d This Exhibition Is Betting That You Don't Know Frida Kahlo as Well as You May Think By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Oct 2024 21:13:13 +0000 "Frida: Beyond the Myth" aims to paint an intimate portrait of the artist through dozens of works created by Kahlo and photographs taken by her loved ones Full Article
d Rome's Trevi Fountain Will Get a Much-Needed Cleaning—and a Controversial New Entry Fee By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 15:48:39 +0000 During the restorations, visitors will be able to see the famous site via a temporary walkway, which officials will use to study the flow of foot traffic Full Article
d You Could See Dazzling Auroras Tonight as 'Strong' Solar Storm Hits. Here's What to Know By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 17:22:52 +0000 Predicted to bring the northern lights as far south as parts of California and Alabama, a large coronal mass ejection from the sun collided with our planet Thursday morning Full Article
d World-First Stem Cell Treatment Reverses Diabetes for a Patient in China, Study Suggests By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 19:16:50 +0000 Scientists converted the patient’s own cells into blood sugar-regulating cell clusters before injecting them back into her abdomen—and one year later, she still doesn't need insulin injections Full Article
d Meet Milagra, a Rare Condor Rescued as an Egg and Newly Released Back Into the Wild By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 20:32:02 +0000 Milagra, Spanish for “miracle,” was hatched and raised in captivity by foster condor parents after her mother died of avian flu in April 2023 Full Article
d A Rare Monet Painting Has Been Returned to the Family of Its Rightful Owners—Eight Decades After It Was Stolen by the Nazis By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 21:07:42 +0000 The Gestapo seized the Impressionist painting from storage after its owners fled from their home in Vienna. Now, the piece has been returned to their granddaughters Full Article
d Seeing Vermeer’s 'Girl With a Pearl Earring' in Person Stimulates the Brain More Than Looking at Reprints, Study Suggests By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 16:24:47 +0000 Scientists used EEG headsets, MRI machines and eye trackers to study volunteers' responses to five paintings housed at the Mauritshuis museum in the Netherlands Full Article
d See 15 Winning Images From the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 18:32:50 +0000 Breathtaking shots shine a light on the wonders of wildlife and the threats that human activities pose to the natural world Full Article
d Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Japanese Atomic Bomb Survivors Who Fight for Nuclear Disarmament By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 18:46:59 +0000 The grassroots organization, Nihon Hidankyo, was lauded for "demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again" Full Article
d Museum Workers Have Rescued an Artwork From the Trash After a Mechanic Mistook It for Garbage By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 19:22:54 +0000 A Dutch museum famous for displaying art in unconventional locations had placed a pair of painted beer cans in a glass elevator shaft Full Article
d How an Elephant's Wrinkles Reveal Whether It Is Right- or Left-Trunked By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 19:42:00 +0000 A new study sheds light on the muscular, dexterous appendage, suggesting trunk wrinkles are more important than many people realize Full Article
d A Treasure Hunt for an Ornate Golden Owl Buried in France Has Ended After 31 Years By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 20:36:36 +0000 The quest drew thousands of curious participants hoping to solve a series of elaborate riddles—and win a bejeweled statue worth an estimated $165,000 Full Article
d Historic New Shepard Rocket Booster and Crew Capsule Will Go on Display at the Air and Space Museum By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:07:01 +0000 The two artifacts donated by Blue Origin achieved record-breaking feats and will extend the museum's story of trailblazing space travel into the present Full Article
d Why Are Witches and Warlocks Going Stand-Up Paddleboarding to Celebrate Halloween? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:22:29 +0000 Across the country, revelers are dressing in costumes and gliding across bodies of water on stand-up paddleboards to ring in the spooky season Full Article
d Nearly 40 Years After She Walked the Great Wall of China, Marina Abramović Returns to the Country With a New Exhibition By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:35:04 +0000 "Transforming Energy," the artist's first museum show in China, focuses on "artworks and objects that actively engage the audience" Full Article
d The Smithsonian National Zoo's New Giant Pandas Will Make Their Public Debut on January 24 By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 20:55:01 +0000 A pair of 3-year-old giant pandas—a male named Bao Li and a female called Qing Bao—have officially arrived at the Zoo, where they will first acclimate to their new home Full Article
