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A Call to Save the Whooping Crane
Smithsonian researchers join an international effort to bring the five-foot-tall bird back from the brink of extinction
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The Tuskegee Airmen Plane’s Last Flight
The final voyage of a World War II biplane evokes the exploits of the legendary fighting force
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The first Latina on Broadway dishes on her career and how she got her breakout role in South Pacific
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America’s 19th Century Highway: The River
A new exhibition of American wonders underscores the debt our country owes to its waterways
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A table for one can be the best seat in the house
To every thing there is a season
Momentous or Merely Memorable
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November 1861: Flare Ups in the Chain of Command
As Union generals came and left, personalities clashed and Southern farmers set fire to their fields
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Following years of haggling over its provenance, a celebrated statue once identified as Aphrodite, has returned to Italy
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How the Potato Changed the World
Brought to Europe from the New World by Spanish explorers, the lowly potato gave rise to modern industrial agriculture
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Humans Evolved Big Brains to Be Social?
Some scientists think humans and other primates evolved big brains in response to the social challenges of living in large groups
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Scientists are testing innovative ways to keep frightening memories from controlling people’s lives
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Inviting Writing: Making Peace with Pumpkin
Mostly I used my sister as a means to escape unwanted food by shoving it onto her plate when nobody was looking
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Cinema’s Spookiest Dinosaur Scenes
Dinosaurs have been movie monsters for a century. Here’s a short countdown of some of their scariest moments in film.
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October 31, 1926: Death Proves Inescapable for Even Houdini
Magician Harry Houdini, who could seemingly escape anything, couldn’t escape a punch to the gut and appendicitis
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Five Last-Minute Science-Themed Halloween Costume Ideas
No one else will be dressed like dark energy
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This week, visit a Halloween story session, learn about Chile, get an up-close look at museum conservation, and enjoy a fusion of classical music
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The genre of bat sculpture might not get much attention, but among the finest examples is a bronze by the great French actress Sarah Bernhardt
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