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March 2017

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Newly discovered evidence is upending our understanding of how early settlers made a life on the island -- and why they suddenly disappeared

This lavishly decorated crypt was considered too ornate for the American president

A remarkable discovery in Lithuania brings a legendary tale of survival back to life

With populations plummeting, researchers race to understand a beloved but enigmatic animal

Photographs by Melissa Groo

On the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, our writer set out from Zurich to relive this epic travel

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For 150 years, Alaska has been a part of the United States, and it's never ceased to amaze

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The great American painter owed a luminous debt to the French Modernist

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Henry David Thoreau's famed retreat gets pixelated

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The deadly scourge goes back for centuries, but how many?

Today’s explorers and scientists are identifying new species at a rate that would’ve amazed Charles Darwin

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