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The rich fossil repository known as the Burgess Shale was first discovered a century ago.

The Burgess Shale: Evolution's Big Bang

A storied trove of fossils from a Canadian paleontological site is yielding new clues to an explosion of life on earth

Herod built an elaborate palace fortress on the 300-foot mountain, Herodium, to commemorate his victory in a crucial battle.

Finding King Herod's Tomb

After a 35-year search, an Israeli archaeologist is certain he has solved the mystery of the biblical figure’s final resting place

Charles Atlas playing tug of war with the Rockettes atop Radio City Music Hall

Charles Atlas: Muscle Man

How the original 97-pound-weakling transformed himself and brought physical fitness to the masses

Telluride, Colorado is Aspen's younger, less glamorous, not so naughty sister.

Telluride Thinks Out of the Box

The fiction writer cherishes her mountain town's anti-commercialism, as epitomized by the local swap stop, a regional landmark

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Were the Dinosaurs too Spiny to Survive?

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Strippers in Space: New Study Sheds Light on Galaxy Formation

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Typhoon Morakot Reminds Us to Prepare for Hurricanes

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The Chef who Cooked for Julie & Julia

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Reno, Nevada

An ideal (and scenic) location to raise a family

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Ormond By The Sea, Florida

Sleepy beach town filled with exotic wild life

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Need a Dose of Common Sense? Go See Thomas Paine

You'd never know by looking at Thomas Paine's portrait with his fine clothes and his perfectly coiffed hair

Dover, Ohio

Dover, Ohio

Dover was and still is a quiet pond in a seething ocean

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Remembering the Life and Legacy of Eunice Kennedy Shriver

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Marshmallows and a Successful Life

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Cracking into Crabs

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Tussling over "Tinker" the Tyrannosaurus

Library of Congress curator Mark Dimunation embarked on years-long mission to track down copies of books once owned by Thomas Jefferson.

On the Hunt for Jefferson's Lost Books

A Library of Congress curator is on a worldwide mission to find exact copies of the books that belonged to Thomas Jefferson

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Smithsonian Folkways Legend Mike Seeger Dies

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The Department of Weird Soft Drinks—Carbonated Milk

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Oops! Dinosaur Find Actually Fossilized Wood!

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