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For Whom the Bell Tolled

In the Spanish Civil War, as a horrified world watched, the future of Europe seemed at stake

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The Yucatán's Flooded Basement

Neither darkness nor swirling silt nor an alarming accident rate can keep divers from exploring this surreal labyrinth

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Times Square Reborn

Coming at you: Manhattan's town square is spruced up for the 21st century

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The Battle of Carson Pass

When winter comes, and avalanches threaten to hurtle down the slopes, a 26-member crew works around the clock to keep this California highway open

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Reflections on Fame

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This Is Not Your Father's Automobile

When Enzo Ferrari began his company 50 years ago, his cars were works of art. Today, they're collector's items

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Warsaw: The City that Would Not Die

After Hitler obliterated it, the Poles put it back together, brick by brick

A Network with an idealized core–periphery structure

Core-Periphery Relations

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The Old North Trail

This ancient, sacred highway may have carried travelers from Canada to Mexico

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Smithsonian Perspectives

The Smithsonian takes its experts and scholars on the road in its new Voices of Discovery program

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He Huffed and He Puffed Et Voila! Un Chateau Redux

Richard Hurbain is no Bourbon, but with pail, shovel and plenty of true grit, he rescued an old castle from rack, ruin and red tape

Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Ahead of the Curve: the Art of Charles Rennie Mackintosh

With his wife, Margaret, he changed the face of Glasgow; now the city is celebrating them by sending a major exhibition across the pond

During their visits, students participate in activities that complement classroom learning (i.e. school programs) through hands-on experiences that stimulate all of their senses.

A Few Miles of Land Arose From the Sea—and the World Changed

Panama is an event as well as a place. Smithsonian scientists are learning what it has meant for continental animal swapping, ice ages, et al.

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It's 10 Below, and the Ice Is 3 Feet Thick, So Let's Go Fishing

Seriously. Take plenty of bait, don't forget your bucket and stay warm. You might catch a walleye. You could even win a prize

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Ooh La La! Only in France Can You Find Cheeses Like These

It's easy to lose your head over the luscious array of fromages fermiers still being made the old-fashioned way by Gallic artisans

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Tracking a Vanished People Through the Sierra Madre

In 1890, Carl Lumholtz pushed into Mexico, on a search for the ancient culture now known as the Anasazi. Instead, he found the Mogollon

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To Build a Bridge, You Must Cross Troubled Waters

When St. Paul needed to replace a bridge at a historic crossing of the Mississippi, just about everyone in the city had an opinion

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Rising From the Sea, the Mysterious Handwork of Giants

On the tiny Mediterranean islands of Malta, massive megaliths constitute a singular treasure: the oldest freestanding stone monuments

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The Gunks' Are a Rock Climber's Dream of a Cliffscape Paradise

The Shawangunks, a ridge in New York State, is a mecca for climbing enthusiasts who defy gravity using rope, "protection" and bravado

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Making History by Rising to New Heights

The people of Valmeyer, Illinois, awash in water three years ago, have built a whole new hometown, this time above the flood line

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