coronavirus
Seeing the Pandemic Through the Shuttered Bungalows of an L.A. Sanatorium
Once a haven for tuberculosis patients, Barlow Respiratory Hospital is uniquely suited to the COVID and post-COVID eras.
coronavirus
Once a haven for tuberculosis patients, Barlow Respiratory Hospital is uniquely suited to the COVID and post-COVID eras.
crash site
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extinction
The bean-sized snail has persevered despite hundreds of related species going extinct in recent decades.
underwater
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war fare
Researchers are studying the cooking traditions of the FARC, Colombia's disarmed guerrilla group.
movie sets
“If we can’t make the revolution on the streets … we can make it in cinema, sending a message, spreading our vision of the world.”
surfing
'Brilliant, beautiful, and betrayed,' Princess Ka‘iulani was also the mother of modern surfing.
fires
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abstract wonder
Studying the animal’s nerve network may help scientists understand our own.
britain
Including dishes straight from her novels.
seals
New technology and changing habits may keep beachgoers safe as the local great white population grows.
long now locations
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jello
Centrifuges and syringe-tipped knives are behind this edible miniature galaxy.
sharks
At Okayama’s Tsukumo shell mound, a 3,000-year-old skeleton bears the scars of history’s oldest known shark attack.
botany
Once thought to be a burden to neighboring trees, these 'ghosts of the forest' may actually benefit them.
drinks
The aging masters of kopi are desperate for the next generation to take up their craft.
africa
The discovery adds to our knowledge of Makuria, which ruled a vast region of Africa for six centuries.
mathematics
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