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When form follows fermentation
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Demand for horse-drawn rides has reportedly spiked as tourists and locals alike rush in for a chance to take one last buggy ride through the park
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Vincent Fournier has seen the future of evolution, in which humans design animals for their own uses
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The long-held misconception can be traced to claims made in advertisements for Postum, an early 1900s coffee alternative
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As Peter Jackson ventures further from J.R.R. Tolkien’s original text, the source material becomes harder to pin down but is still satisfyingly nerdy
From Modernist reconstructions to favorite museums, these confectionary constructions are sights to behold
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When four gallons of whiskey were smuggled into a West Point Christmas party, a third of the academy erupted into chaos
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Photographer Patrick Gries transforms ordinary specimens, stripped of fur and flesh, into art that showcases motion, predation and evolution
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Go around the world this holiday with Smithsonian Folkways--no reindeer or sleigh required
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Here are a few pointers on making the perfect cookies this holiday season
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Olympus BioScapes announces ten winners of their 2013 Digital Image Competition, which honors some of the best images taken through a microscope
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On National Poinsettia Day, the third generation behind the Ecke Family Ranch talks about how his family developed a hundred varieties of the plant
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The 19th century's definition of luxury came as a train car designed by a Chicago carpenter
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An offering of flavorings, kits and handy gadgets for the food enthusiast on your gift list
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A germaphobe invented the protective glass barrier over your all-you-can eat meal in 1959
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Physicist Kenneth Libbrecht can make snowflakes with elegant spindles or blocky tabs by manipulating temperature and humidity
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Don't believe the stigma—fish and cheese can go together quite well.
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Settlers in the West Bank have no qualms about bringing Israeli-Palestinian politics into their vineyard; they encourage it
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The artist's New York exhibition, "I Who Have Arrived In Heaven," invites viewers to get lost in new mirror-lined installations
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"The Pool" invites visitors to create dazzling light displays by jumping across 100 glowing pads
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