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A fresh view of Galla Placidia, who married a barbarian and ruled when the world power fell into chaos
New research has the earliest evidence yet of when the timekeeping guide was used to mark the seasons
Deep in the archives, a historian rescues the tale of brave maroons
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One sculptor and his team of artists take on the epic project of conveying the century-old conflict through a massive bronze installation
PHOTOGRAPHS BY VINCENT TULLO
To residents of Southern California with ties to the Eastern European nations, the conflict feels close to home
PHOTOGRAPHS AND INTERVIEWS BY STELLA KALININA
Conservationists are racing to rescue a delightful coastal animal from rising seas
PHOTOGRAPH BY LAUREN OWENS LAMBERT
TEXT BY MADDIE BENDER
Forget what you know from the cartoon. The 19th-century story, now in a new translation, was a rallying cry for universal education and Italian nationhood
BY PERRI KLASS
PHOTOGRAPHS BY SIMONA GHIZZONI
Even if her husband was a murderer, a woman in a bad marriage once had few options. Unless she fled to South Dakota
BY APRIL WHITE
For more than a century, museum artifacts were acquired in ways we no longer find acceptable. How can we repair the damage?
The world’s largest book repository has expanded far beyond its original scope to include sound recordings and digitized collections
A new exhibition of lesser known works during a pivotal time sheds light on his budding genius
An unpublished memoir reveals how the world’s most famous child actress became a star of the environmental movement
The obscure roots of a centuries-old beverage that’s now a Juneteenth fixture
Forget Dolly the Sheep. The birth of a mouse named Cumulina 25 years ago launched a genetic revolution
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