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Mining the Folkways Archives: How to Kick That Smoking Habit

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Food Fit For the Dead—And the Living

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Comparing Apples and Oranges

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Did Wee Little Sauropods Stand Up to Run?

In his last ten weeks of life, Vincent Van Gogh experienced a period of unprecedented productivity. A new book compiles paintings produced during that time.

The Woman Who Brought Van Gogh to the World

Art lovers have Vincent van Gogh’s sister-in-law to credit for introducing the impressionist’s work to the world

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How to Preserve a Family Album Smithsonian-Style

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Inviting Writing: Eating at Grandma’s House

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Events: Day of the Dead, National Zoo Photo Club, an Andy Warhol Superstar and More

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How Vagaceratops Moved

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Pink Flamingoes Attract Mates With Make-Up

Several months ago, the Hope Diamond was taken from the National Museum of Natural History for an overnight stay in the mineralogy lab.

Testing the Hope Diamond

Scientists at the Natural History Museum search for the elusive “recipe” that endows the famed gem with its unique blue color

Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and the crew of US Airways Flight 1549 were awarded the 2010 Current Achievement Trophy.

Q and A: Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger

The pilot of US Airways Flight 1549 talks about that fateful day, being a pilot and his future

The cavernous Super-Kamiokande detector in Japan is lined with 13,000 sensors to pinpoint signs of neutrinos.

Looking for Neutrinos, Nature’s Ghost Particles

To study some of the most elusive particles, physicists have built detectors in abandoned mines, tunnels and Antarctic ice

At Namibia's Etosha National Park, male elephants form long-term friendships.

How Male Elephants Bond

Bull elephants have a reputation as loners. But research shows that males are surprisingly sociable—until it’s time to fight

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Wild Things: Life as We Know It

Caterpillars, Bonobos, European Songbirds and More…

Portland has a "goofy, energetic optimism," says novelist Katherine Dunn, sitting on the city's Hawthorne Bridge.

Twice Charmed by Portland, Oregon

The Pacific Northwest city captivated the author first when she was an adventure-seeking adolescent and again as an adult

A monarchist displays images of the Romanovs. Many Russians regard the Romanovs, canonized by the Orthodox Church in 2000, as martyrs.

Resurrecting the Czar

In Russia, the recent discovery of the remains of the two missing Romanov children has pitted science against the church

Big Opportunity

Theo Eshetu's Brave New World II is on display now on permanent display at African Art.

What’s Up

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Letters

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