CURRENT ISSUE
February 2015
Features
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Bound by Tradition
For a millennium, millions of Chinese women sought beauty through a painful and brutal ritual
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Cinderella Story
In Russia’s Far East, an orphaned female tiger is the test case in an experimental effort to save one of the most endangered animals on earth
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America’s Tiger Problem
No one even knows how many of the big cats are in the U.S. And that’s big trouble
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The Fatal Shore
A century ago at Gallipoli, the Allies launched one of the bloodiest batt l es of the Great War—which ended eight months later as an epic military disaster. For the Turks, their historic victory has recently taken on new meaning
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Firebrand
Fifty years later, the prophetic voice of Malcolm X still speaks truth to power
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Exploring the Titanic of the Ancient World
Scientists search the wine-dark sea for the remains of a ship that sank 2,000 years ago—carrying what is believed to be the world’s first computer
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Decoding the First Computer
Hidden inscriptions offer new clues to the origins of a myserious astronomical mechanism
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Crimes of Passion
Even in the age of Fifty Shades of Grey, the 18th-century libertine is as shocking as ever
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Bone of Contention
Physical traits can re-evolve after all. Just look to the wrists of birds