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An Icon Tells New Stories
A conservation project sparks innovative research on the National Museum of American History’s Gunboat Philadelphia.
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Superflares Erupt From Sun-Like Stars Roughly Every 100 Years, a New Study Finds. Is Our Sun Overdue for a Massive Blast?
Solar flares and coronal mass ejections could cause serious damage to telecommunications systems, satellites and power grids ...
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It’s Been More Than 300 Years Since Japan’s Breathtaking Mount Fuji Last Erupted
Mount Fuji’s last eruption, which happened on this day in 1707, was also its largest, spewing ash and debris over cities and ...