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How Covid-19 Affects Smell

An increasing number of patients are reporting awful scents that aren’t present

The Last Quiet Places

Little can compare to the healing power of silence

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87

The Supreme Court justice, who died at 87, "inspired women to believe in themselves," says the Smithsonian's Kim Sajet

Marketing the Moon

When it came to exploring the stars, Americans had to see it to believe in it

How Covid-19 Will Change the Way Museums Are Built

The global pandemic will have long-lasting effects on the form and function of future museums

Ancient Human Footprints Found in Saudi Arabia

If confirmed, the footfalls would represent the oldest evidence of Homo sapiens' presence on the Arabian Peninsula

Ask Smithsonian: Why Do Flamingos Stand on One Leg?

Have you ever wondered why these birds strike this peculiar pose? Find out in this one-minute video, where Ask Smithsonian host Eric Schulze walks us through the reasons behind the majestic birds one-legged stance

How Covid-19 Affects Smell — How Covid-19 Affects Smell

An increasing number of patients are reporting awful scents that aren’t present

The Last Quiet Places — The Last Quiet Places

Little can compare to the healing power of silence

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87 — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87

The Supreme Court justice, who died at 87, "inspired women to believe in themselves," says the Smithsonian's Kim Sajet

Marketing the Moon — Marketing the Moon

When it came to exploring the stars, Americans had to see it to believe in it

How Covid-19 Will Change the Way Museums Are Built — How Covid-19 Will Change the Way Museums Are Built

The global pandemic will have long-lasting effects on the form and function of future museums

Ancient Human Footprints Found in Saudi Arabia — Ancient Human Footprints Found in Saudi Arabia

If confirmed, the footfalls would represent the oldest evidence of Homo sapiens' presence on the Arabian Peninsula

Ask Smithsonian: Why Do Flamingos Stand on One Leg? — Ask Smithsonian: Why Do Flamingos Stand on One Leg?

Have you ever wondered why these birds strike this peculiar pose? Find out in this one-minute video, where Ask Smithsonian host Eric Schulze walks us through the reasons behind the majestic birds one-legged stance

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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch on How the Institution Builds Its Collections

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Germany May Have Banished Nazism, but Its Medieval Anti-Semitism Is Still in Plain Sight

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What Made Ed Bearss a Rock Star of Civil War History

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Why Covid-19 Patients Are Suffering From Distorted and Phantom Smells

September 18, 2020

Researchers Say the Purpose of Sleep Shifts During the 'Terrible Twos'

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Photographs From the Last Quiet Places on Earth

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Nero, History's Most Despised Emperor, Gets a Makeover

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Fidel Castro Stayed in Harlem 60 Years Ago to Highlight Racial Injustice in the U.S.

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Why Robert Pirsig's 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' Still Resonates Today

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Alexander von Humboldt: The Man History Forgot

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How the Revolutionary Thinker Alexander von Humboldt Helped to Create the Smithsonian

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