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Butterflies, dolphins and puffins are among the options the public will vote on to grace new bank notes. bit.ly/4vlnmSS
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In “The Mission of the War,” America’s incomparable orator helped turn public sentiment in favor of the Union and Abraham Lincoln, beginning the process of “national regeneration.” bit.ly/4fKsN9s
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Colorado is well-known for its daytime outdoor adventures, from hiking and mountain biking to fly fishing and skiing. But the state also dazzles after dark, with inky-black skies that provide crystal-clear views of the cosmos. bit.ly/3QfQtYY
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Whether you want to tour pretty palaces in Lisbon or try perfectly aged ports in Douro Valley, at every corner there’s a lot to learn about the country’s traditions and culture. It’s little wonder that Portugal frequently tops lists of Europe’s best places to visit. bit.ly/4uC6NBl
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In many species of wild animals, males have flashier features than females to help them attract mates. But scientists have long noticed that humans seem to be an exception, with women often being considered the “fairer sex." bit.ly/4aFfZxw
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The palm-size creature was spotted and collected during a research expedition more than a decade ago, but scientists have just identified it as a previously undescribed species. bit.ly/4uqXynk
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Sybilla Righton Masters devised a novel way to work with grains available to her in Philadelphia. A long journey led to the first patent issued to an American (though it went to her husband). bit.ly/43jmnqr
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In the mid-1960s, John Lennon and artist Stephen Verona sat at the latter’s dining table in Manhattan, smoking and coloring with felt markers. They were finishing a series of 240 drawings Verona had created at Lennon’s request—each of them representing a lyric from what would become the hit Beatles song “I Feel Fine.” bit.ly/3S8ULBN
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Viral videos, tutorials, vlogs and live-stream snippets produced across decades offer insight into modern culture and communication, archivists say. This material could be lost without intentional efforts to save it bit.ly/4xg8vux
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Gladys West had an “insatiable thirst for knowledge.” She used computers, radars and satellites to make calculations that led to the GPS technology that allows us to pinpoint any spot on the globe. bit.ly/4ano7CL
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“Fancy Roman pieces like this were unusual, even at the time, and were used to show off in local society.” bit.ly/4aleNiK
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Harriet Beecher Stowe had diligently gathered shards of factual evidence from multiple sources and painstakingly forged her fictional account from them. What she created was a story that moved people more profoundly than bare fact alone had. bit.ly/3S8sV8L
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Paleontologists have identified a new ancient crocodile relative, although it looked nothing like the terrifying semi-aquatic animals of today. bit.ly/4dWPWnO
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So far, archaeologists have recovered 40 artifacts from the discovery, an 18th-century shipwreck that likely will yield thousands more treasures. bit.ly/49QgAMG
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First described in the 1920s from seven specimens, the blue-fronted lorikeet hadn’t been spotted since 2014. Bird-watchers on a recent trek snapped photos of the rare bird and captured the first known audio recordings of its calls. bit.ly/4ogX0z8
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Pigeons are famous for their uncanny ability to return home, even after traveling long distances. But how do they manage to accomplish this impressive navigational feat? bit.ly/4ooslA5
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Evolutionary biologist Toby Kiers is on a mission to protect the invisible heroes, the fungi and their mycorrhizal networks. bit.ly/4uIX8co
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Thanks to modern technology, Helene Plotkin discovered just how good her judgment was. Her 60-year-old son Barry uploaded a photo of the artwork to Google’s A.I. program, Gemini. The verdict? It’s a Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell. bit.ly/4aJPhnq
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The marquee painting from Monet’s “Nymphéas” series is expected to fetch more than $40 million at auction later this month. bit.ly/4eJvs15
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Informed by science from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and astronomers worldwide, this “documentary that you can walk through” visualizes the cosmos in a 3-D introduction to the universe. bit.ly/4uIWNGE
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