February 2015
Smithsonian magazine delivers trusted and incisive reporting on history, science, nature, culture and travel.
Features
Bound by Tradition
For a millennium, millions of Chinese women sought beauty through a painful and brutal ritual
Cinderella Story
In Russia’s Far East, an orphaned female tiger is the test case in an experimental effort to save one of the most endangered animals on earth
America’s Tiger Problem
No one even knows how many of the big cats are in the U.S. And that’s big trouble
The Fatal Shore
A century ago at Gallipoli, the Allies launched one of the bloodiest batt l es of the Great War—which ended eight months later as an epic military disaster. For the Turks, their historic victory has recently taken on new meaning
Firebrand
Fifty years later, the prophetic voice of Malcolm X still speaks truth to power
Exploring the Titanic of the Ancient World
Scientists search the wine-dark sea for the remains of a ship that sank 2,000 years ago—carrying what is believed to be the world’s first computer
Decoding the First Computer
Hidden inscriptions offer new clues to the origins of a myserious astronomical mechanism
Crimes of Passion
Even in the age of Fifty Shades of Grey, the 18th-century libertine is as shocking as ever
Departments
Bone of Contention
Physical traits can re-evolve after all. Just look to the wrists of birds