Ivan Kashinsky has traveled the world for Smithsonian magazine, but when disaster struck earlier this month, he rushed home to point his lens at his own neighborhood

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18.01.2025

Why Is Every Human Being Riddled With Genetic Errors? | Smithsonian

Your body is a collection of cells carrying thousands of genetic mistakes accrued over a lifetime—many harmless, some bad and at least a few that may be good for you

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17.01.2025

How Scientists and Composers Teamed Up to Create a Stunning Natural Version of Colombia’s National Anthem | Smithsonian

A team trekked for two weeks and collected the sounds of birds, frogs, a jaguar and whales in order to make the song

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11.01.2025

What Have We Learned From Intentionally Infecting People With Covid-19? | Smithsonian

Challenge trials help researchers study immune responses. Skeptics still doubt the approach is worth the risks

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10.01.2025

Inside One Scientist’s Quest to Understand Why Climate Change Is Making Europe’s Highest Peak More Dangerous | Smithsonian

Geomorphologist and veteran climber Ludovic Ravanel is learning how Mont Blanc is shifting—and sharing his discoveries with the Alpine community

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08.01.2025

Marlon Brando Wanted to Build a ‘University of the Sea.’ These Scientists Are Bringing the Late Actor’s Vision to Life | Smithsonian

On Tetiaroa, a vibrant coral atoll dotted with sandy islets, archaeologists, marine biologists and cultural practitioners are working together to improve understanding of a unique ecosystem

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07.01.2025

They're Adorable. And Endangered. Meet the World's Smallest Monkey: the Pygmy Marmoset | Smithsonian

The cute creatures are chatty, family oriented—and facing a shrinking habitat in the remote forests of Ecuador

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27.12.2024

Can a New DNA Database Help Save This Incredible Sea Turtle? | Smithsonian

The shells of the hawksbill sea turtle have been used for luxury items for centuries, but with the species now endangered, new technology is pinpointing where protections are needed most

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27.12.2024

Why Do Some People Thrive on So Little Sleep? | Smithsonian

Short sleepers cruise by on four to six hours a night and don’t seem to suffer ill effects

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12.12.2024

From Giant Tortoises to Immortal Jellyfish, These Impressive Animals Are Eight of the Longest-Living Species on Earth | Smithsonian

Aging gracefully comes naturally to these creatures, which can live for hundreds, and sometimes even thousands, of years

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11.12.2024

Fish Have a Brain Microbiome. Could Humans Have One Too? | Smithsonian

The discovery that other vertebrates have healthy microbial brains is fueling questions about our own brains

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04.12.2024

As Greenland’s Ice Sheet Melts, an Island Town Rises | Smithsonian

Geologists are working with local communities to determine how residents can adapt as the area's sea level, in effect, goes down

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28.11.2024

Where Do Butterflies Migrate From? Clues Can Be Found in Pollen on Their Bodies | Smithsonian

Trillions of insects move around the globe each year. Scientists are working on new ways to map those long-distance journeys

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26.11.2024

Why Are Urban Turkeys Thriving? | Smithsonian

As many wild populations decline, some city dwellers flourish—and may become a source for reintroductions to rural areas

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23.11.2024

A Deep Look Into the Wacky and Wild Lives of Earwigs | Smithsonian

The insects participate in elaborate courtships, are devoted parents, occasionally eat each other and have a gregarious nature

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22.11.2024

From a Motorcycle Revving to a Pig Oinking, Eight Amazing Sounds Made by Frogs | Smithsonian

All over the world, different types of frogs call out in various ways to warn others or attract mates

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22.11.2024

Dedicated Scientists and Birdwatchers Tracked Down These Five ‘Lost’ Birds | Smithsonian

A worldwide search party is using 21st-century tools to uncover long-unseen species, one of which hadn't been found since the 19th century

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21.11.2024

The Hero Who Convinced His Fellow Ornithologists of the Obvious: Stop Shooting Birds and Watch Them Instead | Smithsonian

Too late to save the ivory-billed woodpecker, Arthur Allen changed science forever with his seemingly simple idea

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20.11.2024

How the Arrival of an Endangered Bird Indicates What’s Possible for the L.A. River | Smithsonian

Could the waterway that the city was built around make a comeback?

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19.11.2024

The Andes’ Translucent Glass Frogs Need to Be Seen to Be Saved | Smithsonian

The amphibians are at the mercy of mining operations that are destroying their ecosystems, but local communities throughout South America are fighting back

Smithsonian Magazine

15.11.2024

How Frogs Are Kicking Back Against a Lethal Fungus | Smithsonian

Scientists are seeing signs of resistance to the infections that have been wiping out the world’s amphibian populations—and they're developing methods to fight the pathogen

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13.11.2024

How to Make a Mammal in Nine Evolutionary Steps | Smithsonian

From the formation of inner ear bones to the rise of hair to cover our bodies, these developments made us distinct from other animals

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09.11.2024

This Parasitic Fungus Turns Flies Into Zombie Insects | Smithsonian

The pathogen takes over the brains of its hosts and controls them for its own sinister ends

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08.11.2024

Hurricane Helene Battered the 'Salamander Capital of the World' With Floods and Landslides. Will the Beloved Amphibians Survive the Aftermath? | Smithsonian

The storm decimated a region rich with dozens of species already struggling with habitat loss and disease

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06.11.2024

The Six Most Amazing Discoveries We’ve Made About Neptune | Smithsonian

Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space telescopes

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31.10.2024

Can Fungi Save This Endangered Hawaiian Tree? | Smithsonian

By inoculating greenhouse na’u seedlings with mycorrhizal fungi, researchers hope to boost survival odds when the plants are returned to the wild

