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Curators at the National Museum of World Culture in Sweden recently invited a group of Zambian women to help understand the ...

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A 3,800-year-old inscription in Egypt may bear Moses' name, sparking global debate over its meaning and authenticity.

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In 19th-century Maryland, artist and scientist Mary Elizabeth Banning emerged as one of America's first mycologists.

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