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When an 18-year-old girl went missing, the police let the case grow cold. But Grace Humiston, a soft-spoken private investigator, wouldn't let it lie
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Those who live outside the law sometimes meet their downfall through their relationship with food
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The boldly-colored paintings and sculptures of Washington D.C.'s own BK Adams enliven the museum's main gallery
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After an oil spill, should people put in the time and effort to clean up wildlife, or would it be better to just let the animals die?
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Biologists scale city trees to bag a surprisingly urban species, the Cooper's Hawk
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Corporate execs say they're looking for independent thinkers, but schools are stilled geared to assembly lines. Here are ideas to spur imaginative learning
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And why is one running loose in California?
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This weekend, check out a giant spider at mealtime, get a book autographed, and take advantage of your last chance to see Harry Potter in 3D
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Over the course of 12 years of eating with fellow classmates, any student can learn a set of new life skills
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Take a tour through American history, create your own art, listen to an author speak about civil rights, and enjoy a tour of an exhibition soon to close
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Across the United States, parents, teachers and administrators alike are rethinking their approach to after-school assignments
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Our guest blogger ponders the "spirits" of America's heroes and their legacies as she walks the museum's hallways
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Found in a New Zealand archive, the White Shadow offers a glimpse into early film history that extends beyond the famous director
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The blog where nothing's off limits, and nothing's sacred either. Today's classic may have been yesterday's bomb
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The National Zoo's Kandula demonstrates the skill of insight, using innovative problem-solving techniques in figuring out how to reach suspended fruit
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According to the Peruvian Yanesha people, plants originally had human forms that went through either "sublime" or "grotesque" transformations
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On this day in 1960, CIA pilot Gary Powers was shot down over the USSR. Read how a military maneuver became an international incident
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Researchers may soon be able to transfer embryos from older cheetahs into younger animals and give them a better chance of success
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For those working behind the scenes on the King memorial, its meaning runs deep
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Smithsonian researchers announced yesterday the discovery of a primitive eel species, never before seen. See the video and learn about this remarkable find
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