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The Shocking History and Legacy of the Salem Witch Trials

The Shocking History and Legacy of the Salem Witch Trials

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The Dark and Deadly History of the Plague

The Dark and Deadly History of the Plague

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Announcing the Winners of the 21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Announcing the Winners of the 21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

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The Mass Extinction That Wiped Out the Dinosaurs

The Mass Extinction That Wiped Out the Dinosaurs

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The Smithsonian Has 6,724 Staff Members With a Mission to Increase and Diffuse Knowledge. Hear How They Work ‘For the Common Good’

The Smithsonian Has 6,724 Staff Members With a Mission to Increase and Diffuse Knowledge. Hear How They Work ‘For the Common Good’

Smithsonian MagazineElisa Hough

How the Smithsonian Is Helping Black Americans Trace Their Roots

How the Smithsonian Is Helping Black Americans Trace Their Roots

Smithsonian MagazineTracy Scott Forson

A Journey to Right the Wrongs on Smithsonian’s ‘Anthology of Central and South American Indian Music’

A Journey to Right the Wrongs on Smithsonian’s ‘Anthology of Central and South American Indian Music’

Smithsonian MagazineMarco E. Joven Domínguez

How Did Some Reptiles Lose Their Limbs to Become Snakes? An 80-Million-Year-Old Fossil Helps Uncover the Winding Evolutionary History

Smithsonian MagazineMargherita Bassi

We All Know the Story of the Pompeii Victims Who Died When Mount Vesuvius Erupted 2,000 Years Ago. Archaeologists Are Still Learning About Those Who Made It Out Alive

Smithsonian MagazineEllen Wexler

Marine Biologists Solved a Wildlife Mystery From the Walkway of the Golden Gate Bridge: How the Harbor Porpoise Mates

Smithsonian MagazineMadeline Bodin

Thousands of Intimate Photographs Reveal the Everyday Lives of the Romanovs, Russia’s Last Imperial Family

Smithsonian MagazineMeilan Solly

This Old Experiment With Mice Led to Bleak Predictions for Humanity’s Future

Smithsonian MagazineMaris Fessenden,Rudy Molinek

Nobody Knows What Sank the ‘Edmund Fitzgerald.’ But Its Doomed Final Voyage Will Always Be America’s Defining Shipwreck

Smithsonian MagazineEllen Wexler

A Frank Lloyd Wright House in L.A. Is in Danger of ‘Demolition by Neglect,’ Say Advocates

Smithsonian MagazineSonja Anderson

A Century and a Half After Custer’s Last Stand, the Battle of Little Bighorn Continues to Mystify

Smithsonian MagazineGreg Daugherty

Eight Fascinating Facts About the Whooping Crane, the Tallest Bird in North America

Smithsonian MagazineMike Bock

An 11-Year-Old Boy in a Small Midwestern Town Just Became the Guinness World Record Holder for Being the Youngest Museum Curator

Smithsonian MagazineJess Daninhirsch

This Pacific Island Disappeared Under Rising Seas. A New Sculpture Marking the Spot Will Morph Into a Home for Seabirds, Coral and Marine Life

Smithsonian MagazineChristian Thorsberg

Here’s Why These Male Spiders Sacrifice Themselves by Somersaulting Into Females’ Fangs While Mating

Smithsonian MagazineSarah Kuta

Double Puggles: See the Adorable ‘Twin’ Echidnas Born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Smithsonian MagazineSarah Kuta

Soviet Cosmonauts Trained at Star City as They Raced to Beat America to the Moon. Now, a New TV Series Imagines What Happened Behind the Base’s Walls

Smithsonian MagazineHunter Ingram

What’s Behind Steven Spielberg’s Lifelong Obsession With Flying Saucers and Extraterrestrial Visitors?

Smithsonian MagazineJake New

Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ Was Initially Rejected by a Publisher. It Later Became One of the World’s Most Beloved Novels

Smithsonian MagazineKayla Randall

'Stupid Hot': Heat Waves Muddle the Minds of Animals and Humans as Confusion and Aggression Seem to Rise With the Temperature

Smithsonian MagazineMarta Zaraska,Knowable Magazine

What Is a Stoat? Learn Five Fun Facts About the Adorable Weasels Chosen as the Olympic Mascots

Smithsonian MagazineKunjal Bastola

How Prepared Are We for a Rare and Powerful Solar Event?

Smithsonian MagazineDan Falk

This High Schooler Developed an A.I. Tool to Diagnose Autism and ADHD Using the Retina

Smithsonian MagazineRamsha Waseem

Red-Eyed Treefrog Eggs Hatch a Plan to Escape Warming Temperatures

Smithsonian MagazineOlivia Milloway

A Collection of Maps Owned by England’s First Queen Spent Centuries Overlooked in a Family Library. Now, the Rare Volume Is on Sale for $1.6 Million

Smithsonian MagazineMeilan Solly

Smithsonian Releases 2.8 Million Images Into Public Domain

Smithsonian MagazineKatherine J. Wu

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