The candid diarist portrays the ravages of fire and plague, the bawdy court of Charles II, and his own romps with maids
Robots that feed themselves could become self-propelled farm machinesor military snipers
By studying objects cast up on our shores, researcher Curtis Ebbesmeyer traces the flow of ocean currents
The Bushmen of Namibia are so good at reading the language of footprints they can tell what a leopard did the day before they started pursuing it
There was a time when the term "female athlete" was an oxymoron
Lily dale, New York, is a curious little village where the still-quick commune with the once-quick
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A landmark traveling exhibition features masterworks from the British Museum's collection of ancient Egyptian art
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This printer, scientist and ambassador early formed a plan for himself and for the country he helped to found
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High schoolers ask: would metamorphosis aboard a space shuttle mission yield normal butterflies?
Steve King embarks on a whale-watching odyssey
Smithsonian astronomer Margaret Geller plotted the bubble structure of the universe. Now she's working to find out how it got that way
The star of one of nature's most spectacular spring shows is losing ground and may be headed for the federal Endangered Species List
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Guidebook writer John Thompson discovers a under-appreciated get-away - at the end of his own driveway
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Visiting the 49th state by sea means you're in for scenic grandeur and grand hotel comfort
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