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The Visionary John Wesley Powell Had a Plan for Developing the West, But Nobody Listened
Powell’s foresight might have prevented the 1930s dust bowl and perhaps, today’s water scarcities
The Miracle of the Reef
Coral spawn only once a year, and at night; how they manage to synchronize remains a mystery
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Monkey in the Middle
Blamed for destroying one of North Africa's most important forests, Morocco's Barbary macaques struggle to survive
Top Dogs
The Polar Inuit's bond with the sled dog remains intact, thanks to a ban on snowmobiles. But the lure of technology threatens these "magnificent animals"
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Crystal Moonbeams
A pair of Mexican miners stumble upon a room filled with what could be the world's largest crystals
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Fire and Brimstone
A long-outdated approach to sulfur mining sends hundreds of Javanese workers deep into the crater of an active volcano
Viva Vintage
As Fidel looks the other way, classic capitalist cars brighten Cuba's dreary streets and byways
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Feeling Crabby?
The vaults of the Natural History Museum in Paris contain a menagerie of curious crustaceans
People of the Reindeer
Khanty reindeer herders of northwestern Siberia have fought cold weather and foreign incursions for centuries, but these people may not weather the storm
Mountains of Pain
For centuries the silver-rich Bolivian Andes have produced astonishing wealth and an equal measure of human hardship
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IMAX Takes Us Undersea in the Galapagos
Filmmakers shooting a new 3-D IMAX movie discover tragedy and technical challenges amid moments of breathtaking beauty
IMAX Takes Us Undersea in the Galápagos
Filmmakers shooting a new 3-D IMAX movie discover tragedy and technical challenges amid moments of breathtaking beauty
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Discovering the Odds
Over the centuries, visionary mathematicians laid the foundation for how we view life's gambles
Picturing Pocahontas
An image at the National Portrait Gallery may be the truest account we have of the Indian princess
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