Opioid Overdose Treatment Might Soon Be Available Over the Counter

An FDA panel recommended the lifesaving nasal spray be distributed without a prescription | Continue reading


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Will California See a Wildflower Superbloom This Spring?

If the swaths of show-stopping poppies do appear, officials urge tourists to act responsibly | Continue reading


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How California Took Over the World

A sweeping book offers a provocative new history arguing that today's inequality can be traced back to the state's founding | Continue reading


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A Rare Look Below the 'Doomsday Glacier' Reveals Surprising Melting

Researchers sent a robot through 2,000 feet of ice to study the quickly receding ice shelf | Continue reading


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Life-Size 1865 Portrait of Abraham Lincoln Stands Tall at the National Portrait Gallery

The W.F.K. Travers painting hid in plain sight at a New Jersey town hall for 80 years before it was restored and brought back to Washington | Continue reading


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Male Birth Control Drug ‘Stops Sperm in Their Tracks’ in Study of Mice

The drug served as a quick-acting, temporary contraceptive with no noticeable side effects, researchers say | Continue reading


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Hans and Sophie Scholl Were Once Hitler Youth Leaders. Why Did They Decide to Stand Up to the Nazis?

Archival evidence offers clues on the radicalization of the German siblings, who led a resistance movement known as the White Rose | Continue reading


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The Surprisingly Scientific Roots of Monkey Bars

A century ago, a Princeton mathematician created what would become a mainstay of the American playground | Continue reading


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An Abandoned, Industrial Ruin Bursts With New Life in Delaware

Thanks to a few horticulturalists with an eye for history, a garden lost to time peeks out from the creeping vines | Continue reading


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Why the Smithsonian Castle Is Getting a Major Overhaul

The iconic building on the National Mall will be closed for five years as its interior gets a highly anticipated makeover | Continue reading


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Artifacts Unearthed Near Harriet Tubman's Birthplace

Archaeologists identified a West African spirit cache, a collection of items used to protect a home's occupants | Continue reading


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Kandinsky Painting Returned to Heirs of Jewish Collectors Could Sell for $45 Million

The masterpiece once belonged to Johanna Margarete Stern, who died at Auschwitz in 1944 | Continue reading


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Watch Rare New Footage of the Titanic Wreck

A team of oceanographers filmed the video in 1986 during the first detailed study of the sunken ship | Continue reading


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Banksy Unveils 'Valentine's Day Mascara,' a Statement on Domestic Violence

After removing parts of the artwork for safety, town officials quickly returned them to the site | Continue reading


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Squatting Dinosaur Left Behind a Huge Footprint in England

An archaeologist accidentally came across the fossil that was preserved for 166 million years | Continue reading


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How Loud Was NASA's Artemis 1 Launch?

The Space Launch System rocket produced crackling sounds 40 million times louder than a bowl of Rice Krispies cereal in milk, researchers say | Continue reading


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Readers Respond to the November/December 2022 and January/February 2023 Issues

Your feedback on Mississippi John Hurt, captive-bred lion hunting and Stradivarius violins | Continue reading


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What a Comb Can Tell Us About the History of the Written Word

A curious new find yields clues to the origins of the alphabet | Continue reading


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Behold: The Galápagos’ Marine Iguana

This quirky icon of evolution faces a rocky future | Continue reading


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The Best Mardi Gras Parades Beyond New Orleans

You may think of the “Big Easy” on Fat Tuesday, but other towns throughout Louisiana and the wider Gulf Coast play host to raucous celebrations | Continue reading


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The Making of Emily Brontë

A new film imagines the events that inspired the notoriously private author to write "Wuthering Heights" | Continue reading


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How Much Warning Would We Have of an Earth-Shattering Comet? And More Questions From Our Readers

You’ve got questions. We’ve got experts | Continue reading


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Did Vermeer's 'Girl' Really Have a Pearl Earring?

