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Toad “Fraud” May Have Been Ahead of His Time

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Register Now For Climate Change Online Conference

Following the Brontë Trail across the moors, the Wayfarers group walked between eight and 10 miles a day in Yorkshire and Derbyshire.

The Full Brontë

The British countryside is home to the real sites behind Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and other works by the literary sisters

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Smithsonian Myths

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Hawaiian Food — Beyond the Tiki Torches

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Burrowing Owl Chicks Born at the National Zoo

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Africa’s New Fossil Frontier

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Your Brain as a Musical Instrument

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171 Years Ago James Smithson’s Gold Arrives

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The Other Black Gold

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Paleontology in Action at Dinosaur National Monument

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Sunspots and Climate

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African American History Museum to Receive Emmett Till’s Casket

Giant kangaroo

Wild Things: Life as We Know It

Hungry snakes, giant kangaroos, bat noses, and more

Surprise! It's the ants in the acacia that keep the grasslands healthy.

From the Castle

Smithsonian 2.0

Brian Jungen is an installation artist who has a gift for seeing images in mundane objects.

One Man’s Trash is Brian Jungen’s Treasure

Transforming everyday items into Native American artwork, Jungen bridges the gap between indigenous and mass cultures

Merchant seaman Waldemar Semenov used this compass to steer toward safety.

A Compass Saves the Crew

A WWII sailor’s memento recalls the harrowing ordeal when his ship, the SS Alcoa Guide, was struck by a German U-Boat

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Letters

Readers Respond to the July Issue

A Japanese folk tale is immortalized in artwork, such as this 19th-century fan painting by Kawanabe Kyosai.

What’s Up

Frontier photography, Japanese folk tales, indigenous art and more

Despite living in multiple cities throughout the decades, this sports fan can't root against his home team.

Last Fan Standing

Why I’ll always root for the home team

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