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June 2008
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Features
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Forget Jaws, Now it's . . . Brains!
Great white sharks are typecast, say experts. The creatures are socially sophisticated and, yes, smart
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The Brink of War
One hundred fifty years ago, the U.S. Army marched into Utah prepared to battle Brigham Young and his Mormon militia
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Diamonds on Demand
Lab-grown gemstones are now practically indistinguishable from mined diamonds. Scientists and engineers see a world of possibilities
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Small Wonders
Sir John Soane's Museum in London and other idiosyncratic house museums in Europe yield pleasures beyond their size
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Gregory Crewdson's Epic Effects
The photographer uses movie production techniques to create "in-between moments." But you'll have to supply the story line
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Montague the Magnificent
He was a golfing wonder, a dapper strongman and the toast of the Hollywood smart set—then his past caught up with him
Departments
Tabled Resolution
Betty Ford had a what-the-hell moment—and an accomplice in photographer David Hume Kennerly
Space Race II
Scientists worry that a contest to send robotic rovers to the moon will threaten lunar landmarks
On the Origin of a Theory
Charles Darwin's bid for enduring fame was sparked 150 years ago by word of a rival's research
Wild Things: Life as We Know It
The whiskered auklet's plumage, joshua trees, squid beaks and more
Wallace Broecker Geochemist, Palisades, New York
How to stop global warming? CO2 "scrubbers," a new book says
Squeeze Play
A new Smithsonian Networks Film brings alive the upbeat music of Colombia's cowboy country
Golden Grail
Few U.S. coins are rarer than the never circulated 1933 double eagle, melted down after the nation dropped the gold standard