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The artist Birmingham forgot: Museum seeks public's help reclaiming Corietta Mitchell's lost legacy.
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While the internet obsesses over celebrity babies, Toledo Zoo quietly welcomed Eugene—a giraffe calf with a perfectly natural middle part.
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Why Astoria's fishers turned poetry into their survival strategy
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Waitrose halts mackerel sales to protect fish stocks.
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Madison's frozen lake still hosts its winter carnival—this year, the celebration feels even sweeter
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Millions of American homes now powered by solar as installations surge past hydroelectric
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Nearly 1.2 million infants reveal vegan and vegetarian diets support healthy growth through age two.
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Chinese researchers unlock quantum teleportation of five states simultaneously, clearing a path toward practical quantum networks.
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Ultra-thin electronics gain new reliability safeguard.
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Ancient goats still graze Irish hillsides, carrying 3,000 years of Bronze Age DNA
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Tofu brine just powered a battery that survives 120,000 charge cycles.
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Scientists Etch Data Into Ceramic That Could Outlast Civilizations
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Sunlight finally breaks down forever chemicals scientists once thought untouchable
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While satellites grab headlines for their launches, Landsat 9 quietly rewrites how we see Earth's health.
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Where metal springs once required dozens of parts, a 3D-printed design deploys flawlessly in orbit.
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