Follow along as we try to buy a hat in each of America's three major credit eras to see what data is collected and used to determine creditworthiness at different points in American history.

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Google launches a patriotic animation for America's 250th birthday searches, encouraging users to try searching for the historic milestone to see the special effect.

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From fruit flies that bite to a tiny mouse opossum and a feathered dinosaur preserved with the remains of its last meal, more than 70 new species were described this year by researchers at the ...