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Earhart's Final Resting Place Believed Found
Legendary aviator Amelia Earhart mostly likely died on an tropical island in the southwestern Pacific.
 
John Cusack
World Not Ending in 2012, Says NASA
NASA tries to debunk fears spread by the marketing campaign for the apocalyptic film, "2012."
 
Mosaic
Ancient Mosaic Reveals Artisans' Footprints
Footprints said to be 1,700 years old have emerged from one of Israel's largest and finest mosaics.
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Great Science Hoaxes
A look at some of the great sciences myths and hoaxes in recent years.
 
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Possible New Da Vinci Painting Found
A fingerprint suggests a 19th-century painting of a young woman may be by Leonardo.
 
Vatican Astronomy
Vatican Celebrates History of Astronomy
The Vatican is commemorating the 400th anniversary of Galileo's first celestial observations.
 

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