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Four Lynx Have Been Illegally Released Into the Scottish Highlands. Officials Think ‘Guerrilla Rewilding’ Is to Blame
So far, only two of the four lynx have been recaptured, leaving authorities scrambling across the snowy woods to find the ...
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Why Faneuil Hall Is the Perfect Metaphor for the American Revolution’s Complicated Definition of Liberty
How a lively market on Boston Harbor became part of many defining moments of the Colonial and Revolutionary eras ...
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The Death-Defying Attempt to Circumnavigate the World in a Canoe
In 1901, the Canadian mariner John Voss set sail from British Columbia in a modified dugout canoe. He was headed for ...
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The Roots of U.S. Work Culture—and Why the American Dream Is So Difficult to Achieve Today
A new book examines the evolution of the American workplace, interrogating the idea that hard work is enough to ensure ...
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The Dramatic Rescue of the Citizen Sailors Who Patrolled the Atlantic Coast Looking for Nazi U-Boats
During World War II, the crew of the Zaida were among the everyday Americans who risked their lives watching out for enemy ...
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Marlon Brando Wanted to Build a ‘University of the Sea.’ These Scientists Are Bringing the Late Actor’s Vision to Life
On Tetiaroa, a vibrant coral atoll dotted with sandy islets, archaeologists, marine biologists and cultural practitioners are ...
The Hair Hat Lady earns spot in Smithsonian collection
Nesmith native Denise Nesmith Washington has found national fame as The Hair Hat Lady. Her ornate synthetic hair hats and ...
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'Queen of the Wolves' Dies in Yellowstone After Fight
The collar on 907F, one of the best-known gray wolves in Yellowstone National Park, signaled "mortality" last week—indicating ...
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Yellowstone's 'queen of the wolves' killed by rival pack after living to 11 years old and having 10 litters of pups
Record-breaking Wolf 907F, the alpha of the Junction Butte pack, died after a confrontation with a rival pack at Yellowstone ...
The Los Angeles landmarks from film and TV damaged by wildfires
Los Angeles is a town full of landmarks, thanks to its co-starring role in over a century of filmed entertainment. But the ...
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Will the Art World Go Post-Woke in 2025?
On the stir around Dean Kissick's article "The Painted Protest" in 'Harper's' and the likely end of the "radlib" era of ...
The famous TV and movie landmarks destroyed by the LA wildfires
The fire has ravaged several famous landmarks from TV and film. The high school where Brian De Palma brough Stephen King’s “Carrie” to life, Will Rogers’ ranch house and a motel owned by William ...