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Salado’s annual Scottish Gathering and Highland Games are a celebration of plaid, whiskey, and the fine art of tossing extremely heavy objects.

A crusty, dense bread got the country's hardworking equines through long days.

A new study suggests the soundscape could have affected the mental health of 19th-century settlers.

The towering Alerce Milenario may be more than 5,000 years old, but it's just one of several contenders for the title.

The Danner Museum is a tribute to the phones of yore and the air-conditioning of today.

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They wore pants, advocated for free love, and refused to back down.

The Virtual Record Treasury is recreating much of what was lost in a Dublin fire a century ago.

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From a flightless giant heavier than a polar bear to a super-glider with a 24-foot wingspan, avians ancient and modern compete for the crown.

Walter Moses Burton was born into slavery, but eventually served four terms in the Texas state senate during the progressive but brief Reconstruction period. Visiting his gravesite in Richmond, Texas, offers an important glimpse into Texas’—and the South’s—political history.

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The surprisingly competitive world of France's humblest bistro staple.

Millennia of rock art offer a library of human history in the Levant.

One way to make sense of the senseless slaughter of roadkill? Salvage it for food.

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