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Rosanne Cash, the daughter of Johnny Cash, is not a country and western singer in the tradition of her famous father. She's American music's theoretical physicist of love.

Rosanne Cash and the Many Meanings of Love

One of the most gifted singer-songwriters of our time talks love, science and the deep space between men and women

Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story by Daphne Sheldrick

Loving Elephants, the Meaning of Life, a London History and More Recent Books

A pioneering elephant rescuer looks back on the loves of her life and a collection of essays investigates the history of happiness

Fragments

Spotlight

For Borderlands, out May 29 from Smithsonian Folkways, Wu Man joined forces with seven Uyghur musicians to improvise on their traditional music.

LISTEN NOW: Wu Man Brings East and West Together in New Album

In Borderlands, the Chinese musician highlights the culture of the Uyghur people

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Those (Waxed Fruit) Times

The artist pays tribute to a family centerpiece that was both inedible and indelible

Until she met her future husband, Julia Child had never given much thought to food. On her own she made do with frozen food.

Julia Child’s Recipe for a Thoroughly Modern Marriage

Food writer Ruth Reichl looks at the impact of the famous chef’s partnership with her husband Paul

Chicken reigns in the 21st century.

How the Chicken Conquered the World

The epic begins 10,000 years ago in an Asian jungle and ends today in kitchens all over the world

Blood, Bones & Butter

Eat Here

Today’s special: Our first annual food issue

A diorama at the River Raisin visitor center depicts the war’s northern front.

The War of 1812’s Forgotten Battle Cry

Remember the Raisin? You probably don’t

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The War of 1812: 200 Years Later

What is there to remember about the battles long relegated to footnote status? More than you might think!

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Great Moments in Chicken Culinary History

Where did these six poultry-based dishes (with one imposter) get their start?

Nestlé researchers prepare to discover whether consumers will like reformulated cereal.

Can Technology Save Breakfast?

Cereal companies, maligned for overprocessing, are now using the same techniques to put some nature back in the bowl

Scientists are racing against time: 100,000 species of flora-imperiled by habitat destruction, overharvesting and climate change—are threatened with extinction.

The Noah’s Ark of Plants and Flowers

Scientists at a British laboratory are racing to preserve thousands of the world’s threatened plants, one seed at a time

Alfred Wegener, in Greenland, c. 1930, was ridiculed as having “wandering pole plague.”

When Continental Drift Was Considered Pseudoscience

More than 100 years ago, a German scientist was ridiculed for advancing the shocking idea that the continents were adrift

Manhattan’s Museum of Mathematics is teaching kids that math is exciting.

Coming Soon: The New York City Math Museum

New York’s newest museum is anything but formulaic

Animals, like humans, do go bald. Hair loss or fur loss can be seen in several animals, including coatis, Andean bears and cats of various species.

Why Don’t Animals Go Bald, Like Humans and Other Questions From Our Readers

Your questions answered by our experts

Century-old casks line the winery’s restaurant, built inside its 1940s redwood wine tank room.

Saved From Prohibition by Holy Wine

In downtown Los Angeles, a 95-year-old winery weathered hard times by making wine for church services. Now connoisseurs are devoted to it

Ayaan Hirsi Ali writes that America is still the land of opportunity.

Why America is the World’s Shelter

The renowned author of the memoir Infidel found refuge here from persecution abroad

A 72 hour survival test of a typical family in a bomb shelter, circa 1955.

The New Hot Item on the Housing Market: Bomb Shelters

The cold war may be over, but sales of a new breed of bomb shelter are on the rise. Prepare to survive Armageddon in style

The transformation of a homeless America.

Inside the Plan to Get 100,000 Homeless Off the Streets

A new campaign has enjoyed stunning success in lowering the number of chronically homeless in the United States

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