Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Venice
A look back on the 500-year history and intellectual life of one of the world's oldest Jewish quarters
Two crypts uncovered near Washington Square Park a reminder of New York City’s past
Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Venice
The Venetian roots of revolutionary modern book printer Aldus Manutius shaped books as we know them today
The famed archaeologist took detailed notes of what he found inside King Tut's tomb
Meet "the Ferrari of raptors," a lithe killing machine that could have taken down a young <em>T. rex</em>
For the past 100 years, these experiments have offered continued evidence that general relativity is our best description of gravity
After Confederate forces seized Fort Sumter, a U.S. Army officer dashed off this message to Washington
Despite her humble origins, Jennie Grossinger learned to play the role of hostess
A conversation with Sarah Vowell about her new book, the American Revolution and what we can learn from the Founding Fathers
Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Venice
The story of an import so prized, royals were literally rolling in it
The poisonous element, once used in embalming fluids, could be contaminating drinking water as corpses rot
A recent expedition to the Fourni islands uncovered piles of ancient cargo, including types of amphorae never before seen on the seafloor
These images detail the inner workings of human bodies in all their gruesome glory
Fossil analysis supports the argument that the proposed <em>Nanotyrannus</em> is not its own unique species after all
Activist Israel Kaunatjike journeyed from Namibia to Germany, only to discover a forgotten past that has connections to his own family tree
Mummification has been practiced for eons and the Egyptians are the best known, but not the only practioners
A turn-of-the-century muckraker named Lincoln Steffens understood the true problem with a "throw the bums out" strategy
And it was an unlikely ally who put a stop to their petty dispute
DNA from Bronze Age victims helped pinpoint mutations that allowed the disease to go from localized illness to deadly pandemic
Wisconsin's Aztalan State Park is home a mysterious pyramidal mound built by the prehistoric Native Americans who once lived there
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