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Using Space Satellites to Spot Ancient Cities

Computer analysis of satellite imagery has revealed what could be a record number of archaeological sites

A History Lesson is Passed Down to Another Generation

The real prize for Black History Month essay contest Kaleb Harris was meeting Joseph McNeil, one of the leaders of the 1960 Greensboro sit-in

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A Brief History of Bitters

The author of a new book on bitters explains how they went from medicine to cocktail ingredient

Rather than amateurs working out of their parents' basement, malware creators are often part of an underworld of criminal gang, or working directly for a foreign government or intelligence agency.

Top Ten Most-Destructive Computer Viruses

Created by underground crime syndicates and government agencies, these powerful viruses have done serious damage to computer networks worldwide

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On Heroic Self-Sacrifice: a London Park Devoted to Those Most Worth Remembering

In 1887, a painter was inspired by an idea: commemorate the everyday heroism of men, women and children who had lost their lives trying to save another’s

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Bizarre Bee-havior in the Battle Against the Giant Hornet

To protect their hive from an invading hornet, Asian honeybees gang up and surround it, forming a “hot defensive bee ball”

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Paleontologists Announce Two Tiny Ceratopsians

A pair of mysterious, tiny dinosaur specimens have turned out to be new species of horned dinosaurs

The skull of Sahelanthropus. What does its body look like?

Top Ten Hominid Fantasy Finds

You can’t predict what the next major hominid discovery will be, but you can daydream about it

Dr. Kenneth Price explores Walt Whitman's life in Washington during the Civil War.

Events March 20-22: Walt Whitman and the Civil War, Pray the Devil Back to Hell, and Big Bang for the Buck

Albert Dieudonné in the title role of Abel Gance’s epic Napoleon.

Forget the Artist, the Restoration of Napoleon is the Silent Film Event of the Year

Your one and only chance to see a meticulous restoration of the silent French epic is quickly approaching

The Shape of Fruits to Come

How our need for convenience is redesigning our food supply

Could we ever have just one time zone?

One Time Zone for the World?

An astrophysicist and an economist want to fix our clocks and our calendars

A maned wolf enjoys a green treat for Saint Patrick's Day.

The Zoo Animals Find a Pot of Gold

The Cheetah Conservation Station’s maned wolves get a St. Patty’s Day treat

Why There’s No Time for Work at the Office

Legal expert Deborah Rhode reveals the true force behind all your meetings

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Pfizer’s Recipe for Pig Testicle Tacos

Corporate cookbooks occupy a unique place in the kitchen, and they exhibit corporate America’s attempt to establish societal norms

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Nature in Focus at the Environmental Film Festival

Environmental Film Festival highlights on view at Smithsonian locations

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Life in the Time of Dinosaurs

What was life like for Canada’s dinosaurs 70 million years ago? Paleontologist Annie Quinney can tell you

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Is it Too Late for Sustainable Development?

Dennis Meadows thinks so. Forty years after his book The Limits to Growth, he explains why

Leonard Nimoy, Ep. # 1, 'The Cage' 1966 - 1969

Ten Inventions Inspired by Science Fiction

The innovators behind objects like the cellphone or the helicopter took inspiration from works like “Star Trek” and War of the Worlds

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Ask Smithsonian: Can Birds Be Identified Just From Their Feathers? Questions from Our Readers

Our new feature, Ask Smithsonian, is all about finding the answers. Do you have a question for our curators?

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