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When a corpse flower blooms, the pinky-purple spathe unfolds from an enormous yellow spadix that can grow to 3.7 meters (12 ...

According to the Federal Reserve Board, the central banking system of the US, the US officially adopted the dollar sign in ...

Stephen has a science degree with a major in physics, an arts degree with majors in English Literature and History and ...

Arguably the most impressive example of prehistoric rock art ever discovered has finally been interpreted, and the meanings ...

P erplexing white blobs have been washing up on the shores of Newfoundland, Canada, in recent months, and one team of ...

Japan has a problem – there aren’t enough truck drivers to meet demand. The solution? A stretch of highway connecting Tokyo ...

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