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Where Was Soccer Invented? A New Archaeological Discovery Suggests Scotland, Not England, Was the Sport’s Birthplace
Archaeologists say they've found the ruins of a soccer field in southwest Scotland that date to the 17th century ...
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A Young Cooper’s Hawk Learned to Use a Crosswalk Signal to Launch Surprise Attacks on Other Birds
Researcher Vladimir Dinets watched the bird repeatedly sneak behind a row of cars to ambush its unsuspecting prey ...
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To Reduce Human and Grizzly Bear Conflicts, Both Species Must Change Their Behavior
Lamb and Smit approach with their gear and check vitals, then begin measuring, sampling and hoisting the grizzly’s ...
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Scientists Use DNA to Trace Early Humans’ Footsteps From Asia to South America
Over thousands of years, humans from Eurasia trekked more than 12,400 miles to eventually reach the southernmost tip of South America, a new genetic investigation suggests ...
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Our Teeth May Descend From Sensitive Bumps on Prehistoric Fish Armor, New Research Finds
Hundreds of millions of years ago, fish had sensory features on their exoskeletons that contained dentine, the material that makes our teeth sensitive today ...
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The Smithsonian Transfers Rare 2,300-Year-Old Silk Manuscripts to China
The Zidanku Silk Manuscripts were smuggled into the United States in the 1940s. Scholars say they provide remarkable insights ...
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Set Sail With These 15 Scenes of Sensational Ships
These seafaring shots are harbored in the archives of the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest You don’t have to love water or ...
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This Deposit of ‘Weird’ Cretaceous Amber Could Reveal Hints to Long-Forgotten Tsunamis in Japan
A new study highlights the potential of amber fossils to capture evidence of powerful, prehistoric ocean waves ...
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Clownfish Shrink Down Their Bodies to Survive Ocean Heat Waves, New Study Suggests
The adaptation appears to help the fish cope with high temperatures, since individuals and breeding pairs that shrank ...
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An Exhibit Gallery Within an Artifact: Charlotte’s 1936 Historic Hangar
At 89 years old, the Historic Hangar is the oldest building on CLT property. In this image, staff and volunteers back a Piedmont Airlines DC-3 into the newly restored hangar. Dron ...
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See the First Photos and Videos of the Rare Subalpine Woolly Rat, a Massive but Elusive Rodent in New Guinea’s Mountains
Working with local Indigenous people, biologist František Vejmělka spent six months surveying the creatures that live on ...
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Inside the Secret Lives of Squirrels and Their Half-Eaten Acorns
Written with clarity and wit by two top scientists, North American Tree Squirrels illuminates the everyday lives of gray and ...