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Munch, Munch, Mount?

Clouded leopard

Clouded comeback?

Smithsonian zoologists are attempting to breed the rare clouded leopard

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Organization Man

Carl Linnaeus, born 300 years ago, brought order to nature’s blooming, buzzing confusion

One clue that the Buena Vista site was aligned with the seasons comes from a menacing statue (Ojeda is in the background) that faces the winter solstice sunset.

The New World’s Oldest Calendar

Research at a 4,200-year-old temple in Peru yields clues to an ancient people who may have clocked the heavens

A view of the Thirteen Towers of Chankillo, in Peru.

Return of the Sun Cult

In Peru, scientists discover the oldest solar observatory in the Americas

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Interview: Daniel Gilbert

What will make you happy? A social scientist explains why it’s so hard to predict

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Wild Things: Life as We Know It

Squid light shows, monkey hugs and chickadee alarms

The cover of Superman (vol. 1) #296 (February 1976). Art by Bob Oksner

Don’t Try To Be A Hero

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EcoCenter: Greener Living

Smithsonian.com takes a look at common and easy ways to go green

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Roy Richard Grinker

His new book offers a scholar’s— and father’s— perspective on autism

Lawler, upriver from Alexandria in the Sudan: "The feeling of Alexandria was more evocative of the ancient world than anywhere else."

City of the Imagination

Andrew Lawler, author of “Raising Alexandria” talks about the hidden history of Egypt’s fabled seaside capital

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Wild Things: Life as We Know It

Ape tools, flying dinosaurs and emperor penguins

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