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George Adamski and the Space Brothers

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George Adamski preached an interplanetary gospel based on contact with UFOs and aliens. Though serious investigators scoffed, he earned wide attention. Read about George Adamski and his "Space Brothers."

George Washington Carver: An Innovator Beyond His Era

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Few famous Americans enjoy a status as mythic as that of George Washington Carver, a man whose life as a botanist, agronomist, chemist and inventor earned him a lasting legacy. Carver's work is considered instrumental in changing Southern approaches to agriculture.

Germs May Help Shape Our Personalities

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It's all connected! Recent rodent research suggests that immune responses and social behavior may be more intertwined than we realized.

Get Ready for the Quadrantids, the First Meteor Shower of the New Year

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The Quadrantids are a short but powerful meteor shower that shows up in early January. How can you glimpse it?

Ghost Tape No. 10: The Haunted Mixtape of the Vietnam War

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In one of its more bizarre moments, the U.S. Army created voice tapes of allegedly wandering souls to depress Viet Cong morale.

Ghost in the Machine: When Does AI Become Sentient?

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A Google engineer made headlines for claiming that an AI called LaMDA had become sentient or conscious. While many AI scientists disagreed, what would it take for an AI to ever become sentient?

Gliese 581c: The First 'Earth-like' Planet Found

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Gliese 581c was one of the first "Earth-like" planets found, back in 2007. It generated a lot of excitement then but what about now?

Going Nowhere Fast? Smart Traffic Lights Can Help Ease Gridlock

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Smart traffic lights monitor traffic and continuously adjust their timing to improve flow, and can even help disabled or elderly pedestrians navigate crosswalks. Could they be a solution to the problems of traffic stress and road rage?

Golden Gate Bridge Facts for Your Next Trivia Night

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Back in the 1930s, folks realized they needed a better way to cross the Golden Gate Strait between San Francisco and the Marin Headlands than by boat. Over eighty years later, the Golden Gate Bridge is the city's most prominent landmark.

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