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She capitalized on this interest to launch a successful business after Austria "ceased to exist" in 1938Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-austrian-diplomat-resigned-when-the-nazis-annexed-his-country-to-make-ends-meet-his-wife-turned-to-dressmaking-and-captivated-the-american-public-180988213/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-tragedy-of-the-alps-disappearing-glaciers-for-those-that-live-visit-and-ski-there-180988186/Warming temperatures are wreaking havoc at elevation, upending the Winter Olympics and the tourism industry and imperiling communitiesThu, 12 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-tragedy-of-the-alps-disappearing-glaciers-for-those-that-live-visit-and-ski-there-180988186/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-florentine-diamond-was-thought-to-be-lost-to-history-its-actually-been-safely-tucked-away-in-a-canadian-bank-vault-all-along-180987665/Empress Zita of Bourbon-Parma wanted the jewel's location to be kept secret for 100 years after the death of her husband, Charles I, in 1922. Their descendants now plan to display it at a museumFri, 14 Nov 2025 20:05:37 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-florentine-diamond-was-thought-to-be-lost-to-history-its-actually-been-safely-tucked-away-in-a-canadian-bank-vault-all-along-180987665/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-mysterious-earthwork-circles-built-6500-years-ago-nearly-2000-years-before-stonehenge-180987417/Recent excavations have shed new light on the four circular ditches, which were identified in a field near Rechnitz, Austria, during surveys of the area between 2011 and 2017Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-mysterious-earthwork-circles-built-6500-years-ago-nearly-2000-years-before-stonehenge-180987417/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/these-15-dynamic-photos-will-make-you-want-to-dance-180986771/Get footloose with these Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest dance scenesFri, 13 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/these-15-dynamic-photos-will-make-you-want-to-dance-180986771/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-many-myths-of-empress-elisabeth-of-austria-the-19th-century-royal-whose-beauty-and-tragic-death-transformed-her-into-a-legend-180986486/The reluctant empress known as "Sisi" painstakingly crafted her image through portraits and photographs, ensuring she would be remembered in a specific wayMon, 28 Apr 2025 10:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-many-myths-of-empress-elisabeth-of-austria-the-19th-century-royal-whose-beauty-and-tragic-death-transformed-her-into-a-legend-180986486/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mass-grave-from-roman-era-battle-discovered-under-a-soccer-field-in-vienna-180986375/Archaeologists think that as many as 150 individuals may have been hastily buried at the site, likely after a "catastrophic" military eventTue, 08 Apr 2025 14:48:55 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mass-grave-from-roman-era-battle-discovered-under-a-soccer-field-in-vienna-180986375/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-exhibition-highlights-the-radical-last-years-of-austrian-expressionist-egon-schiele-180986334/Reformed by war and marriage, Schiele all but abandoned his wild earlier style, searching for a new future in a broken EuropeFri, 28 Mar 2025 18:43:20 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-exhibition-highlights-the-radical-last-years-of-austrian-expressionist-egon-schiele-180986334/