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Has technology created a nation of zombies?

My Big Hang-Up in a Connected World

One man’s rage against the communication revolution and the dying of civility

British archaeologists looking for evidence of prehistoric activity in the English county of Dorset discovered instead a mass grave holding 54 male skeletons.

A Viking Mystery

Beneath Oxford University, archaeologists have uncovered a medieval city that altered the course of English history

In 1838, the capture of Osceola, in a 19th-century portrait, attracted national attention.

A Seminole Warrior Cloaked in Defiance

A pair of woven, beaded garters reflects the spirit of Seminole warrior Osceola

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Walks of Life

Brass bands and slow travel

Philadelphia's Bible Riots of 1844 reflected a strain of anti-Catholic bias and hostility that coursed through 19th-century America.

America’s True History of Religious Tolerance

The idea that the United States has always been a bastion of religious freedom is reassuring—and utterly at odds with the historical record

Producer Lee Mendelson directs children who are recording the dialogue for the animated TV special "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown."

This Month in History

Momentous or Merely Memorable

A fossil collector since childhood, Bob Hazen has come up with new scenarios for life's beginnings on earth billions of years ago.

The Origins of Life

A mineralogist believes he’s discovered how life’s early building blocks connected four billion years ago

Reservoirs along the river may never rise to previous levels. Utah's Lake Powell has a "bathtub ring" that rises at least 70 feet above the water.

The Colorado River Runs Dry

Dams, irrigation and now climate change have drastically reduced the once-mighty river. Is it a sign of things to come?

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Wild Things: Life as We Know It

Caterpillars, Frogs, Big Birds and More…

Travelers walked the Kiso Road as early as A.D. 703. Old stones still identify it as part of the Nakasendo, the inland highway connecting Kyoto and Tokyo.

A Walk Through Old Japan

An autumn trek along the Kiso Road wends through mist-covered mountains and rustic villages graced by timeless hospitality

On the anniversary of the assassination of an anti-mafia magistrate, Palermo's citizens joined politicians in a fiaccolata, or candlelight vigil, in his honor.

In Sicily, Defying the Mafia

Fed up with extortion and violent crime, ordinary citizens are rising up against organized crime

Bill Owens' photograph of Richie Ferguson in 1971 became one of the most evocative images in Suburbia, a collection Owens published in 1972.

Shooting the American Dream in Suburbia

Bill Owens was seeking a fresh take on suburban life when he spotted a plastic-rifle-toting boy named Richie Ferguson

"You have to be grateful in Vegas. It's the great lesson of the city, the thing I'm taking as a souvenir," says J.R. Moehringer.

Las Vegas: An American Paradox

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist J.R. Moehringer rolls the dice on life in Sin City

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‘One Life: Katharine Graham’ Opens at the Portrait Gallery

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Five Ways to Eat Lima Beans

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Artist Truman Lowe Talks About His Work in ‘Vantage Point’

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Colorado River One of Many Imperiled Waterways

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Jurassic Park: Redemption, Part 3

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Wednesday Roundup: Archives Month, Accelerometers, Roller Skates and Great Debates

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Food in the Raw at the U.S. Botanic Garden

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