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September 2019
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From the Tide Pool to the Stars
A legendary writer, a quirky scientist and an epic ocean voyage that would rewrite the rules of ecology
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The Homecoming
He walked the Earth 42,000 years ago. Now his remains are at rest after an agonizing clash between modern science and an ancient spirituality
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Saturn's Surprise
The planet's distinctive rings may be gone in the cosmic blink of an eye
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Dragonfly Spacecraft to Scour the Sands of Titan for the Chemistry of Life
The NASA rotorcraft, resembling a large quadcopter drone, will fly through the orange clouds of the ocean moon in the outer solar system
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The New Treasures of Pompeii
From gorgeous artworks to grimacing corpses, archaeologists are still uncovering the truth about life—and death—in the doomed city
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Readers discuss our July-August issue
The Nation's Unsettled Account
In 1870 Henrietta Wood sued for reparations—and won the largest verdict ever awarded for slavery
War and Piece
A lowly chunk of earth is a telltale trace of the devastating weapon that would change the world forever
Riches of the Spanish Main
A deep dive into the archives yields hundreds of long-forgotten shipwrecks
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