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Watch Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ in movie theaters, then go read a portion of Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

And how they help that pee smell stick around.

S301 is the closest known star to the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole.

The repurposed Boeing 777 will carry up to 75,000 pounds of scientific equipment.

It rarely ends well for males.

Their single long tooth twists in opposite directions.

But it still does not mean they are partners.

At least 20 people and one dog reside in the Theban Necropolis chamber.

In August, the brown bears spread out to find salmon.

Finding ‘Gangaichthys indonepalicus’ required hand pumping over 600 gallons of water.

The DIY project is better suited as a learning tool than a jam session instrument, but it’s still ingenious.

However, keeping tabs on these four-inch-long freshwater creatures can get a bit sticky.