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Life Below Zero: The Next Generation
The wild is calling the Next Generation of Alaskans as they abandon modern-day conveniences to live by their own rules. Premieres Tuesdays at 8/7c.
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Unraveling a Mapmaker’s Dangerous Decision
We consider the consequences of drawing a line on a map and what happens when a mapmaker gets it wrong.
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Ancient History
A scholar works with a fraction of the national archives at Spain's Castle of Simancas in this image from our photography archives.See PhotosMarch 2021 Issue
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