Planes are stacked on the runways and circling in holding patterns, delays are piling up and . . . the dominoes are falling
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After years of abuse and neglect, Thailand's elephants are approaching the point of no return
Drama in Lake Victoria and No Mercy: A Journey to the Heart of the Congo and Camping with the Prince and Other Tales of Science in Africa
Across America, short-line freight trains are pulling their weight
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What good are they? Well, they make people smile and dogs bark. Isn't that good enough?
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Joshua Slocum was the first to do it, a hundred years ago, then wrote about it; the world is still awed by his seamanship and his prose
An obscure group of intrepid collectors give this English version of orienteering their hearty stamp of approval
In the Spanish Civil War, as a horrified world watched, the future of Europe seemed at stake
Neither darkness nor swirling silt nor an alarming accident rate can keep divers from exploring this surreal labyrinth
Coming at you: Manhattan's town square is spruced up for the 21st century
When winter comes, and avalanches threaten to hurtle down the slopes, a 26-member crew works around the clock to keep this California highway open
When Enzo Ferrari began his company 50 years ago, his cars were works of art. Today, they're collector's items
After Hitler obliterated it, the Poles put it back together, brick by brick
This ancient, sacred highway may have carried travelers from Canada to Mexico
The Smithsonian takes its experts and scholars on the road in its new Voices of Discovery program
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