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Discovering Egypt, From Tut to Today • THE SPELLBINDING LEGACY OF EGYPT
WHEN FAMILY IS A CIRCUS • LOOKING AT THE EARTH FROM EVERY POSSIBLE ANGLE
THE BACKSTORY • ON THE ROAD WITH EUROPE’S TRAVELING CIRCUS FAMILIES, A PHOTOGRAPHER FINDS A SENSE OF HOME.
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Plant-Based Meat: Making the Grade? • NUGGETS, BURGERS, BRATWURST MADE OF PLANTS—I’VE TASTED THEM ALL AND BECOME A FAN. BUT THERE’S STILL THAT MEAT MYSTIQUE.
DISPATCHES FROM THE FRONT LINES OF SCIENCE AND INNOVATION
SPEAKING EYE TO EYE • MUSCLES MAKE FACES MORE EXPRESSIVE IN DOGS AND HUMANS THAN IN WOLVES, STUDY FINDS.
The butterfly effect via 3D printing
KEOLU FOX • He analyzes DNA to empower Indigenous populations.
OCTO MOTHERS • After mating, female octopuses care for their eggs—sometimes tens of thousands of them—in an elaborate ritual that’s their final act.
PLANET POSSIBLE • Throughout the holidays that will close out 2022, may we all find ways to celebrate sustainably.
THESE BIRDS STAGE ROWDY LOVE-INS ON ROCKY COASTS
THE ART OF IMMORTALITY
THREADS OF MEMORY
THE ENDURING POWER OF KING TUT • TUTANKHAMUN’S LAVISH TOMB IGNITED A FOCUS ON EGYPT’S ROYAL HISTORY. NOW THE PAST AND FUTURE INSPIRE PROJECTS STIRRING NATIONAL PRIDE.
THE TREASURE THAT DAZZLED THE WORLD • THE STUNNING DISCOVERY OF KING TUT’S TOMB 100 YEARS AGO OPENED A WINDOW INTO EGYPT’S GOLDEN PAST. NOW THE WORLD WILL GET A NEW LOOK AT THE YOUNG PHARAOH’S RICHES.
THE DISCOVERY THAT ALMOST WASN’T • AFTER YEARS OF FRUITLESS DIGGING, HOWARD CARTER HAD LITTLE TIME AND FUNDING LEFT. THEN A MEMBER OF HIS CREW STUMBLED UPON A BURIED STAIRWAY.
THE MUMMY
FIT FOR A PHARAOH AND MORE • THE NEW GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM IS A MONUMENTAL SHOWCASE FOR KING TUT’S TREASURES—AND A SYMBOL OF A NATION THAT HAS RECLAIMED OWNERSHIP OF ITS PAST.
A NEW ORDER • WITH A MIX OF AUDACITY AND AMBITION, EGYPT AIMS TO RELIEVE CAIRO’S CROWDING BY TRANSFORMING ARID LAND INTO A GLEAMING CAPITAL CITY BUILT FOR SIX MILLION PEOPLE.
A PACIFIC REBIRTH • DEVASTATED BY WARMING IN 2016, PROTECTED CORAL REEFS AROUND THE SOUTHERN LINE ISLANDS HAVE MADE AN AMAZING RECOVERY.
FIRE ISLAND • THE LAVA STREAMS THAT BULLDOZED PART OF LA PALMA SHOCKED RESIDENTS OF THE SPANISH CANARIES—AND BECAME A LESSON IN LIVING WITH A VOLCANO’S FURY.
JAVIER AZNAR • FROM OUR PHOTOGRAPHERS