December 2018 Issue
Inside the cloak-and-dagger search for sacred texts
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Inside the cloak-and-dagger search for sacred texts
In the shadowy world where religion meets archaeology, scientists, collectors, and schemers are racing to find the most precious relics.Features
Meet the bowhead whale hunters of northern Alaska
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Meet the bowhead whale hunters of northern Alaska
Each spring, local hunters sit on the edge of the ice and wait for whales—a custom that’s at least 1,000 years old.From the President and CEO
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See the millennia-old formations underneath Yellowstone
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See the millennia-old formations underneath Yellowstone
Beneath the national park’s surface is a world few visitors see. See how Brian Skerry photographed these towering geologic formations.Watch This
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