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Go visit a sacred ancient site, if possible one featuring a high density of megalithic architecture, and when you get back tell me, hand on heart, you didn’t feel something. Modern archaeology, for ...

Here’s the latest on how shrimp and spices got contaminated with cesium-137, how the FDA has responded, and why consumers ...

In nature, the behavior of systems—whether large or small—is always governed by a few fundamental principles. For instance, objects fall downward because it minimizes their energy. At the same time, ...

Oh yes, I am becoming more boring and repetitive. I cannot put this down to age. It is my increasing obsession with finding the way to end poverty. I used to be so fresh and entertaining. In bed with ...

It's official: Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are getting a divorce. Just one day after news of their separation broke, a report from People confirmed that the actress has filed for divorce from her ...

Livermore and Alameda mayors blame New Mexico’s massive tax breaks and California’s high cost of living for the loss.

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After 19 years of marriage, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have separated, multiple outlets confirm. Urban, 57, has reportedly moved out of the couple’s shared home in Nashville, acquiring his own ...