying Ancient Artworks Stretching Across Chile’s Deserts
As hundreds of motorists take to the desert, their tracks damage the massive geoglyphs made by Indigenous groups in northern ...
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The Hotel Chelsea’s Iconic Neon Sign Will Be Divided Into Pieces and Sold One Letter at a Time
The vertical sign stretched across three stories of the Manhattan hotel, which once welcomed the likes of Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Andy Warhol and Janis Joplin Sonja Anderson Daily Correspondent ...
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Delight in These 15 Photos That Capture the Exotic Undersea Lives of Jellyfish
They’re among the Earth’s simplest creatures, composed of 95 percent water, with no spines, brains or hearts, but jellyfish ...
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Watch Octopuses Team Up With Fish to Hunt—and Punch Those That Don’t Contribute
The collaboration across species reveals a surprising social behavior of octopuses, researchers say Alexa Robles-Gil Daily Correspondent A team of scientists in the Red Sea captured footage of a ...