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February 2010
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Uncovering Secrets of the Sphinx
After decades of research, American archaeologist Mark Lehner has some answers about the mysteries of the Egyptian colossus
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Picture of Prosperity
For more than half a century the Scurlock Studio chronicled the rise of Washington's black middle class
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The Venus Flytrap's Lethal Allure
Native only to the Carolinas, the carnivorous plant that draws unwitting insects to its spiky maw now faces dangers of its own
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Can Auschwitz Be Saved?
Liberated in 1945, the Nazi concentration camp is one of Eastern Europe's most visited sites—and most fragile
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Renoir Rebels Again
Late in life, the French impressionist's career took an unexpected turn. A new exhibition showcases his radical move toward tradition
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Behind the Scenes in Monument Valley
The vast Navajo tribal park on the border of Utah and New Mexico stars in Hollywood movies but remains largely hidden to visitors
Departments
One Way Out
Carlos Perez could have been an artist or a gangster. Photographer Donna DeCesare helped him choose
Well Grounded
She didn't plan on staying, but more than 20 years later novelist Patricia Henley embraces her adopted community
Migrations Forced and Free
How the great influx of people from Africa and the Caribbean since 1965 is challenging what it means to be African-American
SI in the City
Local Dinosaurs
At a new dinosaur park in Maryland, children and paleontologists alike have found fossils for a new Smithsonian exhibit
Courage in Greensboro
On February 1, four college students sat down to request lunch service at a North Carolina Woolworth's and ignited a struggle