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How Two Kids Found a National Treasure

Sixty years later, curators at the National Museum of American History talked to the brothers who found a relic of the 1800 Adams and Jefferson election

Rembrandt Portrait Found in Pennsylvania Museum

Conservation work revealed evidence of the artist's hand in a painting previously attributed to a member of his studio

A Peculiar Partnership: Darwin and His Publisher

The famed naturalist and conservative stalwart John Murray III formed an unlikely alliance in popularizing a radical idea

Folkway’s Pete Seeger Collection Wins a Grammy

The producers aim to inspire future generations to carry on the singer’s legacy

Mexico City Proposes a Massive Urban Park

More than twice the size of Manhattan, the park could restore the water systems of the region and serve as a model for cities around the world

Was This Cave an Ancient Lab for Preserving Human Bodies?

A series of remarkably well-preserved human remains in a remote cave in Scotland has archaeologists grappling with a staggering question: were these bodies brought here during the Bronze Age to be mummified?

How Two Kids Found a National Treasure — How Two Kids Found a National Treasure

Sixty years later, curators at the National Museum of American History talked to the brothers who found a relic of the 1800 Adams and Jefferson election

Rembrandt Portrait Found in Pennsylvania Museum — Rembrandt Portrait Found in Pennsylvania Museum

Conservation work revealed evidence of the artist's hand in a painting previously attributed to a member of his studio

A Peculiar Partnership: Darwin and His Publisher — A Peculiar Partnership: Darwin and His Publisher

The famed naturalist and conservative stalwart John Murray III formed an unlikely alliance in popularizing a radical idea

Folkway’s Pete Seeger Collection Wins a Grammy — Folkway’s Pete Seeger Collection Wins a Grammy

The producers aim to inspire future generations to carry on the singer’s legacy

Mexico City Proposes a Massive Urban Park — Mexico City Proposes a Massive Urban Park

More than twice the size of Manhattan, the park could restore the water systems of the region and serve as a model for cities around the world

Was This Cave an Ancient Lab for Preserving Human Bodies? — Was This Cave an Ancient Lab for Preserving Human Bodies?

A series of remarkably well-preserved human remains in a remote cave in Scotland has archaeologists grappling with a staggering question: were these bodies brought here during the Bronze Age to be mummified?

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