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How Britain’s Secret Decoy Ships Outfoxed German U-Boats During World War I
Divers recently discovered the wreck of a German submarine and the Royal Navy Q-ship that sank it in February 1917 ...
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Five Unusual Ways People Used Lead—and Suffered For It
Cultures throughout history have put lead to use for wacky and often deeply poisonous purposes Sonja Anderson Daily Correspondent Lead-icine Upper-class men and women in ancient Egypt commonly ...
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How One of the Smithsonian’s Newest Museums Is Looking at the Unsung Heroines of American History
Even before it has a home on the Mall, the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum is sharing stories of overlooked ...
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Maned Wolf Program at the National Zoo’s Research Campus Welcomes Three Pups
The three baby wolves were born this winter at the Smithsonian National Zoo’s conservation and research campus in Front Royal ...
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For Centuries, Indigenous People Lived in These Desert Canyons. Now, New Technology Reveals Extraordinary Details About This Sacred Site
In the Arizona desert, researchers are learning so much more about the peoples who have inhabited this land since antiquity ...
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The Otherwise Unremarkable ‘Rock Boxes’ That Brought Pieces of the Moon Back to Earth
Far from ordinary, it took a cutting-edge NASA design to safeguard these treasures during the Apollo missions Elana Scherr Apollo Lunar Sample Container No. 1008, triple-sealed, in which the ...
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Now You Can Fold Planes From the National Air and Space Museum and Watch Them Fly
Every year, thousands of kids and adults learn to fold and fly paper airplanes at both the National Mall building and the ...
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Earth’s Inner Core Is Changing Shape, Study Finds, Indicating Even More Dynamic Shifts Deep Within Our Planet
Seismic wave data previously suggested the Earth’s hot inner core is slowing its spin. Now, researchers say it’s also ...
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Since Ancient Times, Romans Have Gifted These Cream-Filled Treats to Their Sweethearts
Ancient Romans had a seemingly predictable diet for pre-refrigeration days made up of mostly cereals, legumes and meats with ...