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How Switzerland Moved an 1889 Brick Building 60 Metres Instead of Demolishing It
Swiss engineers relocated Zurich's historic MFO building 60 metres on rails rather than demolish it, part of a…
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DNA Study Identifies Two Lost Colonial Governors Buried Beneath a Maryland Chapel
A new genetic study has identified two 17th-century colonial governors buried beneath a Maryland chapel, and uncovered the…
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The travel advice going viral for people who can’t just quit their jobs
As travel influencers often glamorise quitting work to travel, creator Annie Sharma's video offering a practical, job-keeping alternative…
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Antarctica was one of the last places without nanoplastics. Not anymore
A new study has found nanoplastic particles in the soil of Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valleys, closing one of…
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What an overloaded cargo hold may have done to sink a US Navy giant in 1918
Maritime historians believe improperly distributed manganese ore cargo, engine trouble and rough seas combined to sink the USS…
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This 1966 NASA hiring system proves smart isn’t the same as capable
NASA's astronaut selection scoring in 1966 gave intelligence just one point out of 30, prioritising judgment, motivation and…
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A 72-second radio signal from 1977 still has no explanation, and scientists are still looking
Nearly 50 years after Ohio's Big Ear telescope picked up the mysterious 'Wow!' signal, astronomers still cannot confirm…
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Disney’s Animal Kingdom has a new gorilla troop leader, and he arrived from a Missouri zoo
Bakari, a 21-year-old western lowland gorilla, has taken over as troop leader at Disney's Animal Kingdom following the…
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Scientists finally filmed a live goblin shark in the wild, and it changes what we know about the species
A new study documents the first confirmed sightings of goblin sharks alive in their natural deep-sea habitat, expanding…
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Why engineers couldn’t put out Centralia’s coal fire, despite trying everything
Engineers tried flooding, trenches and fly-ash barriers to stop Centralia's underground coal fire, but nothing worked.