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Dancing Rocks

Mysteriously moving stones in Death Valley leave whimsical trails. How do they do that?

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Help is on the Way

Combine the power of nature, animal companionship and music, and you have a recipe for healing

Cyprus Lives in Love and Strife

Despite ethnic tensions, today’s tourists can’t resist the past and present of this ancient Mediterranean crossroads

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The Resurrection of the Stones

Rising stark against the night sky, spectral ruins recall the wealth and power of Britain’s once-great monasteries

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The Ups and Downs of Highway 1

California’s coast road offers a beautiful drive—but it keeps falling apart

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High & Dry

On the loose in the punishing terrain of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

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The Incredible Lightness of Being Renzo Piano

The maverick Genoese architect has built an international reputation with daring projects that span the globe

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Hot Dogs Are Us

It’s no stretch to say they’re more American than apple pie because they link us all together

A farmers' market in Lansing, Michigan

Farmers’ Markets

Americans love them, and that means big business for small farmers—and a mouth-watering harvest for customers

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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

Nicolaus Copernicus

Discovering the Odds

Over the centuries, visionary mathematicians laid the foundation for how we view life’s gambles

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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

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Stories in Stone Read From Ancient Leaves

A Smithsonian scientist studies the relationship between Eocene insects and the plants they ate

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