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Dinosaur Sighting: Corythosaurus in Beijing

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Picture of the Week—Art and the Environment Meet

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Why Honey Is Eaten for Rosh Hashanah, and Other Burning Questions

New extensive studies on Rearing Horse and Mounted Warrior have yielded evidence that supports the possibility that it was cast from an original Leonardo model.

Leonardo’s Horse?

New research may shed light on a nearly century-old theory that a sculpture thought to be ancient Greek may be da Vinci’s work

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American History Museum Explores the Era of the Bracero

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Raptorex: A New, Tiny Tyrant

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Smithsonian Caption Writing Contest #6: Scoutosaurus

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What to Eat for Eid ul-Fitr

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Amazing Living Root Bridges in India

As ocean water becomes more acidic, corals and shellfish must spend more energy to make their calcium carbonate shells.

A Swim Through the Ocean’s Future

Can a remote, geologically weird island in the South Pacific forecast the fate of coral reefs?

The forest fire of 1910 ripped through the town of Wallace, Idaho leaving it in complete shambles.

The Legacy of America’s Largest Forest Fire

A 1910 wildfire that raged across three Western states helped advance the nation’s conservation efforts

The Big Burn by Timothy Egan tells the story of a wildfire that ripped through forests in Washington, Idaho and Montana.

Timothy Egan on “The Big Burn”

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Dispatch from Panama: Getting In the Mood

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Sit ‘n’ Knit at the Renwick Gallery

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Gorillas Hunted for Bushmeat in Congo

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Spinophorosaurus: A New Sauropod With a Wicked Tail Club

From 1942 through 1945, more than 400,000 Axis prisoners were shipped to the United States and detained in camps in rural areas across the country.

German POWs on the American Homefront

Thousands of World War II prisoners ended up in mills, farm fields and even dining rooms across the United States

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Dispatch from Panama: Bocas del Toro

Cooking With Middle Eastern Spices

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Close Encounters at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

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