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Arthur Conan Doyle’s Ethereal Dinosaurs

Prior to the 1925 debut of The Lost World, the novelist pulled a stunt to make people think dinosaurs might still be alive in a distant jungle

The bison may never leave Catalina Island.

The Isle Where Buffalo Roam

When filming for a 1924 silent Western was finished, the crew members abandoned several of their extras

Carleton E. Watkins, “Interior Chinese Restaurant, S.F.,” (ca. 1880)

Was Chop Suey the Greatest Culinary Joke Ever Played?

Have you heard the one about the crowd of hungry miners looking for a meal in Chinatown?

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Excavating the River of Giants

Rare footage shows how paleontologist R.T. Bird diverted a river to excavate a set of Texas dinosaur tracks in 1938

Juliette Gordon Low by Edward Hughes, 1887

The Girl Scouts Celebrate 100 Years — Learning More About Juliette Gordon Low

"Once a girl scout, always a girl scout" is the defining motto of an exhibition devoted to the founder of the organization

A screengrab of the Highlight app for the iPhone

Need a Little Social Discovery in Your Life?

The buzz at the SXSW conference this year is about mobile apps that tell you when there are people nearby you really should meet

At the American Indian Museum, Thirza Defoe performs traditional songs and hoop dance daily until March 17.

Events March 13-15: Public Murals in Southeast DC, The Last Reef, and Hoop Dance with Thirza Defoe

This week, discuss the varying views on public murals, take a 3-D journey of the world's coral reefs, and perform a People's Dance with Thirza Defoe

Few landscapes have inspired the author quite like the Picos de Europa of northern Spain.

Why Do You Travel?

What is it we look for over mountains and across oceans? Answer our survey and we'll publish responses in the May issue of Smithsonian

George Stephanopoulos and James Carville in The War Room.

The Films That Led to Game Change

The HBO film has roots in two acclaimed documentaries that covered the 1992 and 1960 presidential elections

A thermal infrared image of orchard water levels

Drones: The Citrus Industry’s New Beauty Secret

In the future, farmers will use unmanned drones to improve the appearance of their crops

A growing number of clocks automatically synchronize with a radio signal and don't have to be adjusted for Daylight Saving Time. How do they work?

How Do Some Clocks Set Themselves?

With Daylight Saving Time set to start, take a look inside the radio-controlled clocks that adjust automatically

Microraptor, covered in iridescent plumage

Microraptor Was a Glossy Dinosaur

The feathered, four-winged dinosaur had a glorious sheen

Will we see an artificial version?

Building a Human Brain

Could supercomputers create an artificial brain that can learn new behavior and develop cognitive skills? Some scientists say not if, but when

Laboratory technician injects tomatoes on the "factory farm" of the future (1961)

Super-Sized Food of the Future

How do you eat an eight-foot-long ear of corn?

A reconstruction of a new fossil beluga relative, described by Smithsonian scientists, is in the foreground. Its living relatives, the beluga and narwhal, are illustrated left to right in the background. Coloration of the extinct whale is speculative.

Behind-the-Scenes With Curator Nick Pyenson: A New Fossil Whale

Around the Smithsonian, routine work can often reap scientific discovery

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Underwood’s Deviled Ham: The Oldest Trademark Still in Use

The 1870 trademark was for "Deviled Entremets"—"Intended for Sandwiches, Luncheons, and Traveler's Repasts"

A medium-size solar flare with a coronal mass ejection, captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory on June 7, 2011

Could The Sun Set Off The Next Big Natural Disaster?

A new study finds that a strong solar storm could disable satellites for a decade

17,000 feet

More Great Walks of the World

Which hikes are the best in the world, and which ones did we miss?

Black Lobster and the Birth of Canning

The canning innovation left another lasting impression: Foods are safe only when sterilized

Grapefruit and grapefruit juice can adversely interact with certain medications.

Why Does Grapefruit Mess With Your Medicine?

The juicy fruit can cause negative side effects with a number of prescription and over-the-counter medicines

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