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The Honor of My Life • THE FOURTEENTH SECRETARY OF THE SMITHSONIAN REFLECTS ON HIS DECADES OF SERVICE AS HE PREPARES TO RETIRE FROM THE INSTITUTION

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Tough Old Bird • It’s gangly and unglamorous—and offers a plucky, distinctly American comeback story

Wild Bird, Wild Recipes • THE LIP-SMACKING, MIND-BENDING AND ONLY OCCASIONALLY STOMACH-TURNING WAYS WE’VE COOKED TURKEY THROUGH THE AGES

The Miracle Worker • Thanks to a chance discovery, Italian farmer Claudio Grossi has sown a renaissance for a noble and ancient grainS

Grains From the Gods • “MIRACLE WHEAT” IS HARDLY THE FIRST DIVINE CEREAL. ACROSS MILLENNIA, GODS HAVE TAUGHT MORTALS HOW TO EARN THEIR BREAD

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KING OF THE HILLS • The sturdy mountain bike reinvented the wheel and conquered the steepest terrain

A Voice From Vietnam • A wartime reel-to-reel tape brings one U.S. soldier’s experience to vivid and poignant life

Jesus, Mary and… Augustus? • THE EARLY ROMAN EMPIRE REVOLUTIONIZED THE WORLD. IT ALSO SHAPED CHRISTIANITY MORE DEFINITIVELY THAN YOU MIGHT EXPECT

THE Mighty Metropolis OF THE Maya • IN TH E RAINFOREST OF BELIZE, ARCHAEOLOGISTS ARE uncovering neighborhoods, LOCAL MARKETS AND URBAN FARMS THAT SHED NEW LIGHT ON DAILY LIFE IN THE ANCIENT WORLD

UNTANGLING AN AMERICAN MYSTERY • A lock of hair, advances in genetic science and the Smithsonian’s 15-year quest to conclusively resolve an enduring question: Did Thomas Jefferson father Sally Hemings’ children?

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THE SKY WATCHERS • ASTRONOMERS, ASTROPHYSICISTS AND ART HISTORIANS ARE ON A LUMINOUS QUEST TO UNLOCK THE REAL-WORLD SECRETS OF CLASSIC PAINTINGS AND LITERATURE

INTO THE WOODS • AFTER CENTURIES OF SETBACKS, THE EUROPEAN BISON FACES A NEW CHALLENGE: SURVIVING IN A PRIMEVAL FOREST THAT ISN’T ITS TRUE HOME

Don’t Be Puzzled • YOU CAN FIND NINE ANSWERS IN THESE PAGES

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