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A rising number of travelers are discovering this Central American country’s year-round surfing, quaint villages, and new ...

Hassan Sharif is a world-renowned conceptual artist, and the purpose of his three-dimensional creations is to emphasize their ...

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As dark sky sanctuaries grow in popularity, scientists are revealing more of the benefits of darkness—from repairing DNA to ...

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Even though Segal has proved that personalities between doppelgängers are far more dissimilar than personalities between ...