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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
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Prehistoric rhinoceroses and horses died of volcanic ash inhalation 12 million years ago – their fossils are studied now as a perfect example of natural selection
January 2012
| By Megan Gambino
The director of the Natural History Museum discusses why understanding evolution is so critical
January 2012
| By Laura Helmuth
Over thirty years after the volcanic eruption, plant and animal life has returned to the disaster site, a veritable living laboratory
January 2012
| By Lyn Garrity
The exotic locale, home to tortoises, cacti, iguanas and finches, was a source of inspiration for Darwin's theory of evolution
January 2012
| By Laura Helmuth
The world's greatest source of hominid fossils is among dozens of caves just hours from Johannesburg
January 2012
| By Erin Wayman
Moose and wolves face off in the world’s longest-running study of predators and prey
January 2012
| By T.A. Frail
Some of the world's oldest organisms left behind fossilized shells that, when translated to a large sculpture, bring an artistic edge to evolution
January 2012
| By Karen Larkins
Aren't the residents of the proudly hip city of Austin, Texas, just traditionalists at heart?
January 2012
| By ZZ Packer
A chess set, soccer ball, bear spray and other items, even dog food, make the list of gifts to give your favorite hardened traveler
December 16, 2011
| By Alastair Bland
The famed comic book character, now a Steven Spielberg-Peter Jackson film, is a nifty way to know the Belgian capital
December 15, 2011
| By Susan Spano
"It just felt like what we would do. We were travelers. It was in our blood, and the idea that we would ever stop traveling just because we had kids never sat well with us"
December 14, 2011
| By Alastair Bland
Aston is in no-man's land, where schedules, deadlines and responsibility seem to carry little relevance, but she is tightly bound by one crucial logistic: "I can't miss the last plane out"
December 09, 2011
| By Alastair Bland
Poor fellow. His art has ever played second fiddle to that of contemporaries like Michelangelo. But Vasari remains an important Renaissance figure, as his Tuscan hometown is eager to show
December 08, 2011
| By Susan Spano
At a museum in Valencia, Spain, over one million toy soldiers stand at attention, prepared to reenact the wars that shaped the world
December 07, 2011
| By Derek Workman
“As a journalist working on a story about truffles, it felt like risky business. There’s a lot of cash flowing around, there’s a black market, and I felt like I was entering a world where I wasn’t wanted”
December 06, 2011
| By Alastair Bland
Women's clothing was a problem, and to efficiently ride a bike there was only one thing to do: Take it off
December 01, 2011
| By Alastair Bland
Though the American chef popularized French cuisine, she hasn't yet received her due in the city she loved
December 01, 2011
| By Susan Spano
General Joseph Stilwell, U.S. Army hero and leader of American forces in China in World War II, had a tangible impact overseas that you can visit today
November 29, 2011
| By Susan Spano
Susan B. Anthony said bicycling "has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel"
November 29, 2011
| By Alastair Bland
The next Pritzker Prize for architecture will be awarded in the Chinese capital, a tribute to its new crop of award-worthy structures
November 23, 2011
| By Susan Spano
The attraction of beachcombing is that one isn't perusing an actual garbage dump; much of what one sifts through on a remote stretch of sand are valuables lost at sea
November 22, 2011
| By Alastair Bland
In remote fishing camps along the shoreline, a few older fishermen remember a red-haired Englishman who tramped through 30 years ago, disappearing around the next point.
November 17, 2011
| By Alastair Bland
The fiery forces beneath the island chain still mystify geologists
December 2011
| By Erin Wayman
A trip to the floor of the Maui volcano still promises an encounter with the "raw beginnings of world-making"
December 2011
| By Tony Perrottet
Take a tour of the idyllic sites across the many islands where native Hawaiians have longstanding spiritual connections
November 16, 2011
| By Megan Gambino
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