Around the world, the document establishes legal, social, and economic legitimacy. But it also makes compromises. An Object Lesson. Carl Linnaeus, the father of biological taxonomy, also had a hand in ...

Created by a globetrotter, the 55-gallon barrel became one of the best-traveled inventions in human history. An Object Lesson. The tiny tool has held up Roman togas and decorated punk rockers. Now, it ...