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Readings — From the June 2001 issue
Readings — From the June 2000 issue
Readings — From the March 1997 issue
Readings — From the November 1990 issue
Readings — From the May 1990 issue
Readings — From the February 1990 issue
Readings — From the August 1989 issue
Readings — From the April 1984 issue
Article — From the February 1984 issue
Photography — From the January 1977 issue
Article — From the December 1962 issue
Years of consideration preceding the inclusion of the word “phat” in Random House’s 1996 Compact Unabridged Dictionary:
Scientists created crash helmets that stink when cracked and fruit flies to whom blue light smells delicious.
In Belize, a construction company bulldozed a 2,300-year-old Mayan temple to make road fill.
“This is the heart of the magic factory, the place where medicine is infused with the miracles of science, and I’ve come to see how it’s done.”
