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A new generation is emerging to craft the ancient rugs
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The world's longest reversible cableway now carries an unprecedented number of visitors to this historic site
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A scientist and so much more, she helped lay the groundwork for curing tuberculosis but still found time to promote women doctors
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From getting sucked into a fighter jet engine to a misjudged landing by an approaching jet fighter, an active flight deck is a minefield of danger
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After a week and a half of waiting, the National Zoo confirms that Mei Xiang experienced a pseudopregnancy.
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The Tower of Voices, being erected in Pennsylvania this summer, will feature chimes on a scale unseen anywhere else in the world
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The Boquera brothers, two fishermen from the Costa Brava, are part an innovative management plan that combines science with maritime skills and knowledge
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Scientists have taken the next steps toward creating an alternative fertility preservation method using modified ovarian tissue
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During a culinary research trip to the Republic of Georgia, a team of chefs tour backyard bakeries — and return with inspiration for their flatbread
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These transformative practices—and the cooperation they require—are a cornerstone of societies the world over
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Alcatraz has gone from a 'place of evil spirits' in native American lore, to a military prison, to a federal lockup
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In the 1880s, Frances Ellen Work, a free-spirited American heiress married James Roche, an Irish baron
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Street performers disguised as Giants and Big Heads blend reverence with ribaldry at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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They may not have been hosting a cookout, but they did know how to imbibe and celebrate
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The golden lion tamarin and its sibling were born on Friday, marking the first births of tamarins for the Zoo in a decade
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From 'rusty rattletraps' to 'big black jacked-up' rides, the vehicles symbolize blue-collar identity while flaunting bourgeois prosperity
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1968: The Year That Shattered America
Headlines from <em>The New York Times</em> reveal how the nation and the world commemorated Independence Day in what had already been a tumultuous year
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Bees tend to get all the attention, but Marvel turns the spotlight on one of nature’s most devious masterminds
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The ancient tradition of Vardavar attracts tourists to Armenia, but bring a change of clothes
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In eight years, the soccer tournament will come to the U.S. just as we mark a major anniversary, providing an opportunity that can't be missed
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