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The Hereford Mappa Mundi: A Medieval Map Made to Explain the World
Created around 1300, the Hereford Mappa Mundi is less a route-finding tool than a vast, illustrated picture of how its…
History
The 1960 Presidential Debates: How Television Changed the Political Image
Before 1960, Americans mostly encountered presidential candidates through speeches, newspapers, and radio. The first televised debates introduced a new measure…
Communications
Bluetooth: How a Short-Range Radio Link Became the World’s Quietest Connector
Born from a 1990s effort to replace cables, Bluetooth grew into a global standard for headphones, cars, medical devices, computers,…
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Human Body & Health Science
A New Atlas Shows the Human Brain Is Made of Thousands of Cell Types
Environment & Climate Science
The Amazon’s Forests Help Make Their Own Rain—and Send It Downwind
Watering & Irrigation
Olla Irrigation: How a Buried Clay Pot Delivers Water Near Plant Roots
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Nature & Animals
How Española’s Giant Tortoises Came Back From the Brink
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Chandrayaan-3: The Moon Landing That Opened a New Chapter for Lunar Science
India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission achieved a difficult soft landing near the Moon’s south polar region, then sent a rover across the surface to gather new scientific evidence.