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November 2021

Features

In the frigid Baltic Sea, archaeologists probing the surprisingly well-preserved remains of a revolutionary warship are seeing the era in a new way

You can play the ukulele, learn photography or record a song in a top-flight studio. You can also check out a book

Photographs by Ariel Cobbert

A hostile landscape. Cramped quarters. Dehydrated food. A photographer takes part in an attempt to live on another planet

Photographs by Cassandra Klos

As the German army marched across France, Aristides de Sousa Mendes faced a choice: obey his government or follow his conscience—and risk everything

As a hub for research and education, the Institution is poised to help the world find solutions to the global challenge

Prologue

The beloved desert denizen is feeling the heat

Usha Lee McFarling

Prologue

Stranded by the pandemic, Yannis Davy Guibinga made a connection with home through his art

Prologue

From Pompeii to modern laboratories, scholars are working to recreate garum, a sauce made from decaying fish that delighted ancient Rome

Taras Grescoe

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