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Here are our readers' greatest memories from the VHS age.

Feathered death garlands, a pierced bull's heart, and more.

Dreamy images of Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni.

At Romagne 14-18, visitors are encouraged to touch and even rearrange the objects on display.

Why were hundreds of thousands of pets put to sleep in London?

A century later, “Quiet Adventure in Alaska” still sounds pretty good.

Wagashi range from elegant to surprisingly modern.

Researchers are comparing age-old herbaria with muddy riverbanks to track decades of ecological change.

During World War II, the Natural History Museum showcased tools for sabotage.

It's not about the journey or the destination, it's about the people you meet along the way.

An afternoon with Daniel Fireside, one of the Boston area's most dedicated drainspotters.

Vilhjalmur Stefansson wanted to prove a point.

Wartime rationing and women's suffrage helped popularize the brigadeiro.

Postage-sized portraits of life during Reconstruction.

Or any undomesticated animal you meet.

What have we learned about the cosmos over the past 60 years?

Inside an archive of more than 20,000 documentary images.

Beishan Broadcast Station, which once blasted propaganda across the ocean, has found another purpose.