A real pearl of that size would have been "astronomically expensive," art historian says | Continue reading


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Three Fishers Die After Falling Through Ice in Vermont

Ice fishing competitions on Lake Champlain have been canceled after an unusually warm January | Continue reading


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Severe Drought May Have Contributed to the Decline of the Hittites

The empire abruptly vanished around 1200 B.C.E., and ancient tree rings suggest climate played a role | Continue reading


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160-Year-Old Civil War Artillery Shell Found at Gettysburg

After clearing the area, park officials sent experts to safely detonate the object | Continue reading


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167-Year-Old Shipwreck Carrying Rare Ceramics Gets Government Protection

The British emigrant vessel sank with a cargo of Victorian pottery on board | Continue reading


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This Native American Tribe Is Taking Back Its Water

With a new state-of-the-art irrigation project, Arizona’s Pima Indians are transforming their land into what it once was: the granary of the Southwest | Continue reading


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Photographer Evelyn Hofer’s Timeless Portraits Get a Second Look

Taken a half-century ago, her images strike a contemporary pose | Continue reading


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The American Heiress Who Risked Everything to Resist the Nazis

When the fascists took power in Austria, Muriel Gardiner helped refugees and others in need, and never stopped | Continue reading


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Skiing Faces an Uncertain Future as Winters Warm

A lack of snow has forced some ski resorts to close, impacting tourists and athletes alike | Continue reading


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Celia Cruz, the 'Queen of Salsa,' Will Appear on U.S. Quarter

She is one of five honorees selected by the American Women Quarters Program | Continue reading


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Author Jan Brett Pans for Creative Gold in Alaska

Trips to the 49th state inspired the characters in the writer-illustrator's latest children’s book Cozy in Love | Continue reading


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Eating Table Scraps and Raw Food May Help Protect Dogs Against Stomach Issues

New research finds a link between the foods puppies eat and their gut health later in life | Continue reading


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Mexico Bans Great White Shark-Related Tourism on Guadalupe Island

The government cited bad practices in the industry as a reason for the ban, which has sparked concerns for the local economy | Continue reading


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Ancient Golden Glass Unearthed During Roman Subway Construction

The artifact depicts Roma, the goddess who personifies the city of Rome | Continue reading


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Can Satellites Really Detect Whales From Space?

Distant identification of whales is improving rapidly, but finding the behemoth creatures is still surprisingly tricky | Continue reading


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Why Buying ‘Bird Friendly Cocoa’ Is a Sweet Deal

The Smithsonian launches a new certification for chocolate lovers looking to help their feathery friends | Continue reading


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A Brief History of the Erie Canal

The waterway opened up the heartland to trade, transforming small hamlets into industrial centers | Continue reading


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Spoken Latin Is Making a Comeback

Proponents of the teaching method argue that it encourages engagement with the language and the ancient past | Continue reading


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An Icelandic Town Goes All Out to Save Baby Puffins

Kids and senior citizens alike rally to rescue beloved young seabirds that have lost their bearings | Continue reading


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Medieval Pantry Stocked With Spices Found in 500-Year-Old Shipwreck

The vessel, called 'Gribshunden,' sank off the coast of Sweden in 1495 | Continue reading


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'La La Land,' an Homage to Hollywood, Is Coming to Broadway

A stage adaptation of the hit 2016 movie musical is officially in the works | Continue reading


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A Mysterious Pink Pigeon in New York City Has Died

The bird may have been colored as part of a gender reveal | Continue reading


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This Eye in the Sky Promises Major Insights Into the Air We Breathe

Launching in April, the satellite mission TEMPO will detect pollutants at a neighborhood scale across the nation | Continue reading


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California Lost 36 Million Trees to Drought Last Year

The die-off is expected to continue despite this winter’s rain storms | Continue reading


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Owen Wilson Brings Bob Ross Energy to 'Paint'

The comedy follows a fictional TV painter who bears a striking resemblance to Ross | Continue reading


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CDC Includes Covid-19 Shots in Routine Immunization Schedule

The federal health agency updated its vaccination guidance for children and adults | Continue reading


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