Latest articles | smithsonianmag.com smithsonianmag.com

Follow in the Footsteps of the Founders and Have a Drink Where They Planned the Revolution Over a Few Beers

smithsonianmag.com·4w

What's Inside America's Lost Luggage? These Travelers Abandoned a Samurai Sword, a Meteorite and a Robot With a Mysterious Purpose

smithsonianmag.com·4w

This Fossil Held the World Record for the Earliest Known Octopus. Turns Out, It's Not an Octopus After All

smithsonianmag.com·5w

Archaeologists Didn’t Expect to Find Anything at This Site in England. Then, They Stumbled Upon a Roman Villa and a Bronze Artifact Dubbed 'Norfolk Nessie'

smithsonianmag.com·5w

Freshwater Fish Migrations Are Disappearing Across the Planet, Finds UN Report

smithsonianmag.com·5w

Can Frida Kahlo Leave Mexico? Plans to Relocate a Trove of Paintings by the Famous Artist Spark a Heated Debate

smithsonianmag.com·5w

Shakespeare Gardens Around the World Honor the Playwright—and Hold Their Own Storied History

smithsonianmag.com·5w

See the 2,000-Year-Old Ancient Roman Cargo From an Accidental Shipwreck Discovered at the Bottom of a Lake in Switzerland

smithsonianmag.com·5w

What Is a Shark? A New Genetic Analysis Throws an 'Unexpected Wrench' Into Our Understanding of the Ocean Predators

smithsonianmag.com·5w

Earth's Smells Are Disappearing Because of Climate Change, and It's a Vast Cultural Loss

smithsonianmag.com·5w

Readers Respond to the March Issue

smithsonianmag.com·5w

Customer Loyalty Was Once Measured in Green Stamps. And the More You Shopped, the Bigger the Rewards

smithsonianmag.com·5w

New Fossils Discovered in China Hint That Complex Life Evolved Millions of Years Earlier Than Scientists Thought

smithsonianmag.com·5w

See the Awe-Inspiring New Photos of the Moon and Earth Sent Back From the Artemis 2 Mission

smithsonianmag.com·5w

Thieves Who Allegedly Stole an Ancient Gold Helmet Belonging to a Lost European Culture Just Returned It

smithsonianmag.com·5w

See the Amazing Images That Showcase the Short, Brilliant Lives of Honeybees Throughout the Seasons

smithsonianmag.com·5w

Scientists Engineered Tobacco Plants to Produce Five Mind-Altering Psychedelic Compounds

smithsonianmag.com·5w

Becoming an Expert Birder Can Reshape Your Brain and Might Help Protect It From Aging, New Research Suggests

smithsonianmag.com·5w

This Danish Warship Exploded in Battle 225 Years Ago. Now, Archaeologists Are Racing to Recover Its Artifacts

smithsonianmag.com·5w

The La Brea Tar Pits Have Been Sucking in Visitors for Millennia. Paleontologists Are Still Finding Out What Lies Within the Ooze

smithsonianmag.com·5w

Log in to enable infinite scrolling