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Inside the creative world of conveyor-belt restaurants.

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A remarkable ancient technology and tradition that united communities in the Andes is fading into history.

Nancy Marie Brown’s new book, "The Real Valkyrie," explores what we have learned about a woman buried in a spectacular grave in Sweden.

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The famous feminist’s love for baking helps us understand her relationship with food, class, and mental illness.

The city's feral flock is thriving while the global cockatoo population is under threat.

At a site in Spain, archaeologists piece together the last days of Tartessos, an advanced society that vanished 2,500 years ago.

Born in Pakistan and raised in Michigan, Hajjar Baban’s roots come through in her words—and the spaces between them.

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It's not every day that a library archive will make you want to boogie.

Scientists' creative approach to collecting spotted skunks led to a new family tree for the handstanding li'l stinkers.

From squeaky beans to arsenic scares, conservation is full of surprises.

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The country's extensive fossils include early ancestors of whales, the largest mammals on the planet.

Plus four ways to eat and drink coffee that involve the whole plant.

A look inside the Mediterranean trading power, courtesy of its hard-working 16th-century porters.