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In London, the Natural History Museum released its 2025 list of newly described species, formally adding 262 plants and ...

Since the bloodbath of World War I, philosophers have repeatedly grappled with the question: Is war an irrepressible human urge, or the product of historical and social forces?

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Researchers from the University of Maryland, College Park, may have captured ancient DNA from the Italian High Renaissance ...

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Gov. Abigail Spanberger was to speak live Thursday afternoon about “the state response to winter weather expected this weekend.” The briefing was to begin at 12:30 p.m.