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Features
IMAX Takes Us Undersea in the Galápagos
Filmmakers shooting a new 3-D IMAX movie discover tragedy and technical challenges amid moments of breathtaking beauty
Two for the Road
Changes mean a bright future for the National Museum of American Art and the National Portrait Gallery
NASA Goes Ballistic
The space agency crashed a satellite on the moon in a search for water. It wants to "shoot" a comet.
Othmar Ammann's Glory
Genius, willpower and thousands of miles of steel wire went into the George Washington Bridge