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Skeletons of Australopithecus sediba (left and right) compared to Lucy (center), or Australopithecus afarensis

Welcome to Hominid Hunting

Smithsonian’s newest blog tracks the latest developments in the field of human evolution

From Welcome San Francisco Movie Makers by Dr. Frank S. Zach

Celebrating Home Movie Day

Is there really no such thing as a boring or banal home movie?

Life in a bubble: Westinghouse advertisement

Today at War, Tomorrow in Stores

Advertisers in the 1940s promised American consumers that they would be rewarded for their wartime sacrifices on the homefront

A piece of black marble from a quarry in Vermont as seen under a scanning electron microscope

An Artist Gets a Backstage, Behind-the Scenes Ticket to Tour the Smithsonian

Acclaimed sculptor Elizabeth Turk is studying the properties of marble—her medium—at the Smithsonian Institution

A Buddhist monk at Preah Vihear

Travel Pioneers in Southeast Asia

Ex-pat Americans in Asia lead travel firms with a difference—giving back

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Dinosaur Drive-In: Tammy and the T-Rex

A 1990s high school romance flick takes an odd turn when an animatronic dinosaur gets the Frankenstein treatment

Historian David Ward discusses his new book of poetry

National Portrait Gallery’s David C. Ward: Historian Turns to Poetry

In a new book of poetry, a Smithsonian scholar renders his thoughts on family, nature, celebrity and anonymity

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Edison vs. Westinghouse: A Shocking Rivalry

The inventors’ battle over the delivery of electricity was an epic power play

Friends are easily made - and tea quickly served - while tasting cheese at the town bazaar.

What to Eat and Drink in Turkey

My favorite place in any large town is the fruit bazaar, where all this goodness is crammed together into a circus of fragrant, colorful mayhem

Come hear Yumi Kurosawa play the koto, a traditional Japanese stringed instrument.

Events Oct. 11-13: Stories From the Mine, Baseball Americana and the Music and Arts of Japan

This week, come to a panel discussion with the Chilean miners, a talk about baseball, and join in an evening of Japanese culture

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How Smart Can a City Get?

Experts think it’s only a matter of time before cities are being run by sensors connected to powerful computers

Is it possible to forget a few bad food memories and have a healthy relationship with a foodstuff?

Inviting Writing: Food and Reconciliation

The reconstructed skeletal cast of the juvenile Apatosaurus that will go on display at the Sam Noble Museum

A Juvenile Apatosaurus Makes Its Debut

Many newly hatched sauropods were so diminutive that they could have stood in the palm of your hand. A new reconstruction goes on display this month

Downtown Los Angeles

Downtown L.A. Edges Toward Livability

In downtown L.A. the vibe remains edgy, but that’s the point

The lunar feature Ina, an extremely young, unusual depression that may represent a gas eruption site on the Moon.

It’s a Gas, Man!

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe: Pioneer, Genius, Oddity

On this day in 1849, America lost an innovative, unique and utterly strange literary giant

The skulls of Late Cretaceous hadrosaurs from western North America

Goodbye, Anatotitan?

Just how many different dinosaurs existed in North America during the end of the Cretaceous? It’s a matter of huge debate

Sofia Kovalevskaya, Emmy Noether and Ada Lovelace are just three of the many famous female mathematicians you should know.

Five Historic Female Mathematicians You Should Know

Albert Einstein called Emmy Noether a “creative mathematical genius”

Colonial Theater

Classic Movie Theaters: The Colonial, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

A recurring series about movie theaters of the past

A tree shrew recently born at the National Zoo

Zoo Celebrates Birth of Baby Tree Shrews

A pair of tiny mammals emerge from their nest fully grown at the Zoo

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