Did This Ring Belong to the Man Who Sentenced Jesus to Die?
Scholars have been divided for years over whether a ring inscribed with the word “Pilato” belonged to Pontius Pilate. A new theory may put the debate to rest.
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If Climate Change Contributed to Nepal’s Floods, Should Polluters Pay?
The tiny country contributes less than 0.1 percent of annual global greenhouse gas emissions—but is experiencing the consequences of climate change firsthand.
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Inside the Megawatt Effort to Mount New York’s Annual 9/11 ‘Tribute in Light’
After architects Gustavo Bonevardi and John Bennett watched the Twin Towers fall, they knew New York needed a way to honor its losses. But they never expected their installation—two beams of light projected into the clouds—to last 25 years.
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Captain Jacques Cousteau’s Dangerous Quest to Live Underwater
Pioneering a new underwater world for man, the father of scuba diving and other French oceanauts lived for a month 36 feet below the surface of the inhospitable Red Sea.
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Researchers Discover Rare Denisovan Bones in a Cave in China
A trove of bones, teeth, and more than 1,300 stone tools unearthed at Bianfu Cave offers a detailed look at how these extinct, elusive ancient humans hunted and survived.
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