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Subject: A Plastic-Eating Fungus, The Race to Save Syria's Treasures, Cave-Bound Glowworms and More
From: Smithsonian.com <Smithsonian at mail.smithsonian.com>
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Date: 02/16/16 22:48:54

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 02.16.16

 
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
 The Race to Save Syria's Archaeological Treasures
  
 
  

 
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
 What Happens to a Town's Cultural Identity as Its Namesake Glacier Melts?
  
 
  

 
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
 The Lincoln Memorial Is Getting a Makeover
  
 
  

 
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
 Watch a Stunning Time-Lapse of Cave-Bound Glowworms
  
 
  

 
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
 The Federal Highway Administration Says Stop to Crosswalk Art
  
 
  

 
  
 
 
 
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 Researchers Say Culling Koalas May Save Them From Chlamydia
  
 
  

 
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
 Chow Down on a Plastic-Eating Fungus
  
 
  

 
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
 “Mermaid Ivory” Stirs Controversy Over How Extinct Species Are Studied
  
 
  

 
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
 How a German Archaeologist Rediscovered in Iran the Tomb of Cyrus
  
 
  

 
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
 Messy Kitchens Could Make You Eat More
  
 
  

 
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
 A Ban on Salamanders Is Just Part of the Fight Against This Deadly Fungus
  
 
  

 
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
 This Unfinished Film Highlights the Daily Lives of Black Americans in the 1960s
  
 
  

 
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
 Rent a Recreation of Van Gogh’s Bedroom and Other Artistic Airbnbs
  
 
  

 
  
 
 
 

 
 
  
 
 In 1923, the tomb of King Tutankhamun was unsealed for the first time in modern history. Opening the best-preserved and most intact pharaoh's tomb in the Valley of Kings proved to be a watershed moment for Egyptian excavation.

Get an inside look at notes from famed archaeologist Howard Carter's diary when he first discovered the ancient tomb.
  
 
 
 

 
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
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