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Two physicists contemplate life on other planets in this excerpt from "Exoplanets"
With baseball season in full swing, learn about the game's entwined history with cigarettes
Thomas Jefferson cut and arranged selected Bible verses to create a chronological, edited story of Jesus' life—and the conservation treatment was just as painstaking
A new book uncovers the extraordinary secrets of fog-harvesting beetles in the Namib desert and other insects changing our world
Washington, D.C., has one of the world's greatest celebrations of spring
Experience "living museums" in the nation's capital
The daredevil aviator faces mixed public opinion in this excerpt from "Queen Bess"
A new book draws on deep history to reckon with today's environmental crises
A Smithsonian curator's insight into the Emancipation Proclamation
Discover exciting ways to center yourself with a new book on mind-body awareness
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