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April 2010
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Features
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Probing the Biggest Mystery in the Universe
Astronomers are going to the ends of the earth to study "dark energy," a force greater than gravity that will determine the fate of the cosmos
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All-American Monsters
Long before dinosaurs were discovered, mammoths and mastodons gave the young United States a symbol of national might
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Return to Indonesia
A reporter who saw the nation go up in flames now finds it has a new hold on prosperity
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Saving the Silkies
In Madagascar, an American researcher leads the effort to protect one of the world's rarest mammals, a lemur called the silky sifaka
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Glimpses of the Lost World
Threatened Buddhist art at a 900-year-old monastery high in the Indian Himalayas offers a rare look into a fabled civilization
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The Best Bull Ever?
Texas cattle breeder Donnell Brown hit the jackpot with a Red Angus named Revelation. Then his luck changed
Departments
On the Waterfront
Baltimore photographer A. Aubrey Bodine captured the dignity of work in painterly tones
Wild Things: Life as We Know It
Feathered dinosaurs, white-coated horses, giant redwoods and more...
Ireland's Forgotten Sons
In Pennsylvania, amateur archaeologists have discovered the date of immigrant railroad workers who disappeared nearly two centuries ago
Hue and Cries
In 1851, Levi Hill claimed he invented color photography. Was he a genius or a fraud?
Dressed for Success
Apollo 13 Flight Director Gene Kranz's homemade vest would become a fitting symbol
Q&A: Jane Lubchenco
The marine ecologist and administrator of NOAA discusses restoring the bounty of the world's oceans
Unusual Suspect
Why did Lewis Carroll's reputation undergo such a dramatic reversal?