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The Fate of the King
In South Africa, the big cats are raised to be killed by hunters. Opponents are outraged, but advocates point to conservation benefits
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Sheer Willpower: The Life of the Last Empress
A fresh view of Galla Placidia, who married a barbarian and ruled when the world power fell into chaos
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A Run ’Round Ravenna
A visit to Ravenna and Rome can take you back to the fifth century, when everything seemed to be in chaos
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Small is Beautiful
A passion for the infinitesimal leads a photographer to discover the countless creatures that live unseen in the ocean
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Escape from Austria
After World War II, Holocaust survivors fled Europe’s lingering anti-Semitism on a series of clandestine missions
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No Place to Hide
In Washington State, the race is on to save a diminutive bunny as wildfires threaten its already shrinking habitat
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The Doctor and the Confederate
A historian’s journey into the relationship between Alexander Darnes and Edmund Kirby Smith starts with a surprising eulogy
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The Polymath
Deciphering ancient texts with modern tools, Michael Langlois challenges what we know about the Dead Sea Scrolls
Departments
Progress by Design
A new Smithsonian exhibition invites visitors to use his groundbreaking infographics as a lens into Black history
Perfect Pitch
Her mighty contralto propelled her across color lines
Liberating Folk
The painter’s entire “Fighters for Freedom” series is now on view for the first time in more than 75 years
The Frontier That Wasn't
Frederick Jackson Turner’s thesis informed decades of scholarship and culture. Then he realized he was wrong
Click Here
Reviving a 200-year-old system, enthusiasts are putting the digit back in digital communication
The Forgotten Revolution
Deep in the archives, a historian rescues the tale of brave maroons
Making News
Her hats turned heads, but it was her work as a reporter that changed the nation
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