From the Sphinx to the Terracotta Army, photos show 10 historical sites when they were discovered and after they were excavated

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One of the heads of the Pharaoh RAMSES II being carried by cranes to the temple's new site
One of the heads of the Pharaoh RAMSES II being carried by cranes to the temple's new site

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By writing 136 poems and harnessing the power of the internet, I believe I helped spark the Beanie Babies craze in the 1990s

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Lina Trivedi holding a large Beanie Baby then and now
Lina Trivedi with a big Beanie Baby, then and now.

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Haunting photos show the day the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima

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An aerial photograph of Hiroshima shortly after the
An aerial photograph of Hiroshima shortly after the "Little Boy" atomic bomb was dropped in 1945

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Who was Henrietta Lacks? The life of the woman whose 'immortal' cells changed modern medicine forever.

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Henrietta Lacks
Henrietta Lacks.

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How long it took to develop 13 vaccines in history

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A pharmacist prepares the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

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Art conservation is a union of science and art. Here's the process behind restoring a 125-year-old painting.

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Varnish being removed from an old painting.
Varnish being removed from an old painting.

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Rare metals found on seabeds could be key to green technology, but mining them could wreak ecological havoc on the ocean floor

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The Metals Company CEO, Gerard Barron, stands in front of a large mound of polymetallic. nodules
The Metals Company CEO, Gerard Barron, stands in front of a large mound of polymetallic nodules.

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The complicated life and career of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the 'father of the atomic bomb,' who refused to develop a more dangerous weapon

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Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer at Princeton, New Jersey on Nov. 4, 1957.
The physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in Princeton, New Jersey.

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The President's power to pardon is broad, unchallengeable, and almost unlimited. Here are 25 of the most controversial pardons and commutations in history.

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President Richard Nixon wraps his arm around the shoulders of Gerald Ford in 1974.
Former Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford in 1974.

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Blocked crossings force kids in an Indiana suburb to climb above and crawl under stopped trains to get to school

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One child helps another cross over a parked freight train blocking their route to school.
One child helps another cross over a parked freight train blocking their route to school.

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