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According to the Federal Reserve Board, the central banking system of the US, the US officially adopted the dollar sign in ...

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Now named the Earthshot Lily, this spectacular flower has been absent from wetlands since the mid-1900s. It has been restored ...

Geopolitical ambitions threaten Antarctica's peace, driving resource interest and testing the 1961 Antarctic Treaty.

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Geologic mapping has been one of the most fundamental mandates of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since its establishment ...

Symbols of lost childhood, such as mud-encased toys, linger on the streets, underscoring the long journey to recovery that lies ahead for these communities.

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In the 2016 science fiction movie Arrival, a linguist is faced with the daunting task of deciphering an alien language ...

To simulate how language may evolve, we give agents (AIs) simple tasks that require communication, like a game where one ...

Thousands of years ago, our ancestors used symbols to track the sale of textile and agricultural products. New research ...