d SpaceX Launches Starship Mega-Rocket and Catches Its Booster in Midair on First Try By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:29:39 +0000 The success is a giant leap toward the company's goal to take humans and cargo all the way to Mars on the world's biggest and most powerful launch vehicle Full Article
d Archaeologists in Petra Discover Secret Tomb Hiding Beneath a Mysterious Structure Featured in 'Indiana Jones' By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 20:11:35 +0000 The recent excavation beneath the Treasury has revealed 12 complete human skeletons and a trove of grave goods dating back 2,000 years Full Article
d Famous Explorer's Remains Discovered on Mount Everest Offer Clues in a Century-Long Mystery By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 20:17:06 +0000 In 1924, Andrew "Sandy" Irvine joined George Mallory’s expedition to the world’s highest peak. Now, Irvine’s recently found foot and boot hint at what might have happened on that ill-fated undertaking Full Article
d Two Lions Went on a Man-Eating Spree in 1898. Now, DNA Evidence Reveals Their Diets By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 21:20:25 +0000 The notorious predators, nicknamed the “Man-Eaters of Tsavo,” terrorized railway workers in Kenya for roughly nine months Full Article
d This Park Recreates Vincent van Gogh's 'The Starry Night' With a Dazzling Display of Plants, Trees and Winding Pathways By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 16:35:59 +0000 At a new park in Bosnia and Herzegovina, two dozen gardeners have spent years replicating the Dutch artist's masterpiece using the land as their canvas Full Article
d See the Super Hunter's Moon Tonight, the Biggest and Brightest Full Moon of the Year By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 17:11:20 +0000 This week's supermoon is closer to Earth than any other in 2024 Full Article
d These Iron Age Swords Were Smuggled Out of Iran and Modified to Increase Their Value on the Black Market By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:11:49 +0000 Using advanced imaging techniques, researchers discovered modern glue, drill holes and even a fragment of a drill bit in the pastiches Full Article
d Mysterious Craters Discovered on the Bottom of Lake Michigan Could Hold Lessons About Early Life on Earth By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:15:00 +0000 Scientists aren't sure how the circular indentations some 450 feet below the surface formed, but they hope to investigate further Full Article
d See the Vatican's Magnificent Marble Statue of the Greek God Apollo Restored to Its Former Glory By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 20:25:08 +0000 Experts added a carbon fiber pole to help anchor the "Apollo Belvedere," which had developed cracks along the legs and knees. Now, the looming Roman sculpture is finally back on display Full Article
d See the First Section of the Largest-Ever Cosmic Map, Revealed in Stunning Detail by the Euclid Space Telescope By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 20:42:29 +0000 The final 3D atlas of the sky will help scientists study dark matter and dark energy, which make up 96 percent of the universe but remain mysterious Full Article
d These Frankenstein-Like Sea Creatures Can Actually Fuse Their Bodies Together By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 15:16:25 +0000 Two comb jellies can merge their digestive and nervous systems and even sync their bodily functions, according to new research. The discovery could have implications for human medicine Full Article
d Minnesota Teacher's 2,471-Pound Gourd Triumphs in Annual Pumpkin-Weighing Competition By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 17:07:50 +0000 Travis Gienger, who nicknamed his prize-winning pumpkin "Rudy," has been growing gourds for nearly 30 years Full Article
d Cats May Be Aware of Their Body Size, Suggests Study of Their Famously 'Liquid' Behavior By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 17:26:42 +0000 A scientist used at-home experiments to test whether cats hesitated when moving through increasingly shorter or narrower openings Full Article
d How to Watch the Bright and Speedy Orionid Meteor Shower By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 18:57:50 +0000 While the Orionids, peaking early Sunday and Monday, might be hard to see because of the waning gibbous moon, these zippy meteors can produce long "trains" that last up to several minutes Full Article
d Experts Don't Know How This Mysterious White Fox Ended Up in Oregon, More Than 1,000 Miles Away From Home By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 20:47:37 +0000 Identified as an Arctic fox, the animal is believed to have been kept in captivity far from its native habitat in the tundra. Now, it's receiving care from wildlife officials Full Article
d Shipwreck Hunters Find Lost World War II-Era Submarine That Vanished With 64 Crew Members Onboard By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 20:55:57 +0000 The HMS "Trooper" likely sank after hitting an underwater German mine off the coast of an island in the Aegean Sea in 1943 Full Article
