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November 2008
Features
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Looking Up
In desolate Niger, wild giraffes are making a comeback despite having to compete for resources with some of the world's poorest people
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The World's First Temple?
Predating Stonehenge by 6,000 years, Turkey's stunning Gobekli Tepe upends the conventional view of the rise of civilization
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One Man's Korean War
Reporter John Rich's color photographs, seen for the first time after more than half a century, offer a vivid glimpse of the "forgotten" conflict
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Banner Days
The flag that Francis Scott Key saw flying over Fort McHenry was loved almost to death. Now, after a decade's conservation, the Star-Spangled Banner returns to its place of honor on the National Mall
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Munich at 850
The livable, culture-crazy, beer-loving capital of Bavaria is coming to terms with its history
Departments
Curious Perspective
Robert Frank's book The Americans changed photography. Fifty years on, it still unsettles
Wild Things: Life as We Know It
Bats' barotrauma, fallow deer, Tahitian vanilla, lucky dinosaurs
History Ahead
A renovated National Museum of American History opens up American history and culture to millions of visitors
Q&A: Wanda Jackson
In the 1950s, Wanda Jackson was one of the first women to record rock 'n' roll.
What's Up
Photographic keepsakes, garden paintings from the maharajahs and Fritz Scholder’s Indian identity on canvas
Just Follow the Signs
Politicians made more sense when they relied on oracles and omens