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The Foods That Passed Through Ellis Island

A look at recipes from immigrants who passed through the historic New York entry point

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Dinosaur Sighting: Roadside Dinosaurs in Israel

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Pizza Tossing Physics Gives Insight to Mini Motors

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Elvis Sightings: The King Holds Court in Washington, D.C.

Bacteria in Beverages: The Good and the Bad

January 5, 1933: Construction Begins on the Golden Gate Bridge

Artist Ray Strong piece captures the early days of the bridge’s construction

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Mary Anning, an Amazing Fossil Hunter

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Finding Art Fakes through Computer Analysis

Woody Guthrie was never known as a lyrical provocateur but he wrote about everything from A to Z.

Woody Guthrie’s Music Lives On

More than 40 years after the celebrated folk singer’s death, a trove of 3,000 unrecorded songs is inspiring musicians to lay new tracks

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Top 10 Things to Do at the Smithsonian in 2010

An opened pomegranate

Five Ways to Eat Pomegranates

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Advice for Tarantula Owners: Wear Goggles

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Get a Handle on Dinosaur Chopsticks

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Weekday Events: Muhammad Ali, Elvis and Video Artist John Gerrard

Last December, The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond, a film based on a never-before-produced screenplay by Tennessee Williams opened in theaters.

A Forgotten Tennessee Williams Work Now a Motion Picture

Written in the 1950s, “The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond” was forgotten until it was recently adapted into a major motion picture

In 1972, with assistance from an art teacher, 11 men formed a cooperative called Papunya Tula Artists. By 1974 the group had grown to 40.

Contemporary Aboriginal Art

Rare artworks from an unsurpassed collection evoke the inner lives and secret rites of Australia’s indigenous people

The city, in all its brooding grandeur, takes center stage in stories featuring the master of deduction.

Sherlock Holmes’ London

As the detective stalks movie theaters, our reporter tracks down the favorite haunts of Arthur Conan Doyle and his famous sleuth

Almira Buffalo Bone Jackson (in 1994) once said that she would "dream the colors [of quilts] at night."

A Spectacular Collection of Native American Quilts

Tribes from the Great Plains used quilts as both a practical replacement of buffalo robes and a storytelling device

Photographer Martin Schoeller's work was recently on display at the National Portrait Gallery.

Martin Schoeller’s Signature Style

Known for his photographs of celebrities and politicians, the artist doesn’t put his portrait subjects on a pedestal

The Lunar Electric Rover is a prototype for the vehicle that NASA hopes to send with astronauts to the moon by 2020.

NASA’s New Lunar Rover

The Smithsonian Institution pitches in to help NASA prepare for its next lunar mission with a new “home on wheels”

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