March 1996
Smithsonian magazine delivers trusted and incisive reporting on history, science, nature, culture and travel.
Features
Snatching scientific secrets from the hippo's gaping jaws
Deep inside Tanzania's Ruaha National Park, biologist William Barklow sounds out the complexities of "river horse" communication

Fabergé's Labor of Love: A Case of Cherchez la Femme
After a spectacular collection was given to a Paris museum, the story emerged of how a princess kept the flame of love burning