Articles

"There Is a Certain Amount of Humor in Checkers"

But if you think this game is easy, you haven't met the Ayshire Lassie, the Black Doctor, the Goose Walk or the Canalejas Cannonball

Anacostia Museum

A New Day Begun

Committed to its community, the Smithsonian's Anacostia Museum sets lofty goals for the future

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Turning Water to Gold

Confronted with a hill full of gold, miners removed the hill and the gold and left a mess behind

Javelina

Do Not Take the Javelina Lightly

Oh yes, it's a touchy-feely creature all right, but the collared peccary, or javelina, has very big teeth and it knows how to use them

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The Vast Influence of the Wee Microbe

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Science Makes a Better Lighthouse Lens

Cadmus Sowing the Dragon's Teeth (1908)

Beyond the Blue: The Art of Maxfield Parrish

A master of make-believe, he enchanted millions with his own vision of paradise

Designing Women

The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt Museum continues to expand the mission of the sisters who founded it

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Reds versus Whites

A masterpiece in porcelain replays old struggles between Bolshevik and Czarist opponents

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Review of 'Earth Odyssey: Around the World in Search of Our Environmental Future'

Being Superstitious Can Drive You Crazy

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Terror in A.D. 1000?

While we look to the new millennium with both trepidation and amusement, medieval scholars argue about what really happened at this time 1,000 years ago

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Piloting Pint-size Planes

Across the country, weekend aviators are sending their remote-controlled model aircraft soaring

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Relax, It's Only a Piranha

Never mind its savage reputation. The piranha is a pussycat— most of the time

Dancing Rocks

Mysteriously moving stones in Death Valley leave whimsical trails. How do they do that?

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Help is on the Way

Combine the power of nature, animal companionship and music, and you have a recipe for healing

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Uncovering the Secrets of Forest Canopies

Cyprus Lives in Love and Strife

Despite ethnic tensions, today's tourists can't resist the past and present of this ancient Mediterranean crossroads

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The Resurrection of the Stones

Rising stark against the night sky, spectral ruins recall the wealth and power of Britain's once-great monasteries

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The Ups and Downs of Highway 1

California's coast road offers a beautiful drive—but it keeps falling apart

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