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July 2006
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Features
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Back To The Future
One of Washington's most exuberant monuments—the old Patent Office Building —gets the renovation it deserves
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Grand Reopening: Speaking of Art
Two museums return home and invite visitors to engage in "conversations"
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Building An Arc
Despite poachers, insurgents and political upheaval, India and Nepal's bold approach to saving wildlife in the Terai Arc just may succeed
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A Mystery Fit For A Pharaoh
The first tomb to be discovered in the Valley of the Kings since King Tut's is raising new questions for archaeologists about ancient Egypt's burial practices
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Finding a Home in the Cosmos
In a new book written with his wife, Nancy Abrams, cosmologist Joel Primack argues that the universe was meant for us. Sort of
Wild in the Yukon
A Danish photographer goes the extra mile to document wildlife in one of North America's most remote areas, now coveted by mining and oil companies
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Berried Treasure
Why is horticulturalist Harry Jan Swartz so determined to grow an exotic strawberry beloved by Jane Austen?
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Pamplona: No Bull
Forget Hemingway's bovine madness: this charming medieval town hosts the most misunderstood public party in the world - the festival of Sam Fermin
Departments
Last Hurrah
Everyone wanted to see the Babe the day they retired his number; photographer Nat Fein saw the story.
What's Eating America
Corn is one of the plant kingdom's biggest successes. That's not necessarily good for the United States
Patent Pending
After a glorious renovation the old Patent Office Building opens its doors anew
Camelot
In the mid-1800s, "ships of the desert" reported for duty in the Southwest
Q&A: Cheryl Henson
Cheryl Henson, Henson's daughter and a muppet designer, spoke with Smithsonian's Jennifer Drapkin
Wild Things: Life as We Know It
Monkey talk, reptilian altruism, anemone stings, aquatic crabs, and Thyrohyrax
Joe Robinson, Vacation Advocate, Santa Monica, Calif.
His prescription for overworked Americans: chill