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Studying the nighttime hours across the centuries, says historian Roger Ekirch, sheds light on preindustrial society
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The vaults of the Natural History Museum in Paris contain a menagerie of curious crustaceans
Historian, photographer and Macarthur "genius," Deborah Willis documents the black experience
If Patrick Dougherty shows up in town, he's there to make art - with a twist - out of sticks
Retired from the track, thoroughbred First Flight served as a "factory" to produce botulism antitoxin
Khanty reindeer herders of northwestern Siberia have fought cold weather and foreign incursions for centuries, but these people may not weather the storm
At a scriptorium in Wales, calligraphers are applying medieval arts to create the 21st-century Saint John's Bible
There's a special quality in some dogs call it loyalty, heroism or just plain courage that comes alive under fire
WARNING: Words fill Anu Garg's dreams, and waking hours too. He shares his favorites on the Web with thousands
Some say alchemy inspired our greatest scientist
At a seasonal herring shack in North Carolina, the house specialty evokes memories of an earlier era
Whether they're strapping on traditional or high-tech footgear, snowshoers are mushing into winter
The Los Angeles Conservancy's Modern Committee fights to rescue remnants of 1950s "Googie" architecture and other 20th-century landmarks
When you see mermaids cavorting just off U.S. 19 in central Florida, you may be tempted to join them
For centuries the silver-rich Bolivian Andes have produced astonishing wealth and an equal measure of human hardship
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