Smithsonian Magazine1h
See Staggering Photos of the World’s Largest Coral, Newly Discovered by Scientists in the Pacific Ocean
The enormous organism is bigger than a blue whale and made up of millions of genetically identical, tiny animals called ...
Smithsonian Magazine2h
How a Team of Gophers Restored Mount St. Helens After Its Catastrophic Eruption With Less Than a Day of Digging
After the volcanic eruption of 1980, scientists released the burrowing rodents for only a brief time, but their activities ...
Smithsonian Magazine2h
Wreck of World War II Ship Known as the ‘Dancing Mouse’ Discovered at the Bottom of the Indian Ocean
The USS "Edsall," a 314-foot-long destroyer, fought off Japanese forces for more than an hour before sinking beneath the ...
Smithsonian Magazine4h
Historians Say They’ve Solved the Mystery of a Curious 100-Year-Old Contraption Discovered in Storage
Staffers at the Dorchester County Historical Society in Maryland were baffled by the unusual machine, so they asked the ...
Smithsonian Magazine4h
See the Full Beaver Moon on Friday, the Last Dazzling Supermoon of 2024
November's spectacle closes out a series of four big and bright full moons that have captivated sky watchers since late ...
Smithsonian Magazine5h
Uncovering the Secrets of Dinosaurs With Amazing Fossils
However, dinosaurs were only established as a group in the 1840s and no one was yet thinking about dinosaur eggs. As this ...
Smithsonian Magazine9h
How Frogs Are Kicking Back Against a Lethal Fungus
Scientists are seeing signs of resistance to the infections that have been wiping out the world’s amphibian populations—and ...
Smithsonian Magazine12h
Herman Melville’s Great American Novel, ‘Moby-Dick,’ Only Got Mixed Reviews When It First Hit Bookstores
The now-beloved book, which centers on a sailor seeking revenge against a sperm whale, was initially met with lukewarm sales, ...
Smithsonian Magazine22h
How Chef Elena Terry Revisited Heritage Seeds to Cultivate Hope
SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN WOMEN'S HISTORY MUSEUM How Chef Elena Terry Revisited Heritage Seeds to Cultivate Hope Ho-Chunk Chef ...
Smithsonian Magazine23h
The Secretive Spaceplane of the U.S. Space Force Conducts First-of-Its-Kind Maneuvers
Called aerobraking, the technique allows the highly classified craft to change orbit without using propellant—and some are ...
Smithsonian Magazine1d
See Rare First-Edition Copies of Jane Austen’s Novels at the Cottage Where She Wrote and Revised Them
A new exhibition at the author's home in Chawton, which has never previously displayed all six first-edition books together, ...