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October 2010
Features
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Defying the Godfather
Across Sicily, ordinary citizens are standing up to the Mafia and weakening its grip on society
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Before There Was Life
Where did life's building blocks come from? And how did they connect four billion years ago? Mineralogist Bob Hazen thinks he has the answers
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Body of Work
Photographer Chris Rainier, a protege of Ansel Adams, has traveled the world documenting the impulse to embellish the human form
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A Viking Mystery
Beneath Oxford University archaeologists have uncovered a medieval atrocity that colored the course of English history
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Running Dry
The once mighty Colorado River—diverted and drained—no longer surges to the sea. Is it a sign of things to come?
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A Walk Through Old Japan
A trek down the Kiso Road evokes the pleasures, and rigors, of a traditional way of life
Departments
Wild Things: Life as We Know It
Caterpillars, Frogs, Big Birds and More...
Sure Shot
Bill Owens was seeking a fresh take on suburban life when he spied young Richie Ferguson
Winner Take All
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist rolls the dice on life in Sin City
Up Where They Belong
From country music ballads to hard-hitting rock power chords, Native Americans left a lasting impression on the soundtrack of the 20th century
Cloaked in Defiance
Even in captivity, the Seminole warrior Osceola wore his unbroken spirit on his sleeve
God and Country
The image of the United States as a bastion of religious tolerance is reassuring—and utterly at odds with the historical record