Maynard Owen Williams was National Geographic's first foreign correspondent, and in 1923 he was on hand for an event the ...

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The pick of Manhattan’s top hotels, from art deco enclaves in Greenwich Village to theatrical pads on Broadway.

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Turns out, ancient body art is a lot more common than we once thought—and it's providing historians with new ways of ...

We asked scientists from the Dog Aging Project for practical tips to improve your dog’s lifespan—from what to feed them to ...

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