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In 1821, the French carved a classical Greek sculpture. In the Venus de Milo, they thought they finally had one. Never mind that it wasn't really classical
Looking up his high school Permanent Record Card leaves our author curiously grateful for his failings
In a new book, a British journalist documents the day-by-day march into conflict in Iraq
The American journalist's harrowing 1871 quest to find England's most celebrated explorer is also a story of newfound fascination with Africa
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The legendary explorers carried destiny on their expedition. But they could not have fulfilled is without this unprepossessing device
From absorbing shocks to shock absorbers
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A new multimedia exhibition shows how innovations in transportation spurred the growth of the nation
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In an unexplored region of Africa's Atlantic coast, an innovative photographer captures Gabon's bountiful wildlife
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Fifty years ago, Eugene Aserinksy discovered rapid eye movement and changed the way we think about sleep and dreaming
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The Persian Gulf kingdom has embraced openness and capitalism. Might other Mideast nations follow?
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Groundbreaking art shines at the extraordinary new Dia: Beacon museum on New York's Hudson River
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Berkeley researchers toil to stay abreast of Samuel Clemens' enormous literary output, which appears to continue unabated
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Richard Waterman's never-before-published photographs caught the roots music legends at their down-home best
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Photographer Alex Webb captured a moment that showed, he says, the "continuity of life in the face of disaster"
Five Categories, 50 Finalists, Six Winners
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The Cooper-Hewitt explores the wide-ranging impact of historical and contemporary designs
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There was no love lost between Egypt's Anwar Sadat and Israel's Menachem Begin. But at the very brink of failure, they found a way to reach agreement
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In the 1970s, British accountant Alfred Wainwright linked back roads, rights-of-way and ancient footpaths to blaze a trail across the sceptered isle
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The Stranger and the Statesman: James Smithson, John Quincy Adams, and the Making of America's Greatest Museum
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In a remote region of Cameroon, an international team of scientists takes extraordinary steps to prevent the recurrence of a deadly natural disaster
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