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An artist’s rendering of a pantheon of planets similar to Earth

SCIENCE

This Planned NASA Telescope May Help Us Identify Worlds Like Our Own

A pair of illustrations from Wilkie Collins' The Woman in White, which launched the sensation novel trend of the 1860s

HISTORY

The Sensation Novelist Who Exposed the Plight of Victorian Women

This small, bucolic waterfall in Western New York has one highly photogenic feature: a grotto lit by a dancing orange flame.

TRAVEL

Seven Natural Phenomena Worth Traveling For

A church with a red roof and steeple sticks out against the sprawling landscape as the sun pokes through the hazy clouds.

TRAVEL

Get an Eyeful of Iceland in These 15 Photos That Capture Its Natural Beauty

For species that reproduce sexually, every offspring is a gamble. Each has slightly different genes, giving it the potential to be carrying helpful, adaptive traits.

SCIENCE

Can Animals Evolve Fast Enough to Keep Up With Climate Change?

The mineral-rich soak at Chena Hot Springs, about 60 miles northeast of Fairbanks, has been attracting tourists since the early 1900s.

TRAVEL

You Can Soak in These Eight Hot Springs in Alaska

Returning Rapids Project investigator Chris Benson examines old photos of the Colorado River to see how it has changed over time.

SCIENCE

Citizen Scientists Document a Recovering Colorado River

Orly Weintraub Gilad has her grandfather's Auschwitz number, A-12599, tattooed on her arm.

HISTORY

Why Descendants of Holocaust Survivors Are Replicating Auschwitz Tattoos

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Smart News

Have Researchers Found Amelia Earhart's Long-Lost Plane?

A new sonar image shows an airplane-shaped object resting on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, not far from where Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, went missing in 1937

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Smart News

India Once Released 25,000 Flesh-Eating Turtles Into the Ganges

A plan to clean up corpses failed due to lack of planning

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Smart News

Bodies and Treasure Found in Polish Lake Could Be Connected to Ancient Water Ritual

New research suggests the Chelmno group followed their water burials with mass deposits of bronze jewelry and artifacts

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Travel

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These selections from the Smithsonian magazine photo contest will transport you to the small Scandinavian island

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Travel

Seven Natural Phenomena Worth Traveling For

You need to be in the right place at the right time to see these celestial and earthly wonders

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Smithsonian Associates

Bird-friendly Coffee Takes Wing and More Programs in February

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Eight Weird and Wondrous Discoveries From 2023

National Air and Space Museum

Yes, Walt Disney’s Private Jet Was Called Mickey Mouse One

National Museum of Natural History

Uncovering Earth's Secrets One X-ray at a Time

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

New Study Reveals Large Holes In America’s Ocean Protection. Here’s How We Can Fix Them.

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The Art of Environmental Conservation

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Alaska is nicknamed "The Great Land," and for good reason: it is wild, rugged and expansive. In a series of articles, Smithsonian magazine explores the history, culture and natural wonders of the 49th state.

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Alps-Style Hut-to-Hut Travel Is On Its Way to Alaska

The World’s Most Grueling Race Journeys 1,000 Miles Down the Yukon

These Students Are Part of a 75-Year Study to Map Alaska’s Glaciers

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Magnificent Temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounio, Sounio, Greece at sunset. This striking image is mesmerizing in its majestic beauty. Temple of Poseidon

History

A pair of illustrations from Wilkie Collins' The Woman in White, which launched the sensation novel trend of the 1860s

The Sensation Novelist Who Exposed the Plight of Victorian Women

Wilkie Collins drew on his legal training to dramatize the inequality caused by outdated laws regarding marital and property rights

An excavation of the dry Papowo Biskupie lakebed unearthed over 550 bronze artifacts.

Bodies and Treasure Found in Polish Lake Could Be Connected to Ancient Water Ritual

Orly Weintraub Gilad has her grandfather's Auschwitz number, A-12599, tattooed on her arm.

Why Descendants of Holocaust Survivors Are Replicating Auschwitz Tattoos

Science

A museum curator gives a sense of scale to the reconstructed jaws of the fossil shark Otodus megalodon.

Was Megalodon Slimmer Than Previously Thought?

A new study has spurred scientists to debate the shape of prehistory’s biggest shark

A female elephant seal rests with her pup on the California coast. Pups in this population spend more days fattening up on mother’s milk than in southern populations on the Kerguelen Islands.

Inside Elephant Seal Pups' Race to the Depths

Ocean drainage basins of the world

These Entrancing Maps Capture Where the World's Rivers Go

Innovation

Kelp cultivated in underwater forests could help curb climate change, both because of the carbon these forests capture and because products made from kelp can reduce carbon emissions.

Could Sinking Tons of Seaweed to the Ocean Floor Help Combat Climate Change?

Submerged seaweed can store carbon at the bottom of the sea, but how effective the strategy will be remains unclear

The original Macintosh computer may seem quaint today, but the way users interacted with it was game-changing.

Forty Years Ago, the Mac Triggered a Revolution in User Experience

Scientists produced the most complete catalog of marine microbe DNA yet, including data from the deeper zones of the oceans.

DNA From the Ocean's 'Twilight Zone' Could Lead to New Lifesaving Drugs, Scientists Say

Arts & Culture

A gilded unicorn atop a silver baton from the regalia of Scotland's Usher of the White Rod

How the Unicorn Became an Enduring Symbol—and Scotland's National Animal

The Perth Museum's inaugural exhibition examines the mythical creature's long history

An oak peacock moth lands on a window behind dancing wedding guests, illuminated in red light. This photograph won the category for butterflies and dragonflies.

See 11 Winning Images From the Close-Up Photographer of the Year Awards

The latest winner of a Japanese literary prize said she used ChatGPT to write parts of her novel.

ChatGPT Helped Write This Award-Winning Japanese Novel

Travel

Born in Cameroon, Ada Anagho Brown moved to the United States as a child and now plans trips to Central and West African countries based on her clients’ DNA.

A Journey to Discover an African Homeland

New generations of Black Americans are taking intimate tours that connect them with the lands and cultures their ancestors were forced to leave behind

Where does the ocean end and the sky begin? It’s a little hard to tell as the sun sets on Aruba’s Baby Beach.

These Inviting Photos Capture the Beauty of the Caribbean

Backpackers hike near Crescent Lake in Alaska's Chugach National Forest.

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The 160-year-old pelt of the woolly dog Mutton in the Smithsonian’s collection

What Happened to the Extinct Woolly Dog?

Researchers studying the 160-year-old fur of a dog named Mutton in the Smithsonian collections found that the Indigenous breed existed for at least 5,000 years before European colonizers eradicated it

For the year 2024, here are 24 things to look forward to at the Smithsonian.

Twenty-Four Smithsonian Shows to See in 2024

This blue whale skull is one of the largest in any collection on earth.

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