History
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      The 19th-Century Entomologist Who Dreamed Up Daylight SavingsHungry for more light to find insects, this scientist championed the “unscientific and impractical” idea of changing time
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      Meet the Real FrankensteinThe Italian scientist who sparked an electric revolution that led to the beloved horror story—and the battery
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      Remembering the Genius Who Inspired Celebration of the Mind DayMartin Gardner wanted to make math mathemagical
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      This Natural History Museum Heist Rivals the Louvre RobberyA young music student lifted nearly 300 rare bird specimens from a British museum
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      DNA’s Death NoticeSee original manuscripts, letters, photos, and jokes from luminaries like Rosalind Franklin, Aaron Klug, and Linus Pauling
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      These Early Humans Walked 8 Miles for the Perfect RockThe quest for better tools is more ancient than we thought
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      When the Ocean Floor Came AliveThe first map of the Atlantic seafloor revealed a dynamic world under the waves
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      The Tortured Paths of the Wound ManFrom medical diagram to international artwork
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      Replacement Windows to the SoulFor millennia, artisans have been trying to capture the mystique of the human eye
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      The Dangers of Hot AirWhat happens when we backpedal on basic science
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          Neanderthals Might Have Shared Family RecipesCave remains found in Israel point to unique, locally specific culinary practices among our ancient ancestors 
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          Monumental Burial Mounds Rewrite Ancient HistoryThe colossal structures, built by hunter-gatherers, are way older than archaeologists had thought possible 
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          A Truer Story of Native AmericaPulitzer-winner Kathleen DuVal on Indigenous power in colonial times 
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      The Surprising History of Scientific Ballooning in 11 MissionsIt started with farm animals—now it’s revealing secrets of the cosmos
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      The Genius of Benjamin FranklinRichard Munson’s 3 greatest revelations while writing Ingenious, his biography of Franklin, the scientist.
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      How the Occult Gave Birth to ScienceFor scientists of yore anything—from mermaids to alchemy—was on the table.
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      “This Is a Great Day with Me”Alexander Graham Bell reflects on the very first telephone call in a letter to his father.
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      Is Discovery Inevitable or Serendipitous?The role of chance and predictability in scientific breakthroughs.
 
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
           
           
           
         
         
         
        