March 2017
Smithsonian magazine delivers trusted and incisive reporting on history, science, nature, culture and travel.
Features
Darkness at the Edge of the World
The Vikings who settled Greenland a millennium ago thrived for four centuries—and then vanished. New research is closing in on an ancient mystery
Fit for a King
A lavishly decorated crypt offered to America’s populist president
The Holocaust’s Great Escape
A remarkable discovery brings a legendary tale of survival back to life
Mystery on the Savanna
With populations plummeting, researchers race to understand a beloved but enigmatic animal
The Road to Revolution
Tracking Vladimir Lenin from his exile in Switzerland to his chaotic arrival in Russia 100 years ago, an epic journey that changed the world
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A Pox on History
A child from 17th-century Europe might have just rewritten the book on a deadly scourge
The New Age of Discovery
Today’s explorers and scientists are identifying new species at a rate that would’ve amazed Charles Darwin
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