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This Christian Cross Found in Abu Dhabi Illuminates the Lives of Monks Who Lived 1,400 Years Ago

Oldest Known Fossil of an Armored Ankylosaur Is 'Far Weirder' Than Paleontologists Expected

Elusive Sailback Houndshark Rediscovered in Papua New Guinea After 50 Years

How a Spontaneous Food Fight Became La Tomatina, Spain's Annual Tomato-Throwing Festival

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These Cavefish Lost Their Eyes, but They Gained Some Pretty Nifty Traits

Why Is Tetepare the South Pacific’s Largest Uninhabited Island?

Telescopes Reveal Surprising Chemistry of a Rare Interstellar Object Passing Through Our Solar System

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A Sweeping Transformation Is Underway as the Grand Egyptian Museum Prepares to Officially Open and the Giza Plateau Braces for a Record-Breaking Influx of Visitors

These 15 Remarkable Photographs of China Will Transport You Halfway Across the World

Third Places Are Being Reimagined—and Welcoming Travelers in the Process

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To Protest British Taxes, Men Dumped Tea Into Boston Harbor. With the Edenton Tea Party, Colonial Women Took a Different Approach

How Davy Crockett, the Rugged Frontiersman Killed at the Alamo, Became an Unlikely American Hero

Strongheart the German Shepherd Catapulted to Fame for His Heroics in Silent Films. Later, Spiritualist Writings Immortalized Him in Death

The Return of Plundered Belongings Offers a Chance for Healing to a Grieving Lakota Community 170 Years After a Long-Forgotten Massacre

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How Superman Became a Character for the Ages

Seventy Years Ago, Johnny Cash Recorded 'Folsom Prison Blues' and Became a Folk Hero for the Ignored and Downtrodden

A Veteran Pixar Animator’s Newest Book Is an Epic Undertaking That Began 5,000 Years Ago

Two Years After Cormac McCarthy's Death, Rare Access to His Personal Library Reveals the Man Behind the Myth

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This Christian Cross Found in Abu Dhabi Illuminates the Lives of Monks Who Lived 1,400 Years Ago

Oldest Known Fossil of an Armored Ankylosaur Is 'Far Weirder' Than Paleontologists Expected

Elusive Sailback Houndshark Rediscovered in Papua New Guinea After 50 Years

How a Spontaneous Food Fight Became La Tomatina, Spain's Annual Tomato-Throwing Festival

Science & Technology

These Cavefish Lost Their Eyes, but They Gained Some Pretty Nifty Traits

Why Is Tetepare the South Pacific’s Largest Uninhabited Island?

Telescopes Reveal Surprising Chemistry of a Rare Interstellar Object Passing Through Our Solar System

An Orangutan Sanctuary in Borneo Is Giving the Endangered Primates a Second Chance, Just When They Need It Most

Travel

A Sweeping Transformation Is Underway as the Grand Egyptian Museum Prepares to Officially Open and the Giza Plateau Braces for a Record-Breaking Influx of Visitors

These 15 Remarkable Photographs of China Will Transport You Halfway Across the World

Third Places Are Being Reimagined—and Welcoming Travelers in the Process

The Japanese City Known for Making Knives That Are a Cut Above

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Images of the Star-Spangled Banner from Across the Country | Photos| Smithsonian Magazine

新的独家照片 | Photos| Smithsonian Magazine

Best Shark Photographs from the Last Ten Years of Photo Contests | Photos| Smithsonian Magazine

Announcing the Finalists of the 12th Annual Smithsonian.com Photo Contest | Photos| Smithsonian Magazine

History

To Protest British Taxes, Men Dumped Tea Into Boston Harbor. With the Edenton Tea Party, Colonial Women Took a Different Approach

How Davy Crockett, the Rugged Frontiersman Killed at the Alamo, Became an Unlikely American Hero

Strongheart the German Shepherd Catapulted to Fame for His Heroics in Silent Films. Later, Spiritualist Writings Immortalized Him in Death

The Return of Plundered Belongings Offers a Chance for Healing to a Grieving Lakota Community 170 Years After a Long-Forgotten Massacre

Culture & Art

How Superman Became a Character for the Ages

Seventy Years Ago, Johnny Cash Recorded 'Folsom Prison Blues' and Became a Folk Hero for the Ignored and Downtrodden

A Veteran Pixar Animator’s Newest Book Is an Epic Undertaking That Began 5,000 Years Ago

Two Years After Cormac McCarthy's Death, Rare Access to His Personal Library Reveals the Man Behind the Myth

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