When biologists study food theft among endangered roseate terns, they find that crime most definitely pays
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With his wild and whimsical imagery, the Russian-born artist bucked the trends of 20th-century art
For nearly a century, the nation's 15 million Shiite Muslims have been denied access to political power
A robust 78, one of the greatest drummers of all time still riffs up a storm and wows fellow musicians
Taken at the start of his multifaceted career, Gordon Parks' photograph of a Washington, D.C. worker was so inflammatory it was buried for decades
Raymond Damadian refuses to take his failure to win a Nobel Prize, for a prototype MRI machine, lying down
The Los Angeles County Morgue sells ghoulish souvenirs for a good cause
Master horologist John Metcalfe keeps on ticking
An investigative reporter enlists his journalism students to help him solve Watergate's most intriguing puzzle
Coming to terms with Shiite beliefs
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Thanks to an immigrant's generosity, the Steven Udvar-Hazy Center opens its massive doors to the public
Jefferson spells out the mission
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The world's most heartfelt wishes find their way to a post office near Rovaniemi, Finland
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From the Wright brothers to the latest robot jets, the past century has been shaped by the men and women who got us off the ground
A quarter century of civil war over festering ethnic animosities has renewed questions about the U.S. role in the African nation
A new movie rekindles curiosity about the poet's life, love and suicide at age 30
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From Triton's active geysers to the Sun's seething flares, newly enhanced images from U.S. and foreign space probes depict the solar system as never before
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In the Mexican village of Teotitlán, gifted artisans create a future from bright hand-loomed rugs
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A more than 70-year effort to "control" America's largest river basin swamp is threatening the Cajun culture that thrives on it
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From opera halls to neighborhood movie theaters, Philip Glass attracts an enormous audience many of whom have never listened to classical music
