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treasure ship Mel Fisher's treasure hunters find another chunk of Atocha silver Jason Weisberger

archaeology Ancient squirrel droppings unlock Ice Age DNA goldmine Séamus Bellamy

cold Before refrigeration, one obsessive Boston guy sold winter to the tropics Jason Weisberger

A tanker of molten sulphur vanished with 39 crew in 1963 Ellsworth Toohey

Science New solar-power desalination device leaves no brine Ellsworth Toohey

art Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration opens this week in London Rob Beschizza

gadgets Dell counters the MacBook Neo with a $599 XPS 13 Rob Beschizza

politics Comedian brings Kevin O'Leary's data center right to his backyard Grant St. Clair

adorable animals Eastern black rhino Zuri cools off with a hose — and it's adorable Jennifer Sandlin

the duh in Florida Florida cops drop ticket for woman accused of holding phone in hand she does not have Jason Weisberger

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