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There's Plenty of Juice on Block Island
Block Island, off the New England coast, overcame political strife to lead the way on energy independence
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Welcome Back
A hunting ban has fostered the return of a nearly extinct species
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Why Did the Salamander Cross the Road?
To reproduce, of course. And a band of volunteers gathers at night to help it—and countless other amphibians—get to the other side
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Making the Connection
In the sparse Utah desert, the vital contributions of these 19th-century laborers are finally coming to light
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Italian Renaissance
Take a photographic tour through the country's effort to revitalize its rural towns
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The Legend of The Music Tree
Exotic lumber salvaged from a remote forest in Belize is the world’s most coveted tonewood
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Viking Village
A massive 1,100-year-old graveyard leads to a surprising new view of the Nordic legacy in Britain
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Your feedback on the excavations at Troy and the development of the whooping cough vaccine
America's Home Run
An exhibition at the National Postal Museum examines the history of the nation’s favorite pastime
More Than a Muse
The artist famously inspired the Cubist, but a new book shows that her own paintings deserve renown
Hot Type Makes News
The "Saguache Crescent," a weekly in a Colorado hamlet, still prints on the 19th-century technology known as linotype
The Unequal Distribution of Health
A new documentary from the Smithsonian Channel, 'The Color of Care,' produced by Oprah Winfrey, shines a light on medicine’s biases
Paris on the Potomac
In Washington, D.C., an innovative team of designers demonstrated how medieval techniques could be used to repair the Parisian landmark
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