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Perseverance rover tracks crossing rocky, sloping Martian terrain on October 11, 2026.

Perseverance Has Driven Farther Than Any Vehicle on Another World

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AI-generated conceptual illustration of a silver mechanical honeycomb bending into a wave on a white background.

Scientists Built a Robotic Material That Finds Its Own Beat

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Original editorial illustration of an escape artist and armored warrior couple facing two divided cosmic worlds.

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Six labeled photographs of the partial braincase of Invictibellatrix amberina, viewed from different angles against a black background.

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Two anonymous people seen from behind in a quiet hospital corridor, connected by warm daylight; symbolic illustration about living kidney donation.

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Original editorial illustration contrasting a theatrical alpine backdrop with a train leaving Salzburg and archival papers; it does not depict the von Trapp family or an actual departure.

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Original editorial illustration cropping the Star Child prop at the torso beside a broad-headed, curved-handle auction axe; it is not a photograph of the artifacts.

The Axe From The Shining and the Star Child From 2001 Are Going Up for Auction

The special-effects axe from The Shining and the Star Child model from 2001 headline the first auction of Stanley Kubrick’s personal archive. Here’s what else is included.

Original illustration of a worn bronze signet ring engraved with the Lighthouse of Alexandria, shown underwater near submerged stone ruins.

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A bronze signet ring found beneath Alexandria bears an engraving identified as the Lighthouse of Alexandria. Its owner and exact date remain unknown, but its tiny image opens a striking window onto the lost harbor city.

Original illustration of a missing section in a film reel beside continuity pages, storyboards and a modern editing timeline.

43 Minutes Were Cut From an Orson Welles Classic—and the Lost Reels Were Apparently Destroyed. Now Someone Wants to Rebuild Them.

RKO removed about 43 minutes from The Magnificent Ambersons, and the original reels are believed lost. A new AI-assisted project would rebuild scenes from surviving documents—not restore Welles’s original footage.

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