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Found: The Last, Hidden Image That Rosetta Sent Back From a Comet's Surface
The data was waiting on the server, unnoticed.
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graffiti
Graffiti Has Long Had a Place in the Art World, But Probably Not the Natural One
An incident on Malta has locals angry about cliffside art.
prank
The Best Memorials to Disasters That Never Happened
What, you've never heard of the Brooklyn Bridge Elephant Stampede?
archive
Forgotten Notebooks Chronicled the Lives of Congolese Trees for 20 Years
The data could help biologists understand how climate change is affecting forests.
cryptids
Why Did the Tasmanian Tiger Disappear From Mainland Australia 3,000 Years Ago?
Climate may have played a bigger role than previously thought.
extinct animals
Saber-Toothed Kittens Were Really, Really Strong
A new study sheds light on how these extinct felines attacked.
health
In Belarus, the Ancient Tradition of Healing Whispers Slowly Disappears
A centuries-old practice with little place in the modern world.
fish
Giant Goldfish Have Invaded the Canadian City of St. Albert
It has been trying to get rid of them for years, to no avail.
oysters
The Notorious Oyster Pirates of Chesapeake Bay
They were the colorful villains in a conflict that lasted almost a century.
found
Found: Oldest Evidence of Life on Earth, Dating Back 3.95 Billion Years
The planet itself is 4.5 billion years old.
underwater
Scientists Are Just Starting to Understand Earth's Eighth Continent, Zealandia
It wasn't always under all that water.
pollution
An Eel-Inspired Robot Is Scientists' Newest Pollution-Sniffer
It swims, it slithers, and it samples.
features
The Art of James Castle, Created With Spit, Scraps, and Soot
He hid his sketches, made with DIY supplies, in the nooks and crannies of the family home.
feminism
The Unconventional Life of Mary Walker, the Only Woman to Have Received the U.S. Medal of Honor
Dress reformer, women's rights activist, and all-around pioneer.
rodents
A Giant, 'Coconut Eating' Rat Has Been Discovered in the Solomon Islands
Four times the size of the biggest subway-dweller.
trucks
A Truck Spilled Nails All Over a Highway in Louisiana
It was as though it were seeking vengeance against cars.
sinkhole
Found: A Vivid Blue Hole in the Great Barrier Reef
Look what Google Maps can reveal.
gallery
The Importance of Nancy Holt, the Woman Who Revolutionized Land Art
Overlooked for too long, her work added crucial depth to the movement.
