Latest articles | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/latest_articles/RSS feed for with the latest articlesenMon, 29 Jan 2024 21:56:15 +0000Climate Activists Throw Soup at the 'Mona Lisa'https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/climate-activists-throw-soup-mona-lisa-leonardo-da-vinci-180983677/Protected by bulletproof glass, Leonardo da Vinci’s famous masterpiece was not harmedMon, 29 Jan 2024 21:56:15 +0000Lost Gustav Klimt Portrait Rediscovered Nearly 100 Years After It Vanishedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rediscovered-after-100-years-gustav-klimt-painting-could-sell-for-over-50-million-180983668/"Portrait of Fräulein Lieser," one of the last works the Austrian artist painted before his death, could sell for over $50 millionMon, 29 Jan 2024 21:27:09 +0000DNA From 2,000-Year-Old Skeletons Hints at the Origins of Syphilishttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dna-from-2000-year-old-skeletons-hints-at-the-origins-of-syphilis-180983657/In contrast to a common theory, new findings suggest Columbus-led expeditions may not have transported syphilis to Europe from the Americas, though they cannot disprove the claim with certaintyMon, 29 Jan 2024 21:18:38 +0000'Extremely Rare' Sighting of Newborn Great White Shark Reported Off California Coasthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/extremely-rare-sighting-of-newborn-great-white-shark-reported-off-california-coast-180983675/If confirmed, the discovery could shed light on where the sharks give birth and mate, which has remained mysterious to scientistsMon, 29 Jan 2024 20:53:28 +0000Have Researchers Found Amelia Earhart's Long-Lost Plane?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/have-researchers-found-amelia-earharts-long-lost-plane-180983678/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 1937Mon, 29 Jan 2024 19:55:17 +0000Archaeologists Uncover Abandoned Ancient Wine Shop in Greecehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-uncover-an-abandoned-roman-era-wine-shop-in-greece-180983658/The Roman-era structure, filled with pottery shards and coins, was destroyed by a sudden and mysterious disasterMon, 29 Jan 2024 19:37:07 +0000Iowa Museum Plans to Tear Down Acclaimed Land Art Installationhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/des-moines-art-center-plans-to-demolish-watershed-land-art-installation-180983640/Known as the country's first urban wetland project, "Greenwood Pond" has been declared "no longer salvageable" due to financial constraints and structural decayMon, 29 Jan 2024 15:41:45 +0000This Planned NASA Telescope May Help Us Identify Worlds Like Our Ownhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/this-planned-nasa-telescope-may-help-us-identify-worlds-like-our-own-180983601/The innovative Habitable Worlds Observatory will offer ways to detect signs of life on other planetsMon, 29 Jan 2024 13:00:00 +0000The Sensation Novelist Who Exposed the Plight of Victorian Womenhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-sensation-novelist-who-exposed-the-plight-of-victorian-women-wilkie-collins-180983649/Wilkie Collins drew on his legal training to dramatize the inequality caused by outdated laws regarding marital and property rightsMon, 29 Jan 2024 12:15:00 +0000Bodies and Treasure Found in Polish Lake Could Be Connected to Ancient Water Ritualhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-europeans-buried-bodies-and-treasure-in-this-polish-lake-180983666/New research suggests the Chelmno group followed their water burials with mass deposits of bronze jewelry and artifactsFri, 26 Jan 2024 22:16:49 +0000