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Dolphins Are Finally Living and Breeding in the Potomac River Again
When George Washington chose to build his Mount Vernon estate along the Potomac River, he declared the then-pristine body of water “the nation’s river.” At the time, even dolphins were a common sight. In fact, as Karin Bruillard at the Washington Post reports, the porpoises were seen as far upri…
Around 2,000 Artifacts Have Been Saved From the Ruins of Brazil’s National Museum Fire
As an array of recovery efforts launched over the past five months attest, the beloved Rio de Janeiro institution’s story is far from finished: Just two weeks after the fire, museum staffers gathered in the front of the burned building to host a temporary exhibition of surviving artifacts, and a…
Will the Search for Amelia Earhart Ever End?
Nearly eight decades after she disappeared in the South Pacific, the aviator continues to spark intense passion—and controversy