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Emerging Explorer Class of 2012 Announced
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Video: Dino-Feather Breakthrough
Scientists have determined the color of a fossilized Archaeopteryx feather. Archaeopteryx was a birdlike dinosaur that represents an evolutionary transition between dinosaurs and today's birds.
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Photos: U.S. Historic Sites at Risk
From the ranch house where John Coltrane wrote A Love Supreme to a giant Pillsbury mill—see historic sites said to be on the edge of ruin.
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Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology
This first-of-its kind touring exhibition will be presented in Canada, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Learn More.
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"Pickled" Brain Mystery Solved?
Scientists may have partially cracked how Britain's oldest known brain was preserved in mud for some 2,500 years.
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Egypt's Puppy Mummies
The possible products of ancient puppy mills fill newly excavated tunnels.
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Photos: Oldest Flying Insect Imprint
Three hundred million years ago, a possible ancestor of the mayfly got trapped in the mud—leaving behind a rare full-body impression.
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Mystery of Cleopatra
Investigate a murder in Cleopatra's palace.
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Lilly Wu and the Terra Cotta Mystery
Use forensic archaeology to solve the death of China's first emperor.
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Quiz Your Noodle: Ancient Maya
How much do you know about the ancient Mesoamerican Maya civilization?
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Terra-Cotta Army Pictures
Archaeologists and artists, armed with the latest tools and techniques, are bringing the life-size army of painted clay soldiers back to life.
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Panama's Big Dig Pictures
Who were the golden chiefs of Panama? Photographer David Coventry investigates the ancient cemetery that is yielding extraordinary gold artifacts.
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King James Bible Photo Gallery
The beauty of its words touches cowboys and poets, Christians and Rastafarians.
