Articles

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Heaven Scent

A 600-year-old pharmacy started by Florentine monks is now a trendy global marketer of perfumes and medieval elixirs

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Infinite Jest

Stop me if you've heard this one...

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Protecting the Priceless

How one retired Army Reserve Major taught soldiers to save artworks and antiquities during wartime

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Celebrating Resistance

The curator of a portrait exhibition discusses how African Americans used photography to resist stereotypes

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February Anniversaries

Momentous or Merely Memorable

The Parthenon, said the 19th-century French engineer Auguste Choisy, represents "the supreme effort of genius in pursuit of beauty."

Unlocking Mysteries of the Parthenon

Restoration of the 2,500-year-old temple is yielding new insights into the engineering feats of the golden age's master builders

Acropolis Museum in Athens

Acropolis Now

A modern museum of ancient Greece rises near the Parthenon

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Monumental Mission

Assigned to find art looted by the Nazis, Western Allied forces faced an incredible challenge

Swallowtail caterpillar with little depth of field.

Wild Things

Life as We Know It

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Big Love

In a mating ritual, male humpback whales leap, splash and fight. But researchers ask: just what does a female whale want?

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Songs from the Deep

Tuning in to why humpbacks sing

The Tonan Maru No. 2 whaling factory ship, drafted into military use, was damaged by a Dutch submarine while taking part in the landing at Kuching, Borneo.

Blood in the Water

Japan's lethal whale research draws criticism

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Trials of a Primatologist

How did a renowned scientist who has done groundbreaking research in Brazil run afoul of authorities there?

Sunrise lit Landscape Arch in Arches National Park.

Points of Interest

This month's guide to notable American destinations and happenings

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Baby, It’s Cold Outside

Discover one of the country’s oldest winter festivals—Saranac’s Winter Carnival

What was James Smithson Smoking?

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The Anthropocene Epoch?

Early Americans Mined Iron to Make Art, Not War

Strathmore’s production about the first African American opera company will feature the Morgan State University Choir and director Eric Conway.

Lifting their Voices

Paying tribute to America's first black opera

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Whimsical Art on The Origin of Species

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