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May 2011
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Lost City of the Maya
Now overgrown by jungle, the ancient site was once the thriving capital of the Maya civilization
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Aftershocks
The powerful quake and ensuing tsunami that struck Yokohama and Tokyo traumatized a nation and unleashed historic consequences
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The Triumph of Dr. Druker
Oncologist Brian Druker developed a new treatment for a deadly cancer, leading to a breakthrough that has transformed medicine
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By the Shores of Gitche Gumee
Immortalized by Longfellow, the Midwest's preferred vacation spot offers unspoiled forests, waterfalls and coastal villages
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Faithful Monuments
A poignant reminder of the region's fraught history, missions such as San Miguel are treasured for their stark beauty
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A Garden Through Time
A thousand years of Japanese landscape designs unfold at the Morikami Museum in Delray Beach
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Have Meme, Will Travel
Our world is a place where information can behave like human genes and ideas can replicate, mutate and evolve
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Photo Finish
Photographer Henry Carfagna was in the perfect position to catch the moment when a horse race took a bizarre turn
Singing Mice
A scientist has discovered that high-pitched sounds made by the small rodents could actually be melodious songs
May Anniversaries
Synergies
Paging Doctor Hippocrates
The Smithsonian's Alain Touwaide studies ancient books to identify medicines used thousands of years ago
Larger Than Life
The Haitian revolutionary joins the Smithsonian Museum of African Art's collection
Timeless Images
Recently discovered photographs depict the aftermath of the devastating California earthquake in a new light