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Know Your Whiskey from Your Whisky

The name of the Emerald Isle’s more potent potable comes from the Gaelic for “water of life”

Is It Safe to Drink Green Milk?

What to know about food coloring

Beavers have long been recognized as the engineers of the forest, constantly reshaping their surroundings.

Beavers: The Engineers of the Forest

Back from the brink of extinction, the beavers of Massachusetts are a crucial component of a healthy ecosystem

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The Assault on Salt

On the streets of Alexandria, Egypt, a mob led by Peter the Lector brutally murdered Hypatia, one of the last great thinkers of ancient Alexandria.

Hypatia, Ancient Alexandria’s Great Female Scholar

An avowed paganist in a time of religious strife, Hypatia was also one of the first women to study math, astronomy and philosophy

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Gaman at the Renwick: The Art and Craft of Dignity

At the Renwick Gallery last week, a number of Japanese-American families gathered for the opening of the new exhibition

St. Mark’s Basilica (above) reflects the apogee of Venetian influence: gilded ornamentation, including equine figures looted from Constantinople in 1204, caused it to be known as the Chiesa d’Oro (Church of Gold).

Venice, Italy

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