It's the star-spangled banner; the anthem it inspired plays on as a musical salute to the stars and stripes
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Smithsonian experts help the makers of Mel Gibson's new movie, The Patriot, create scenes and bring the conflict's many factions into sharper focus
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Even with air power and satellite tracking, it still takes people with axes and shovels to stop a forest fire
Catching a glimpse of these night-loving birds, which include the whip-poor-will, challenges even the most avid bird-watcher
In what may be the world's largest lake ever seen by a human eye, the search begins
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Seattle's new Experience Music Project is a $100 million, technology-enhanced repository of American pop music where anyone can be a rock star
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Across the continents, the market for this crowd-pleasing condiment is booming
Evergreen at 100 years old, L. Frank Baum's fable of Dorothy and the wonderful wizard keeps his memory alive with movie fans and readers the world over
Raymond Damadian's medical imaging machine set off a revolution but not without controversy
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At MIT's Laboratory for Human and Machine Haptics, researchers are probing the inner workings of our hands
Bighorn sheep have made a big comeback in recent years, but some developers out West think they're intruders
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At this outdoor folk-music festival in rural Texas, you're not a "Kerrvivor" unless you stay till the end
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Enthusiasts are rediscovering the vast system of narrow canals that connects England's byways and backways
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Before works go on tour during a three-year museum renovation, there's lots of sprucing up and packing
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