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Five Great Places to See Evidence of First Americans
Encounter the fossils and other remnants of the lives left behind by the continent’s original settlers
The Berger Cookie is Baltimore’s Gift to the Chocolate World
For nearly 200 years, the true black-and-white cookie has been delighting residents of Charm City
The House Where Darwin Lived
Home to the naturalist for 40 years, the estate near London was always evolving
What Makes the Trout in Ecuador Look Like Salmon?
Aiming to catch a few trout for dinner, the author decides to try his luck at one of the region's many "sport fishing" sites
February 12, 2013
| By Alastair Bland
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Dominic Episcopo's red and raw images capture the spirit of Americana.
February 11, 2013
| By K. Annabelle Smith
An unfortunate run in with a mutt in Ecuador turned into a trip to the doctor's to be treated for rabies, a surprisingly fatal disease
February 07, 2013
| By Alastair Bland
Colored sawdust instead of saffron? Corn syrup instead of honey? It's all in the newly updated USP Food Fraud Database
February 04, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
A lack of snow is affecting the annual Iditarod sled dog race
February 06, 2013
| By Colin Schultz
Now, thanks to Google, you don't need a plane ticket or hiking boots to experience some of the Grand Canyon's geologic magic
February 06, 2013
| By Rose Eveleth
On January 31, France's minister of women's rights made if officially impossible to arrest a woman for wearing pants in Paris
February 05, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
No, it’s not Brent Spiner. It's an honest-to-goodness robot
February 01, 2013
| By Lauren Kirchner
In a record-breaking dive, the head of the Russian Geographical Society sunk to the bottom of Lake Labynkyr in Siberia, one of the coldest lakes in the world
February 04, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
America's Biggest Game brings excitement, curiosity and some boredom to Ecuador
February 04, 2013
| By Alastair Bland
How the wing went from a throwaway to a delicacy in 50 years
February 01, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Give a man a glass of water, and you may quench his thirst. But teach him to build a water filter, as Rod and Ingrid McCarroll are doing, and he'll have clean water for life
February 01, 2013
| By Alastair Bland
The iconic New York building, which celebrates its 100th birthday this weekend, has a storied past
February 01, 2013
| By Marina Koren
Listen closely around the public parks of Quito, Ecuador, and you just might hear that familiar sound: "Hut hut hike!"
February 06, 2013
| By Alastair Bland
Jazz is synonymous with the Big Easy, and there’s no bigger name in the history of the genre than Satchmo
January 31, 2013
| By Nina Fedrizzi
Just north of Quito stands a grand and glowing tribute to one of Ecuador’s proudest features: the Equator. The problem is, it was built in the wrong place
January 30, 2013
| By Alastair Bland
Did you know this off-season penchant for guacamole is an industry creation?
January 30, 2013
| By Twilight Greenaway
This tiki-era mixer, best served with rum, has a hazy past and an island-y bite
January 29, 2013
| By K. Annabelle Smith
For nearly 200 years, the true black-and-white cookie has been delighting residents of Charm City
January 28, 2013
| By Bonny Wolf
Follow in the footsteps of Mr. Darcy and the Bennet sisters and take in the manors and gardens of rural England
January 25, 2013
| By Nina Fedrizzi
With its clean public parks, brewpubs, museums and tapas bars, Quito is a fine place to spend a week recovering from an injury
January 24, 2013
| By Alastair Bland
Encounter the fossils and other remnants of the lives left behind by the continent’s original settlers
February 2013
| By Guy Gugliotta
The author leaves Peru behind and crosses into Ecuador, where he encounters his first sign of a mosquito
January 23, 2013
| By Alastair Bland
Home to the naturalist for 40 years, the estate near London was always evolving
February 2013
| By Rebecca Stott
Countless bones and a billion years of geological action make Dinosaur National Monument the go-to park for fossil finds
February 2013
| By Mary Roach
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