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Meat and Potatoes

Of carnivores and herbivores

"Here is business enough for you," Gage told the first doctor to treat him after a premature detonation on a railroad-building site turned a tamping iron into a missile.

Phineas Gage: Neuroscience’s Most Famous Patient

An accident with a tamping iron made Phineas Gage history’s most famous brain-injury survivor

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January Anniversaries

Momentous or Merely Memorable

The Dead Sea Scrolls remained hidden in caves for nearly 2,000 years until they were discovered, in 1947, by a shepherd.

Who Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls?

Resolving the dispute over authorship of the ancient manuscripts could have far-reaching implications for Christianity and Judaism

A tractor with the West Virginia flag attached to the back makes it way down Main Street in Buckhannon, West Virginia.

Buckhannon, West Virginia: The Perfect Birthplace

A community in the Allegheny foothills nurtured novelist Jayne Anne Phillips’ talent for storytelling

Biologists long believed that lions band together to hunt prey.  But Craig Packer and colleagues have found that's not the main reason the animals team up.

The Truth About Lions

The world’s foremost lion expert reveals the brutal, secret world of the king of beasts

In 1898, two lions attacked dozens of people before Lt. Col. Patterson killed the cats.

Man-Eaters of Tsavo

They are perhaps the world’s most notorious wild lions. Their ancestors were vilified more than 100 years ago as the man-eaters of Tsavo

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Wild Things: Life as We Know It

Vanishing dinosaurs, breeding birds, redback spiders and more

To underscore the transitory nature of material life, Tibetan monks poured their mandala into the Potomac.

How Do Smithsonian Curators Decide What to Collect?

The Star Spangled Banner and John Glenn’s spacesuit were clearly musts. Other artifacts are less obvious

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Top Dino Discoveries of 2009

Brian Switek lists some of the year’s greatest dinosaur discoveries

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Inventing Your Way to a Better Champagne Experience

Countless inventors have tried to improve upon the champagne experience. Take a look at the inventions that have changed the way we toast

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The Decade in Food News

The first decade of the millennium may have been a good one for cuisine, but it was a mixed bag in terms of food-related news

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A Decade in Food Trends

Organic becomes a household name, chefs become celebrities and exotic ingredients become ordinary

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Blog Carnival #15

Dino documentaries, paleo art tips, why dinosaurs matter and more

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Nine Science Stories You Should Have Read This Year

From robot babies to counterfeit drugs, here’s what you missed

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Make a New Year’s Resolution to Get Cultured

Visit these exhibitions before they close in the new year

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Nine Wildlife Stories You Should Have Read This Year

From geoducks to the Cahaba, here’s what you missed

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The Science Behind the Marijuana Munchies

The researched link between marijuana and an increased appetite

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Alternate Evolution and Avatar

How James Cameron’s newest film is inspiring questions about evolution

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A Holiday Proposal

An unlikely marriage proposal in the Museum of Natural History

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