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Melissa Gilbert stars in Little House on the Prairie.

'Little House on the Prairie' was television at its most wholesome, but that doesn't mean that everything that went down behind-the-scenes was PG-rated. Now, Netflix is rebooting the series.

Kara Kovalchik, Garin Pirnia
These albums made the leap to film.

The Who, The Beatles, and Pink Floyd have all seen works transferred from the studio to the screen years after their records came out.

Jon O'Brien
Still from ‘Picnic At Hanging Rock.’

Peter Weir’s Australian New Wave classic turns 50 this year. Here’s what you need to know about the film, from the off-limits question Weir asked book author Joan Lindsay to the spooky stuff that happened on set.

Matthew Jackson
Red hair and freckles are two traits partially determined by genes.

Humans are now known to have between 20,000 and 25,000 genes, but researchers still have much to learn about these small segments of DNA.

Emily Petsko
A man, a plan, a canal, Panama!

Often called one of the seven modern wonders of the world, the Panama Canal splits the continents of North and South America and launched a new era in global commerce when it opened in 1914.

Benjamin Lampkin
These important heritage sites are at risk.

From lighthouses to terracotta sculptures to out-of-this-world spots, these important heritage sites are at risk due to things like degradation and climate change.

Paul Anthony Jones
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