Nature up close:
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Are humans really the smartest species?
Attributing human actions and thoughts to non-human animals that appear to mimic our behavior may be fanciful, but we may be getting it backwards
Nature up close: Bison in winter
Nature up close: The decline of the caribou
Nature up close: The bighorn sheep of Yellowstone
In case you missed:
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Next U.S. Navy aircraft carrier to be named after African American Pearl Harbor hero
Instead of presidents or admirals, an enlisted sailor will be honored when the USS Doris Miller is christened
Reaching out: How caring letters help in suicide prevention
Studying the creativity and intelligence of the octopus
DNA tests and family matters
The move to upgrade U.S. airports
Mel Brooks on the love of his life, Anne Bancroft, and comedy that's not PC
Alec's mission
A spiraling walk above the trees
On art:
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The long shadow of Claude Monet
In Denver the country's largest Monet exhibit in more than two decades, and another upcoming exhibition in Chicago, celebrate the Impressionist master whose work inspired 20th century art movements
Rescuing art: The creativity and science of restoration
Doris Duke's Shangri La
"We, the People": Mary Whyte's portraits of 50 veterans from 50 states
Enter the immersive art world of Meow Wolf
Helen Frankenthaler: An artist lost in the moment
NYC's Museum of Modern Art gets a makeover
Black models in modern art
The delicate craft of wood carver David Esterly
Frida Kahlo: The unapologetic artist
Bill Traylor: The imaginative art of a freed slave
The restless perfectionism of Alberto Giacometti
On books:
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Our fascination with Louisa May Alcott's enduring classic "Little Women"
The beloved novel about the artistic March sisters is now a new film by "Lady Bird" director Greta Gerwig, starring Saoirse Ronan and Emma Watson
Master of intrigue John le Carré on his latest villain: Brexit
"The Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood: "I have never believed it can't happen here"
Colson Whitehead on "The Nickel Boys" and exhuming tales of the dead
Under the Tuscan sun with author Frances Mayes
A visit to the Metropol, star of "A Gentleman in Moscow"
Books produced by hand
Louise Penny: How writing became her solace
On fashion:
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The Japanese art of tie dyeing
Artisans practice their skills at "shibori" in the town of Arimatsu, where merchant houses specializing in producing exquisitely-dyed fabrics have stood for centuries
Fashion designer Dapper Dan's rags to riches story
Brunello Cucinelli: Fashion and philosophy
Ralph Lauren: "I feel cooler now than ever"
Maye Musk, the silver cover girl
Stella McCartney: Fashion with a conscience
Betsey Johnson, fashion's free spirit
Michael Kors: Still on the cutting edge
From the archives:
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From 2008: Newspaper man Jimmy Breslin
Used to be every big city newspaper had a guy who knew what was what, to whom both cops and crooks wanted to tell their stories. A guy like Jimmy Breslin, as New York as the A train. Harry Smith walks through some of the veteran newspaper reporter and author's biggest stories from the underworld, and visits what was John Gotti's favorite Queens social club, now a grooming salon for dogs, in this profile originally broadcast on "Sunday Morning" March 9, 2008
2013: "Star Trek"'s George Takei: A sci-fi icon
2010: A rare look at author Philip Roth
2010: Florence Henderson, America's Mom
2008: Marni Nixon, singing voice of the stars
2007: Anthony Bourdain, the culinary bad boy
2007: Bill Geist keeps germs at bay
2006: Neil Simon's storied career
2006: Writer Tom Wolfe on journalism and voyeurism
2005: The confidential Tab Hunter
2005: The wilder side of Gene Wilder
2005: Leonard Nimoy on "Star Trek"
2004: The Museum of Modern Art's expansion
2004: Roger Bannister on breaking the 4:00 mile
2004: Carrie Fisher
2003: Extreme ironing
2001: Photographer Mary Ellen Mark
2000: Mementos at the Wall
1999: Goats as lawn mowers
1996: A landmark Vermeer exhibition
1996: School of Circus Arts
1995: Celebrating the first ATM
1995: Author Pat Conroy
1994: A retirement home for horses
1994: The "unsinkable" Debbie Reynolds
1992: Ode to Secretariat
1991: Route 66, the "Main Street of America"
1990: Rescuing horses for adoption
1988: Bill Geist and the art of curling
1982: Artist Keith Haring
1980: Peter O'Toole talks "Macbeth"
1979: Architect I.M. Pei on the JFK Library
1979: Oil refinery vs. bald eagle
From Steve Hartman:
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Strike up the band!
Third grader Henry Boyer, of Howell, Michigan, was so blown away by the University of Michigan marching band that he wrote a letter to them saying how he'd love to sign up someday – approximately in 2029. Their response struck a major chord in this young man's life
DNA that's all in the family
Foster father, many times over
Secret Santa's helpers
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Billie Eilish: "Nobody that knows me thinks I'm a dark person"
The multiple Grammy-nominee says she is coming out of the "joyless" and "torturous" feeling that clinical depression and unwanted fame brought her
Web extra: Billie Eilish on overcoming her "toxic" relationship with her body
Web extra: Billie Eilish on creating a song
Web extra: Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell on writing "Bad Guy"
On music:
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Gary Clark Jr.: "Music is my religion"
At 35, heralded as one the best guitarists in a generation, he's played the White House, toured with The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton, and is up for four Grammy Awards for his album "This Land"
The life of Prince, revealed in "The Beautiful Ones"
Lizzo: "I feel like a master"
Mark Knopfler: Music is "a bit of an obsession"
Linda Ronstadt: A voice from the past
Electric Lady Studios: The "House That Hendrix Built"
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Mumford & Sons on playing with a "sense of abandon"
With the recent release of "Delta," their third straight #1 album, the British group that broke through with a banjo-driven folk/rock sound are indisputably among the biggest bands of the past decade
Elton John: Addiction "nearly destroyed my soul"
Olivia Newton-John on finding joy in a life with cancer
John Williams on reworking the classics – his own
BTS, the kings of K-Pop
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A new dawn for Tanya Tucker
The singer who was once country music's wild child is getting the best reviews of her career, with a voice that has never had more to offer than it does today
Jeff Lynne, the reluctant rock star, returns with Jeff Lynne's ELO
How Janis Joplin became America's first female rock star
Cardi B on her determination: "I get up every single time, honey"
On movies:
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The year of Laura Dern
The actress stars in two Oscar-nominated movies, and is nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as a razor-sharp divorce lawyer in "Marriage Story"
The art of Kim Novak
Eddie Murphy: "There's nothing like making people laugh"
Jennifer Lopez on happiness, celebrity, and Oscar buzz
Renée Zellweger on playing Judy Garland
Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce on playing "The Two Popes"
Harvey Keitel on his uneasy relationship with Hollywood
Martin Scorsese, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro on "The Irishman"
On stage:
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David Byrne on "American Utopia," and living an optimistic life
His smash hit show on Broadway isn't the only reason the former frontman for the Talking Heads is so happy – in fact, he has many "Reasons to Be Cheerful"
Alanis Morissette's "Jagged Little Pill" inspires a Broadway musical
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at 60
"Ain't Too Proud": The Temptations' story comes to Broadway
Encore: Lin-Manuel Miranda brings "Hamilton" to Puerto Rico
On TV:
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"The Crown" returns with a new queen
Season 3 of the hit show about the British royal family now stars Oscar-winner Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II
Sports announcer Jason Benetti on being a voice for those with cerebral palsy
Hannah Gadsby: There is life after trauma
Mariska Hargitay, the avenging angel of "Law & Order: SVU"
The mysteries of "God Friended Me"
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