CURRENT ISSUE
February 2004
Features
Rescuing Angkor
An unprecedented effort to reclaim the ancient temples from the Cambodian jungle is racing against a tourist onslaught
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Fury Over a Gentle Giant
Floridians raise a ruckus over manatees as biologists weigh prospects for the endangered species' survival
Romare Bearden: Man of Many Parts
A new exhibition showcases Bearden's innovative collages and stakes a claim for him in the pantheon of 20th-century American artists
Lord Nelson: Hero and...Cad!
A cache of recently discovered letters darkens the British naval warrior's honor and enhances that of his long-suffering wife, Frances
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Baghdad Beyond the Headlines
From gleeful schoolkids to a literary scholar who loves Humphrey Bogart, a photographer captures a reawakening but still wary city
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The Mad Potter of Biloxi
George E. Ohr's wild, wonderful pots gathered dust in a garage for half a century. Now architect Frank Gehry is designing a museum dedicated to the artist
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Digging into a Historic Rivalry
As archaeologists unearth a secret slave passageway used by abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens, scholars reevaluate his reputation and that of James Buchanan
Departments
Maine's Lost Colony
Archeologists uncover an early American settlement that history forgot
Winner by a Decision
When Sonny Liston decided not to meet the Beatles 40 years ago, photographer Harry Benson pulled a switcheroo
Gas Guzzlers
New research shows how microscopic diatoms remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and may help keep the planet from overheating
Special Delivery
In the 1900s, health officials believed that puncturing supposedly disease-infested mail and then fumigating it slowed the spread of illness
Will Power
Estate bequests by donors past and present keep the world's largest museum and research complex humming
A Sumpcious Dinner
William Clark—a better explorer than speller—tells his older brother of the impending transfer of the Louisiana Territory to the United States