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Tony Perrottet

Tony Perrottet on “Small Wonders”

Paul Raffaele

Paul Raffaele on “Sharks”

David Roberts

David Roberts on “The Brink of War”

Babe Ruth, the star of Headin’ Home (1920)

Crowd Pleasers

Too good to be true?

On her final day as first lady, Betty Ford told Kennerly her idea for the Cabinet Room table.

Betty Ford's Tabled Resolution

Betty Ford had a what-the-hell moment—and an accomplice in photographer David Hume Kennerly

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June Anniversaries

Momentous or Merely Memorable

A Mormon encampment in Provo, 1858

The Brink of War

One hundred fifty years ago, the U.S. Army marched into Utah prepared to battle Brigham Young and his Mormon militia

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Wild Things: Life as We Know It

The whiskered auklet's plumage, joshua trees, squid beaks and more

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Wallace Broecker Geochemist, Palisades, New York

How to stop global warming? CO2 "scrubbers," a new book says

It may be hard to fathom, but many great white encounters with humans are investigative, not predatory. (A great white attacks a seal decoy in False Bay.) They’re just curious, Compagno says.

Forget Jaws, Now it's . . . Brains!

Great white sharks are typecast, say experts. The creatures are socially sophisticated and, yes, smart

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Sense and Sensitivity

Great whites have tiny brains but powerful sensory organs

These rocks don’t lose their shape: thanks to recent advances, scientists can grow gems (from Apollo) and industrial diamonds in a matter of days.

Diamonds on Demand

Lab-grown gemstones are now practically indistinguishable from mined diamonds. Scientists and engineers see a world of possibilities

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On the Origin of a Theory

Charles Darwin's bid for enduring fame was sparked 150 years ago by word of a rival's research

Crown Koh-i-noor Diamond

Gem Gawking

Where to See Famous Diamonds

A crowd watches newly hatched Kemp's ridley turtles make their way to the surf.

Points of Interest

Notable American Destinations and Happenings

A LEAGUE APART

It's all about baseball on Sunday, June 1 from 2 to 5 p.m., at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., 801 K Street, NW, at Mount Vernon Square

Fakes are an all too real part of the museum world. “There are always artists capable of making and selling things that seem old,” says anthropologist Jane MacLaren Walsh.

Why the Smithsonian Has a Fake Crystal Skull

The Natural History Museum's quartz cranium highlights the epic silliness of the new Indiana Jones movie

Viewers watch a movie at Shankweiler’s drive-in during the heyday of drive-in theaters.

The History of the Drive-In Movie Theater

The continued attraction of viewing movies under the stars

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Camping It Up, Korean Style

A new Korean movie-musical poses the question: Does the quintessentially American teenage sex comedy have global cultural significance?

Coming Soon to a Cineplex Far, Far Away

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