Life not only thrives in the heat and violence of Earth's submarine volcanoes, it may have started there
A great actor, a shameless ham; an athlete, a drunk; a ladies' man, one of the boys-- the madcap Jack had as many faces as roles
There was no room for doubt in the Second Golden Age, as embodied in the ivories, enamels, jewels, silks and other treasures
Even as a bust, the real king of Siam turns out to be a more complex chap than the bald-headed caricature made famous by Yul Brynner and others
Doghouses, lace, luggage, wallpaper, backpacking tents. Since 1897, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum has been amazing us
Review of 'Savages'
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Cashless, we carried on with nothing to fear but fear itself; by the time FDR opened them again, something called the New Deal was hard upon us
Using natural landforms and native grasses and plants, golf course designers are creating links that are environmentally up to par
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But try telling that to the people who live on a few islands in Indonesia where several thousand real dragons subsist in the wild
From light therapy to melatonin, research into our bodies' daily rhythms has led to promising treatments for weary travelers
It's a violent world at the edges of our continental shelves, which could serve as a geology textbook
The Smithsonian's gardens and greenery are things of beauty and delight as well as utility
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They need each other to make something good happen, and when they get together at festivals and workshops across the land, it usually does
A war crimes tribunal sent forensic scientists to investigate mass graves in the former Yugoslavia. What happened there?
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Heading north for the pole, the Jeannette was frozen fast for 21 months, then sank; for captain and crew, that was the easy part
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Founded more than a century ago, the American Colony in Jerusalem has endured hardships, wars, upheaval, and the ebb and flow of empires
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