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View 15 awe-inspiring images of this range from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest ...

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A needle-free injection system, a bug-watching garden camera, a wearable that helps with memory lapses and more were unveiled at the annual Las Vegas trade show ...

With the state’s glaciers retreating at alarming rates, there is no time like now to trek, climb, paddle and fly to see them Shoshi Parks History Correspondent The frozen world is so essential ...