No single element has tantalized and tormented the human imagination more than gold. Yet the world's insatiable hunger for it has fueled wars and conquests, and now leaves ruined landscapes and cultures in its wake. From beneath a glacier by the world's highest town, to the head of an Indian bride, follow the path of this perpetually lustrous metal.
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You could decide to lose weight—again—or this year you could resolve to lighten the load you put on the planet. To help, we've outlined a series of small changes that add up to big results.
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Get tips and use online planning tools to help make your trip to D.C. flow smoothly.
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See breathtaking images of the transcendent yet vulnerable wilderness of the Kronotsky Reserve.
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From white dwarfs to space junk, our cosmic neighborhood is filled with mysterious and mind-blowing phenomena.
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Get up close and admire nature's bizarre and beautiful designs with Patterns in Nature wallpapers featuring sea urchins and more.
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The human story is retold through scenes of joy and sadness, as seen through Reza's legendary camera.
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Call it "ovulation on demand"—a bizarre male bark jump-starts a female cheetah's reproductive system, adding a much-needed boost to breeding the rare big cats in captivity, experts say. |
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If a worker ant attempts to reproduce in the presence of the queen, the worker inadvertently produces a chemical that causes her sisters to attack, a study finds. |
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The discovery could solve the cosmic chicken-and-egg riddle of which came first—galaxies or the supermassive black holes nestled in their cores. |
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