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After speaking (or, more often, shouting) their lines, the students run back to congratulatory teachers.

Fifth Graders Revisit King's 'Dream' Speech At The Lincoln Memorial

Students from Watkins Elementary School in Washington, D.C., gathered to honor the civil rights leader.

Pedestrians wear masks as they walk on Oxford Street in London, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020.

Millions Face New UK Virus Restrictions; Border Chaos Eases

Tough new coronavirus restrictions have begun in the United Kingdom, with Scotland and Northern Ireland under tighter measures. Six million more people in England were also affected.

Inside of the Blue Ice Drill tent, drillers Tanner Kuhl (left) and Elizabeth Morton (right) work with graduate students Austin Carter, Jacob Morgan and postdoctoral fellow Sarah Shackleton in Antarctica in 2019.

Scientists Have Found Some Truly Ancient Ice, But Now They Want Ice That's Even Older

Ice is usually ephemeral; it doesn't last that long before melting. But some ice on our planet has stayed frozen for millions of years, according to scientists on a quest to find the oldest ice.

What Does The New COVID-19 Variant In The U.K. Mean For Americans?

A look at the week's COVID-19 and vaccine news, including new information from the variant out of the United Kingdom.

What Does The New COVID-19 Variant In The U.K. Mean For Americans?

A look at the week's COVID-19 and vaccine news, including new information from the variant out of the United Kingdom.

A laboratory technician is pictured handling swab samples at a hospital in Mulhouse, France, in November. French officials confirmed the country's first case of the new coronavirus variant on Friday.

French Officials Announce First Confirmed Case Of New Coronavirus Variant

The coronavirus variant is sweeping through the United Kingdom and prompting travel restrictions in other countries. France's first confirmed case is in a citizen who recently returned from London.

Keita Takahashi designed an in-ground slide for a since-cancelled Nottingham playground.

Meet 'Wattam,' The Newest Absurd Video Game Playground From Keita Takahashi

From the designer of Katamari Damacy and other cult favorites comes a new work — one just as eccentric and earnest as his past games.

Flowers frame one of the steep, rugged access trails to Dan Blocker Beach in the Corral Beach area of Malibu, Jan. 12, 2012.

How 'The King And Queen Of Malibu' Kept Everyone Out And Saved The Coast

Frederick and May Rindge moved to the California coast in 1892, amassed a fortune, built the Malibu ranch and kept everyone else out. Their obsession angered settlers and eventually cost May Rindge her entire fortune.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new coronavirus testing mandate for travelers coming from the U.K. with the goal of blocking the spread of a new virus variant that originated in England.

U.S. Now Requires All U.K. Travelers To Have A Negative Coronavirus Test

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new testing mandate for U.K. travelers coming into the U.S. after an outbreak of a new coronavirus variant in England.

The image depicts the coronavirus binding to a human cell. The variant identified in the United Kingdom has a mutation known to increase how tightly the virus binds to human cells.

How Worried Should We Be About The New U.K. Coronavirus Variant?

Mathematical modeling suggests that the mutations in this variant make the virus more transmissible. What does that mean for preventive measures — and the new vaccines?

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