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30.10.2024

Is Depression Contagious? | Smithsonian

The science about whether mental health conditions can spread socially is uncertain, but exposure to an affected peer can drive awareness

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29.10.2024

From Prolonging Wallaby Pregnancies to Disorienting Hatchling Turtles, 11 Ways Artificial Lights Affect Animals | Smithsonian

From the busy cities to ocean waters, our need to illuminate the world has had some strange and tragic consequences

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26.10.2024

After Decades of Searching, Are Physicists Closing In on Dark Matter? | Smithsonian

With no conclusive laboratory results, researchers are turning to other methods to find the elusive substance

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24.10.2024

Even as A.I. Technology Races Ahead, the Prehistoric Science of Wildlife Tracking Is Making a Comeback | Smithsonian

Humans perfected how to identify wild animals over millennia, and now biologists are rediscovering the exceptional worth of the tracks and marks left behind

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23.10.2024

The Seven Most Amazing Discoveries We’ve Made About Pluto | Smithsonian

Though technically not a planet, it has as rich geology as any of its planetary siblings in the solar system

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22.10.2024

How Scientists’ Tender Loving Care Could Save This Endangered Penguin Species | Smithsonian

From fish smoothies to oral antibiotics, researchers are taking matters into their own hands in a radical effort to save New Zealand’s yellow-eyed penguins

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19.10.2024

Here's How Weather Balloons Can Harm Marine Animals | Smithsonian

Latex balloons designed to collect high-altitude data can become a threat after they burst

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18.10.2024

Can Lynx Be Saved in the Balkans? | Smithsonian

A small team of local scientists are fighting rapid industrialization, misinformation and more to save Europe’s iconic cat

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See 15 Adorable Photos of Playful, Picture-Perfect Penguins | Smithsonian

How A.I. Can Help Humans Battle Wildfires, From Advanced Camera Systems to Forecasting Models | Smithsonian

Welcome to the Pyrocene | Smithsonian

Six Clever Snakes to Celebrate as We Slither Into the Lunar New Year | Smithsonian

How a Hawaiian High School Student Inspired Nine New State Animals | Smithsonian

How a Mass Extinction Driven by Ancient Volcanoes Led to the Age of the Dinosaurs | Smithsonian

A Los Angeles Photographer Captures the Devastating Fires Threatening His Beloved Community | Smithsonian

Why Is Every Human Being Riddled With Genetic Errors? | Smithsonian

How Scientists and Composers Teamed Up to Create a Stunning Natural Version of Colombia’s National Anthem | Smithsonian

What Have We Learned From Intentionally Infecting People With Covid-19? | Smithsonian

Inside One Scientist’s Quest to Understand Why Climate Change Is Making Europe’s Highest Peak More Dangerous | Smithsonian

Marlon Brando Wanted to Build a ‘University of the Sea.’ These Scientists Are Bringing the Late Actor’s Vision to Life | Smithsonian

They're Adorable. And Endangered. Meet the World's Smallest Monkey: the Pygmy Marmoset | Smithsonian

Can a New DNA Database Help Save This Incredible Sea Turtle? | Smithsonian

Why Do Some People Thrive on So Little Sleep? | Smithsonian

From Giant Tortoises to Immortal Jellyfish, These Impressive Animals Are Eight of the Longest-Living Species on Earth | Smithsonian

Fish Have a Brain Microbiome. Could Humans Have One Too? | Smithsonian

As Greenland’s Ice Sheet Melts, an Island Town Rises | Smithsonian

Where Do Butterflies Migrate From? Clues Can Be Found in Pollen on Their Bodies | Smithsonian

Why Are Urban Turkeys Thriving? | Smithsonian

A Deep Look Into the Wacky and Wild Lives of Earwigs | Smithsonian

From a Motorcycle Revving to a Pig Oinking, Eight Amazing Sounds Made by Frogs | Smithsonian

Dedicated Scientists and Birdwatchers Tracked Down These Five ‘Lost’ Birds | Smithsonian

The Hero Who Convinced His Fellow Ornithologists of the Obvious: Stop Shooting Birds and Watch Them Instead | Smithsonian

How the Arrival of an Endangered Bird Indicates What’s Possible for the L.A. River | Smithsonian

The Andes’ Translucent Glass Frogs Need to Be Seen to Be Saved | Smithsonian

How Frogs Are Kicking Back Against a Lethal Fungus | Smithsonian

How to Make a Mammal in Nine Evolutionary Steps | Smithsonian

This Parasitic Fungus Turns Flies Into Zombie Insects | Smithsonian

Hurricane Helene Battered the 'Salamander Capital of the World' With Floods and Landslides. Will the Beloved Amphibians Survive the Aftermath? | Smithsonian

The Six Most Amazing Discoveries We’ve Made About Neptune | Smithsonian

Can Fungi Save This Endangered Hawaiian Tree? | Smithsonian

Is Depression Contagious? | Smithsonian

From Prolonging Wallaby Pregnancies to Disorienting Hatchling Turtles, 11 Ways Artificial Lights Affect Animals | Smithsonian

After Decades of Searching, Are Physicists Closing In on Dark Matter? | Smithsonian

Even as A.I. Technology Races Ahead, the Prehistoric Science of Wildlife Tracking Is Making a Comeback | Smithsonian

The Seven Most Amazing Discoveries We’ve Made About Pluto | Smithsonian

How Scientists’ Tender Loving Care Could Save This Endangered Penguin Species | Smithsonian

Here's How Weather Balloons Can Harm Marine Animals | Smithsonian

Can Lynx Be Saved in the Balkans? | Smithsonian

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