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Word Puzzles

Play the Smithsonian Magazine Weekly Word Search: Find the Elements

Given the atomic symbols, find the chemical element in the grid

A new study from scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Center analyzed about 35,000 bone and shell fragments from the Maya city of Ceibal.

Bones Tell the Tale of a Maya Settlement

A new study tracks how the ancient civilization used animals for food, ritual purposes and even as curiosities

A vial of remdesivir, an antiviral that has broad-spectrum activity, meaning it works against more than one type of virus. Remdesivir has been authorized for emergency use in the COVID-19 pandemic; it also was used to fight Ebola when there were few treatments available.

Covid-19

Remdesivir Works Against Many Viruses. Why Aren’t There More Drugs Like It?

Antivirals that work against a large number of diverse viruses would help us prepare for new diseases, but creating them is a big biological challenge

"Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" was a funky, lighthearted alternative to the action cartoons that, for years, had dominated Saturday morning lineups.

How Scooby-Doo’s Origins Are Related to the RFK Assassination

The senator’s death changed Saturday morning cartoons and paved the way for the gang of “meddling kids” to become a TV hit

This week's selections include Enemy of All Mankind, Who Ate the First Oyster? and Daughter of the Boycott.

Books of the Month

A Notorious 17th-Century Pirate, the Many Lives of the Louvre and Other New Books to Read

The seventh installment in our weekly series spotlights titles that may have been lost in the news amid the COVID-19 crisis

The minute-or-so videos offer philosophy, empathy or simply updates on what artists (above: Ragnar Kjartansson and Christine Sun Kim) are up to while quarantined.

Education During Coronavirus

These Video Diaries Document Quarantine Stories From Artists All Around the World

Hirshhorn Museum releases weekly peeks inside the studios of prominent artists, to create a living archive of the global pandemic

Herrerasaurus skeleton replica at a special exhibition of the Naturmuseum Senckenberg

The Rise of Meat-Eating Dinosaurs Is More Complicated Than We Thought

Paleontologists are searching for how carnivorous dinosaurs went from pipsqueaks to titans

Children would line up in front of the "Temple of Vaccinia" to be vaccinated against smallpox.

COVID-19 May Permanently Shutter Museum Devoted to Vaccination Pioneer

In an ironic twist, Edward Jenner’s historic house is struggling to outlast the financial toll of being closed

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Word Puzzles

Play the Smithsonian Magazine Weekly Crossword: Midwest-based slider supplier: 11 letters

Test your mettle with this puzzle created exclusively for our readers

The Tenement Museum depicts the life of early immigrants in tenement housing at the turn of century in New York City.

Education During Coronavirus

Nine Educational Livestreams Coming From Historical Sites in the United States

Learn about life in the days when diphtheria and smallpox, not COVID-19, were the diseases to fear, and more

Proud to be Y'orchid. Happy Mother's Day. Mary Vaux Walcott, "Small Purple Fringe Orchid Habenaria psychodes, 1932

Smithsonian Voices

How to Make Your Own Mother’s Day Card from the SAAM Collections

Browse the collections for artworks with a CC0 license as part of the Smithsonian’s Open Access Initiative,

Patricia Stone (Akimel O'odham) and Leonard Stone (Akimel O'odham) with their new baby, 1965. Gila River Indian Community, Arizona.

Smithsonian Voices

How Do American Indians Celebrate Mother’s Day?

In the early 20th century, Native people responded to the proclamation of Mother’s Day with powwows, ceremonies, rodeos, feasts, and songs

Evoca1 for PUBLIC Silo Trail, Pingrup (2018)

Virtual Travel

See How Artists Have Turned Farm Silos Into Stunning Giant Murals

The projects are helping Australia’s drought-stricken rural towns find new life as outdoor art galleries

Celebrate Mother’s Day With These Artworks From the Smithsonian Collections

These paintings, sculptures and illustrations honor the bonds of motherhood

New York workers, angered by the Mayor's apparent anti-Vietnam-War sympathies, wave American flags as they march in a demonstration near City Hall in New York City on May 15, 1970.

The ‘Hard Hat Riot’ of 1970 Pitted Construction Workers Against Anti-War Protesters

The Kent State shootings further widened the chasm among a citizenry divided over the Vietnam War

Peale’s mastodon returns to the U.S. as part of this year's upcoming exhibition “Alexander von Humboldt and the United States: Art, Nature, and Culture” at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Alexander von Humboldt

The Story of Charles Willson Peale’s Massive Mastodon

When a European intellectual snubbed the U.S., the well-known artist excavated the giant fossil as evidence of the new Republic’s strength and power

Word Puzzles

Play the Smithsonian Magazine Weekly Word Search: State Capitals

Find the capital cities, working from a list of state names

Artist’s impression of the triple system with the closest black hole.

Astronomers Discover the Closest Known Black Hole

The newfound ‘invisible’ object is only 1,000 light years from home

Studying the rich panoply of Dominican folklore to use in her work, poet Elizabeth Acevedo seeks to learn from the myths and legends and to ask deeper questions.

Elizabeth Acevedo Sees Fantastical Beasts Everywhere

The National Book Award winner’s new book delves into matters of family grief and loss

This week's titles include Death By Shakespeare, Empires of the Sky and How to Feed a Dictator.

Books of the Month

Shakespearean Stabbings, How to Feed a Dictator and Other New Books to Read

The sixth installment in our weekly series spotlights titles that may have been lost in the news amid the COVID-19 crisis

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