Women Who Shaped History April 2019

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The Computer Scientist Who Wants to Put a Name to Every Face in Civil War Photographs

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Untangling the Physics Behind Drifting Embers, 'Firenadoes' and Other Wildfire Phenomena

Innovative Spirit April 2019

How Did the White Picket Fence Become a Symbol of the Suburbs?

April 2019

A Journey to St. Helena, Home of Napoleon's Last Days

April 2019

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These Haunting Red Dresses Memorialize Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women

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Smithsonian Voices March 18, 2019

The Dr. Is In: Cat-loving Paleontologist Answers Your Questions in New YouTube Series

March 18, 2019

Ancient Monkey Bone Tools Shake Up the Narrative of Early Human Migration to the Rain Forest

Women Who Shaped History March 18, 2019

In the Home, a Woman’s Work Is Never Done, Never Honored and Never Paid For

March 18, 2019

Six of the Most Famous Mob Murders of All Time

Bermuda March 15, 2019

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Innovative Spirit March 15, 2019

Why the Story of Woman Versus Machine Is Still Being Written

March 15, 2019

During the Mexican-American War, Irish-Americans Fought for Mexico in the 'Saint Patrick's Battalion'

March 14, 2019

The Ability to Pronounce 'F' and 'V' Sounds Might Have Evolved Along With Diet

Women Who Shaped History March 14, 2019

The Great Blues Singer Gladys Bentley Broke All the Rules

Ingenious Women March 14, 2019

Margaret Hamilton Led the NASA Software Team That Landed Astronauts on the Moon

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