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Contemporary Art is OK

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Perfect Circles

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The Chopping Block

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Super Supernova

Gentile Bellini

Between East and West

Clouded leopard

Clouded comeback?

Smithsonian zoologists are attempting to breed the rare clouded leopard

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Organization Man

Carl Linnaeus, born 300 years ago, brought order to nature’s blooming, buzzing confusion

One clue that the Buena Vista site was aligned with the seasons comes from a menacing statue (Ojeda is in the background) that faces the winter solstice sunset.

The New World’s Oldest Calendar

Research at a 4,200-year-old temple in Peru yields clues to an ancient people who may have clocked the heavens

A view of the Thirteen Towers of Chankillo, in Peru.

Return of the Sun Cult

In Peru, scientists discover the oldest solar observatory in the Americas

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Interview: Daniel Gilbert

What will make you happy? A social scientist explains why it’s so hard to predict

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Wild Things: Life as We Know It

Squid light shows, monkey hugs and chickadee alarms

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Doodle Dandy

With a few deft strokes, Saul Steinberg turned institutional letterhead into signature works of whimsy

"I always thought of Bill as like us," says Karen Chatham (left), "until years later, when I realized that he was famous."

They Needed to Talk

And family friend William Eggleston, his camera at his side, felt compelled to shoot

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