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Eat Like a 1970s Radical With 'The People's Philadelphia Cookbook'
The 1976 book included contributions from the Black Power and Gay Liberation movements.
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extinction
Australia’s Platypuses Are Invisible Victims of the Bushfires
After years of drought and habitat loss, “It’s one more nail in their coffin.”
marketing
Remembering the 'Kiwi Queen' Who Revolutionized American Produce Aisles
Frieda Caplan defied gender norms to take Americans from peas and potatoes to kumquats and quinces.
logging
Why Trees Are the Most Reliable Historians of Early America
Dendrochronology doesn't just work on forests. It works on buildings too.
how to
How to Identify Wildflowers Without Bothering to Get Off the Highway
According to a scientist’s satirical guide, flowers are even more beautiful when you can only kind of see them.
lizards
Unseasonably Cold Weather Littered South Florida With Stunned Iguanas
The weather forecast warned it would be raining reptiles.
destination southern africa
The Transformation of Namibia's Etosha Pan, From Parched to Soaked
Satellite images track the shift from dry to wet at a vast, prehistoric lake bed in southern Africa.
the soviet imprint
Why American Kids Went to Soviet Sleepaway Camp
Camp Artek was known for its sun, fun, and socialism.
smells
Scientists Are Simulating Mass Animal Die-Offs in an Oklahoma Prairie
Understanding the ecological impact of hundreds of dead feral hogs.
rice
A Japanese Sculptor's Tribute to Wild Rice Covers an Australian Floodplain
Mitsuaki Tanabe's untimely death spurred his son to finish his last work.
radioactive
9 Years Later, Furry Friends—and Foes—Are Returning to Fukushima
Few of them seem to miss the missing humans.
disappearing world
The Delicate Art of Glove-Making Lives On in the French Alps
“I could have retired long ago, but I don’t want this profession to die with me."
moveable feasts
In Texas, Gas Station Restaurants Serve Roast Duck and Momos
Fueling up doesn't need to mean Doritos and hot dogs.
villages
How to Make Sense of an Undrowned Town
Residents of Celles in France were evicted so their village could be flooded. Then, it wasn't.
disappearing world
The Language Used Only by Lake Kivu's Fishermen
As they paddle out each night, they sing in a disappearing language.