d Archaeologists Discover Mysterious Jade Dragon Artifact at a 5,000-Year-Old Tomb in China By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Hundreds of artifacts have been unearthed at a burial mound in the city of Chifeng, but researchers are particularly intrigued by the six-inch-long object Full Article
d See the Wreck of Ernest Shackleton's 'Endurance' in Astonishing Detail With This New 3D Scan By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +0000 Created from more than 25,000 high-resolution images, the digital model shows artifacts from the ill-fated expedition, including a boot, dishes and a flare gun Full Article
d Astronomers Uncover the Origin of Most of Earth's Meteorites, Shedding Light on Our Solar System's Past By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 18:25:51 +0000 Prior to the new research, scientists had traced the source of just 6 percent of the known meteorites that fell on our planet Full Article
d This Newly Discovered, Octagonal Building in Armenia Is One of the World's Oldest Christian Churches By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 18:39:42 +0000 The structure—also the earliest of its kind in the Asian country—dates to around 350 C.E. Full Article
d Can't Get Enough Carbs? That Craving Might Have Started More Than 800,000 Years Ago By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 19:18:10 +0000 New research traces the genetic underpinnings of the enzyme amylase, which helps humans digest starches and sugars Full Article
d A Great White Shark Mysteriously Washed Ashore in Cape Cod, and Researchers Don't Know Why By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 20:54:39 +0000 Authorities have not yet identified the cause of death for the 12.5-foot-long shark, which was named Koala Full Article
d The World's First Barbecue Museum Is Coming to Kansas City By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 21:13:58 +0000 Opening next spring, the new venue will have exhibits and a barbecue bean-themed ball pit play area for kids Full Article
d Scientists Have Found Microplastics in Dolphin Breath for the First Time By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 16:17:01 +0000 Each of the 11 dolphins sampled exhaled at least one suspected particle of microplastic, which researchers say “highlights how extensive environmental microplastic pollution is” Full Article
d See 15 Mesmerizing Photos of Hidden Scenes Only Visible Through a Microscope By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 18:16:11 +0000 Winners of the Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition captured insects, cancer cells, cat claws and more Full Article
d An Ice Age Infant’s 17,000-Year-Old DNA Reveals He Had Dark Skin and Blue Eyes By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 18:50:24 +0000 The baby boy’s recovered genome suggests he’s related to a famous Ice Age population Full Article
d The Top 25 Trending Halloween Costumes of 2024, According to Google By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 20:35:51 +0000 This year, celebrants will likely be channeling characters from hit franchises like "Beetlejuice," "Inside Out" and "Deadpool" Full Article
d A New Marine Sanctuary Off California Will Be Co-Managed by Indigenous Peoples By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 20:39:16 +0000 NOAA designated the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary this month, following a decade of advocacy by supporters. The protected site will be finalized after a 45-day review period Full Article
d This Pup Is Going Viral for Climbing to the Top of an Egyptian Pyramid By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:00:00 +0000 Paramotorists spotted the dog while soaring above one of Giza's pyramids last week Full Article
d Admire the World's Largest Collection of Fossilized Poop at the New 'Poozeum' in Arizona By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:39:21 +0000 Owner George Frandsen has some 8,000 coprolites from dinosaurs, sharks and other creatures Full Article
d This Art Dealer Paved the Way for Picasso, Matisse and Modigliani. So Why Haven't You Heard of Her? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:49:10 +0000 A new exhibition in New York celebrates Berthe Weill, an often overlooked but visionary figure who jumpstarted the careers of many of modern art's giants Full Article
d Walk Through a Full-Scale Replica of the Secret Annex Where Anne Frank's Family Took Shelter During the Holocaust By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 19:19:15 +0000 Featuring more than 100 original artifacts, a new immersive exhibition in New York City will explore the young Jewish diarist's life and legacy Full Article
d Fossils Reveal the Face of an Extinct Nine-Foot-Long 'Millipede,' the Largest Arthropod to Ever Live By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 20:27:12 +0000 Scientists in France solved the evolutionary mystery of this prehistoric monster, which resembles both the centipedes and millipedes of today Full Article
d Asheville's Biltmore Estate Will Reopen for the Holidays After Sustaining Damage From Hurricane Helene By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:42:06 +0000 The sprawling estate, which is the largest privately owned home in the country, will open its doors in November after a month-long closure Full Article