The Hidden French Tunnel Sculpture That Took 30 Years to Complete

Artist Daniel Monnier spent a couple of decades away before returning to complete his vision.
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Chernobyl 'Hero' : Dr. Gale--Medical Maverick

Since his first official house call to the Soviet Union in the spring of 1986, Dr. Robert Peter Gale, the 42-year-old UCLA bone-marrow transplant specialist, has become nothing short of an international celebrity.
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40,000-year-old bracelet suggests ancient humans used drills

The 40,000-year-old bracelet was discovered alongside human remains in a cave in Siberia. Scientists claim it could have been made so precisely with tools similar to our modern drills.
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Closing My Curtains for Xi Jinping and His Grand Parade

Beijing is banning kites and balloons as it celebrates the 70th birthday of modern China. I, too, would have to go.
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Inside Apple’s reimagined Fifth Ave. store

After two years of work, the wrapper comes off the giant glass cube this week, as Apple’s Fifth Avenue flagship opens to the public this Friday.
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‘Worse Than Anyone Expected’: Air Travel Emissions Vastly Outpace Predictions

The findings put pressure on airline regulators to take stronger action to fight climate change as they prepare for a summit next week.
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US and Canada lose 3bn birds in 50 years

Scientists conclude the major factor is habitat loss driven by human activity.
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