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For National Snail Day, museum research fellow Melissa Betters explores the mollusks’ notable nature Melissa Betters A shell from the Cuvier tropid snail, a terrestrial species native to Madagascar, from the museum’s education and outreach collection.

The Louvre heist puts art world theft in spotlight. Learn about North Carolina's strange history with art theft here.

The theft occurred with visitors already inside, and was among the highest-profile museum thefts in living memory.

The heat trapped by CO2 and other greenhouse gases is turbocharging our climate and leading to more extreme weather,” said WMO Deputy Secretary-General Ko Barrett.

Shohei Ohtani hit three home runs, one of them leaving Dodger Stadium. He threw six scoreless innings, while striking out 10 and allowing only two hits. He is a player with three career MVP awards (soon to be four), a World Series ring and the only 50-homer, 50-stolen-base season in MLB history.

We’re watching something we’ve never seen before,” Dave Roberts said. Here are seven reasons this was the single greatest game of all time.