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Mali's long history as a sub-Saharan trade route underlies its artistic traditions.

Looting Mali's History

As demand for its antiquities soars, the West African country is losing its most prized artifacts to illegal sellers and smugglers

Alaska—from Denali to the stuffed bear on an Anchorage street, "plays havoc with your senses and turns everyday logic on its head," Pico Iyer decided.

Alaska's Great Wide Open

A land of silvery light and astonishing peaks, the country's largest state perpetuates the belief that anything is possible

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Halloween Special: An Analysis of Blood Spatter from a Chainsaw

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Weekend Events: Judy Garland, Occult Literature and Day of the Dead

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Picture of the Week—The Kappa Crucis Cluster, a.k.a. the "Jewel Box"

The Abbé Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille was the first to find this cluster of stars in 1751 while on an astronomical expedition to the Cape of Good Hope

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Dinosaur Sighting: Bedrock, Arizona

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Last Minute Halloween Costumes with a Smithsonian Twist

Let the Smithsonian collection be your muse

How Trick-or-Treating Started

Marine biology professor-turned-Hollywood filmmaker Randy Olson contends that people missed the message in his first two films because film is not their language.

Are Scientists or Moviemakers the Bigger Dodos?

Scientist-turned-filmmaker Randy Olson says that academics must be more like Hollywood in how they share their love for science

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Celebrate Halloween with Smithsonian Folkways!

Tyrannosaurus rex

Blog Carnival Unlucky #13: Julia Child, Bad Dino Reporting, Quizzes, Auctions and more...

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Vaccine Week: Swine Flu Edition

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The Haunting Begins: Giant Spider Discovered In Time for Halloween

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The World Series Plays on in New York, Philly, and...Washington?

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The Cult of In-N-Out Burger

The little burger shack opened by Harry and Esther Snyder in 1948 has grown steadily ever since

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Scientists Use 100-Year-Old DNA to Validate Species

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"Bone-Headed" Dinosaurs Reshaped Their Skulls

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Vaccine Week: A History of Vaccine Backlash

Google Street View Trike: Nominate the National Mall

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Sweet Cider Donuts

Cider donuts made their commercial debut in the United States in the 1950s

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