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The renowned composer has scored many of the most famous films of our time. But until this summer, he had never attempted a ...

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The Mayan Languages Preservation and Digitization Project promotes tools designed by and for Indigenous communities, like ...

A 2,100-participant clinical trial found that structured and self-guided lifestyle changes can improve cognitive capabilities ...

The “ supersized ”​​​​​​​ A. alta weighs around 1.6 ounces (44 grams), or slightly less than a golf ball. “From what we know ...

At the Smithsonian Museum Support Center in Suitland, Maryland, cabinets contain thousands of wood specimens, some of which ...

The space explorer was determined throughout his life, says Teasel Muir-Harmony, the curator of the Apollo Collection at the ...

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A new study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) estimates 10% of insect species on Barro Colorado Island ...