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May 2004
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Features
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Medicine from the Sea
From slime to sponges, scientists are plumbing the ocean's depths for new medications to treat cancer, pain and other ailments
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The Law that Ripped America in Two
One hundred fifty years ago, the Kansas-Nebraska Act set the stage for America's civil war
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A Fresh Look at Diane Arbus
A new retrospective featuring an unprecedented number of the troubled photographer's images makes the case for her innovative artistry
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As Told at The Explorers Club
More Than Fifty Gripping Tales of Adventure
Departments
Supremely Wilde
How an 1882 portrait of the flamboyant man of letters reached the highest court in the land and changed U.S. law forever
On Clipped Wings
As America's first black military pilots, Tuskegee airmen faced a battle against racism
A Mine of Its Own
Where miners used to dig, an endangered bat now flourishes, highlighting a new use for abandoned mineral sites
The (Scientific) Pursuit of Happiness
What does the Dalai Lama have to teach psychologists about joy and contentment?
Discoveries
Finding pharmaceuticals in the sea, unsettling images and nuggets of Americana
Grand Reunion
For the dedication of a new World War II memorial on the Mall, the Smithsonian will stage a four-day festival of reminiscence