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Beyond Aloha
A determined couple in Hawaii sparks the revival of an ancient language that was long suppressed and nearly forgotten
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Evolution of a Friendship
Hoping to illuminate our strangely powerful bond, scientists are studying dog behavior as never before. They’ve discovered that dogs have been studying us for thousands of years
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Prairies of the Sea
A vast, mostly invisible ecosystem shapes life on Earth, from the food we eat to the air we breathe. And the more scientists learn, the more they say it’s in trouble
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The Case of the Autographed Corpse
Long before today's initiatives to free the wrongly imprisoned, the author of the Perry Mason novels rose to the defense of an Apache shaman who was convicted of killing his wife
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From Bambi to Bethlehem
The unlikely Hollywood visionary who created some of the most popular Christmas cards in history
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The first console reached homes 11 years before Nintendo, launching an odyssey for gamers
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An exotic vest conjures the dazzling performance that introduced America to Jimi Hendrix
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