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What Darwin Didn't Know
Today's scientists marvel that the 19th-century naturalist's grand vision of evolution is still the key to life
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Wolves and the Balance of Nature in the Rockies
Wolves are flourishing again in the northern rockies. Yet even as they're helping restore the balance of nature, they're also killing livestock—and reigniting a fierce controversy
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Family of Man's Special Delivery
It took three generations to produce Wayne F. Miller's photograph of his newborn son
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One Woman's Journey to Save Child Slaves
Former child prostitute Somaly Mam has made it her mission to rescue victims of sex slavery throughout the world
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How Lincoln and Darwin Shaped the Modern World
Their shared birth date is an intriguing coincidence, but what truly unites Darwin and Lincoln is how they shaped the modern world
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Bodies of Evidence in Southeast Asia
Excavations at a cemetery in Thailand reveal a 4,000-year-old indigenous culture
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The Vineyard in Winter
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks delights in the allure of Martha's Vineyard's off-season
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The Basques Were Here
In arctic Canada, a Smithsonian researcher discovers evidence of Basque trading with North America
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Two of the preeminent researchers of gene therapy hope to improve their patients' sight in an experimental operation
Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life
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Two Hundred Years of Abraham Lincoln
This February, the country will commemorate the 200th birthday of our beloved 16th president, Abraham Lincoln
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