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Have you ever joyously stepped out to your backyard garden, freshly brewed coffee in hand, only to find your meticulously...

Ever wonder how Elton John plays the piano so effortlessly? Especially with funky glasses blocking half of what he’s doing?...

You’ve had your iPad for a while now, but how much have you actually used it? Watching Netflix and playing...

Wind turbines are necessary for ensuring society’s sustainable future, but they still have a recycling problem. Decommissioned installations are destined...

The fusion of history, archaeology, and genetics is cracking an 800-year-old Nordic mystery. Researchers from Norway used ancient DNA to...

On the first Saturday in October, thousands of visitors descend upon the spooky hamlet of Sleepy Hollow, New York for...

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When silver carp invade a waterway, they’re hard to miss. The large, filter-feeding fish regularly grow more than three feet...