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Farmers’ Markets
Americans love them, and that means big business for small farmers—and a mouth-watering harvest for customers
In Praise of Modern Art
With a growing collection and innovative programs, the Hirshhorn museum celebrates its first 25 years
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The Peaceful Primates
Costa Rica’s squirrel monkeys are adorable, charismatic, sexy and critically endangered
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Discovering the Odds
Over the centuries, visionary mathematicians laid the foundation for how we view life’s gambles
Putting the Brakes on Light
Light travels 186,000 miles per second in a vacuum; in Lene Hau’s lab, it ambles at 38 miles an hour
Stories in Stone Read From Ancient Leaves
A Smithsonian scientist studies the relationship between Eocene insects and the plants they ate
Seeking Mona Lisa
Temptress or icon of innocence, cult figure or cultural archetype, Leonardo’s mysterious madonna has intrigued us for 500 years
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Training to Slay the Dragon
Tucson recruits learn there’s a lot more to fighting fire than just “putting the wet stuff on the red stuff”
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“Hello Boys! Become an Erector Master Engineer!”
With no “hanky-panky gimcracks,” A. C. Gilbert’s Erector sets taught boys more than just the nuts and bolts
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Attack! Explode!
At the “house of pain,” sports scientists are finding new ways to help great athletes get even better
If You’re a Bear, These Dogs Will Give You Paws
When grizzlies and black bears start hanging around people, Carrie Hunt and her feisty Karelians persuade them to go away
New Light on Diversity
Holes in the canopy mean opportunity for new trees, but only if they are already waiting in the wings
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