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Taken by Surprise

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Heavenly Harbingers

High altitude, night-shining clouds are becoming more common, which could signal climate changes

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Getting in Deep

The unending quest for oil has now led drillers to vast reserves lying more than a mile beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico

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Risky Business

The Australian pact with the world’s largest crocodiles seems to be working—but critics say that the costs are fatally high

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The Way of Confucius

In a remote corner of eastern China, travelers tread the path of the ancient sage

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Trust and Intimacy

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The Island of Lost Maps: A True Story of Cartographic Crime

The Island of Lost Maps: A True Story of Cartographic Crime

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Recipes from Another Time

Savor the flavor of old St. Augustine and try a couple of these original recipes

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Points of View

Artist Paul Signac steps out of the shadow of his celebrated colleague, pointillist Georges Seurat, to star in a new exhibition at the Met

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Mister Faulkner Goes to Stockholm

In six years, William Faulkner went from salaried Hollywood script doctor to winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. How had this miracle occurred?

Rural Studio architecture in Alabama

Class Act

In Alabama, students turn tires and bales of hay into striking architecture for the poor

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Hi-Yo, Silver! Away!

The story of how the Smithsonian came by its mask rivals in interest the way the Lone Ranger got his

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Gone Fishing

For 20 years, Don Moser hooked readers with great stories. Now that he’s retiring, trout beware

Roosevelt standing next to the elephant he shot on safari

Bears and Rhinos

Never underestimate the role of sentimentality in the making of american myths and heroes

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