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With 2024 in its earliest days, take to the rails with inspiring images of life on and around train lines
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These highlights from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest feature winter wonderlands
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Found in the Tian Shan mountains, <em>Malus sieversii</em> could hold the secret to making other species of the fruit more stress-resistant
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Celebrate the holiday season with festive shots from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest
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The beloved medley of rice and meat is the national dish of Uzbekistan
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No passport is needed for this virtual tour of beautiful buildings around the world
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Travel vicariously to one of the world’s most picturesque locales
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The celebrated artist’s crusading works, now on view at the Hirshhorn Museum, upend the stereotypes too often foisted on Black women
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Take a trip without leaving home with these adventurous reads from this year
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Spiking solar activity could mean more chances to see the awesome aurora borealis
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Northern Europe and the British Isles
For one fall night, it is tradition for a handful of houses in Sydrugota, on the island of Eysturoy, to open their doors and host intimate concerts
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Gather together and commemorate the holiday of gratitude
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Originally built as barriers between fields and farms, the region’s abandoned farmstead walls have since become the binding threads of its cultural fabric
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Nurseries built from bundles of tree branches may help conserve the freshwater fish in the age of climate change
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Perfumer Mandy Aftel's spellbinding collection of rare essences and artifacts is on display at the Aftel Archive of Curious Scents in Berkeley
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These highlights from the Smithsonian Photo Contest are sure to scare up some smiles
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Thousands of people flocked to Banner Elk, North Carolina, this year to watch the nation’s biggest woolly worm caterpillar race
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From ancient China to 20th-century America, the aromatic beverage has undergone a dramatic evolution
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Towering ambitions built the most charming skyscraper in America
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The works of the recently knighted filmmaker address contemporary issues in two different Smithsonian museums
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