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See Rare First-Edition Copies of Jane Austen’s Novels at the Cottage Where She Wrote and Revised Them
A new exhibition at the author's home in Chawton, which has never previously displayed all six first-edition books together, ...
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Herman Melville’s Great American Novel, ‘Moby-Dick,’ Only Got Mixed Reviews When It First Hit Bookstores
The now-beloved book, which centers on a sailor seeking revenge against a sperm whale, was initially met with lukewarm sales, ...
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How to Make a Mammal in Nine Evolutionary Steps
From the formation of inner ear bones to the rise of hair to cover our bodies, these developments made us distinct from other ...
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Richard Covington
Richard Covington is a Paris-based author who covers a wide range of cultural and historical subjects and has contributed to Smithsonian ... exhibition featuring the first CT scans of the boy ...
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How the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Continues to Impact Modern Life
For historians of slavery, the origins of the modern world and the origins of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade are one and the ...
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These Tiny Snails Are Breeding in the Wild for the First Time in 40 Years in French Polynesia
During a release of captive-bred snails in September, researchers discovered wild-born individuals from the Partula tohiveana ...
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The World’s Earliest Writing System May Have Been Influenced by Older Symbols Found on Stone ‘Cylinder Seals’
Thousands of years ago, our ancestors used symbols to track the sale of textile and agricultural products. New research ...
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How the Berlin Wall Became a 100-Mile Bike and Pedestrian Trail
Once one of the world’s most dangerous border crossings, Berlin's symbol of death and division has been turned into a ...
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Meet the U.S. Air Force’s First Black Female Pilot
On June 20, 1981, Theresa Claiborne was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. The Air Force’s first Black female pilot, Claiborne would become the first Black woman to command and ...
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How Sugar Rationing During World War II Fended Off Diabetes and High Blood Pressure Later in Life
Babies who were conceived and born during the period of rationing in the United Kingdom were less likely to develop certain ...
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See New Images of Pesto, Australia’s Enormous Baby Penguin, in His ‘Awkward Phase,’ Molting His Downy Feathers
The viral king penguin chick at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is beginning to lose his youthful down, a process that will give ...
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Jill Biden Unveils a Reimagined White House Tour, Which Invites Visitors to ‘Touch, Hear and See’ History
The public tours of the historic residence hadn’t been overhauled in decades. For two years, the first lady’s office has been ...