The first Olympic winners became celebrities with social and political heft—and even the power to heal https://t.co/xHxJ8Rm2ag

"How long before touching each other, being near each other, is no longer a potentially toxic act?"  https://t.co/o1JXhX99WW

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This short skirmish might have been a footnote in American history—but instead became a legend, perhaps the most famous in the Old West https://t.co/Z4OhYL0c4j

At least 142 million acres of grass once stretched across the land that became the United States. Today, the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve protects what little remains https://t.co/FQ6M7XY9Mg

Gaze at the largest full moon of the year or tour museums virtually this month https://t.co/HSwvU4hhFd

Sea nettle jellyfish have 16 feet (4.9 meters) worth of stinging tentacles https://t.co/t3UUouoZ7l

New York's historic carriage horse industry has long been at the center of bitter ethical debate: Is the urban carriage industry harmful to horses? https://t.co/UkoRd5jOWq

"I feel sad for what happened to her, but happy to learn more about her," says Matilda's great-granddaughter https://t.co/YmGAvn1Y3R

Viewed from above, a fishing net floating in the water takes on the look of a flower in the sea. Your Shot photographer Trung Pham captured this unique perspective in Vietnam https://t.co/qZOCv31QQl

Members of the British royal family have both succumbed and survived through pandemics—in some cases, changing the course of history https://t.co/zboqhgQ5hT

The work neither proves nor disproves that pangolins are linked to the current pandemic, but it does indicate that they could play a role in the emergence of new coronaviruses https://t.co/ZDqbXV9Br3

"I returned to a different world—one quieted by COVID-19" https://t.co/3MsPlobC24

In a short, chaotic reign, Elagabalus scandalized Rome with excesses and hedonism that apparently knew no bounds https://t.co/NFn3foVL5N

Changing the radio collar on a 350-pound hibernating bear should have been a routine task—if he'd been sleeping soundly https://t.co/eFDRFOHxir

These flippers were worn by Sylvia Earle during some of her 8,000 hours under water https://t.co/d81SoPndMv

Social distancing isn’t a new idea—it saved thousands of American lives during the last great pandemic https://t.co/tRkdj920xe

Atlantic puffins live most of their lives at sea, but this one made a friend on land  https://t.co/dZCpJYQqUH

This short skirmish might have been a footnote in American history—but instead became a legend, perhaps the most famous in the Old West https://t.co/tK3m6eR1bC

"How long before touching each other, being near each other, is no longer a potentially toxic act?"  https://t.co/L3o503Rcau