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A treat for all you snout-fair wordsmiths.

Cassini isn't the first space probe to go out in a blaze of glory—and it won't be the last.

In a world increasingly shaped by humans, having an extra sense can sometimes do more harm than good.

Arachnophobes and chorophobes excepted.

If all goes as hoped, hundreds of Gazan girls will soon be swinging from trapezes.

Each year, the country holds a week-long event to encourage people to speak te reo Māori.

Conservation efforts and correcting an estimation error mean the elusive cats are now considered vulnerable.

One group of anarchist artists planned on being around a long, long time.

A manuscript full of nothings dates back to the 3rd or 4th century.

"My only sense of feeling comes in the form of cookies," says the long-distance swimmer Elizabeth Fry.

Archaeologists were surprised to find a vintage MG roadster at an old artillery installation.

There's concern that the anonymous acts of whimsy are courting a lawsuit.

Transformers, Risk, and sand are among the potential honorees.

The New Orleans pioneer's legacy has been overshadowed, and an intended monument never built.

The strange, true history of human beings bringing the fight to tropical storms.

Untangling the mysteries of the world’s rarest thread.

Mixed nuts are for amateurs.

An amazing adaptation with a sad cause.