Hungary | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/hungary/RSS feed for HungaryenFri, 06 Feb 2026 20:16:21 +0000See the Beauty of Corals, Beehives, Mushrooms and More in These 11 Images From the Close-Up Photographer of the Year Awardshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-beauty-of-corals-beehives-mushrooms-and-more-in-these-11-images-from-the-close-up-photographer-of-the-year-awards-180988154/Now in its seventh year, the competition honors macro, micro and close-up images snapped around the worldFri, 06 Feb 2026 20:16:21 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-beauty-of-corals-beehives-mushrooms-and-more-in-these-11-images-from-the-close-up-photographer-of-the-year-awards-180988154/Forensic Analysis Identifies Skeleton as a Medieval Hungarian Duke Who Was Brutally Murdered 750 Years Agohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/forensic-analysis-identifies-skeleton-as-a-medieval-hungarian-duke-who-was-brutally-murdered-750-years-ago-180987700/Based on DNA evidence and numerous cut marks on the bones, scientists think that multiple assailants attacked Béla, Duke of Macsó, in 1272. The victim was likely unarmed and unprotected by armorWed, 19 Nov 2025 18:33:45 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/forensic-analysis-identifies-skeleton-as-a-medieval-hungarian-duke-who-was-brutally-murdered-750-years-ago-180987700/The Florentine Diamond Was Thought to Be Lost to History. It's Actually Been Safely Tucked Away in a Canadian Bank Vault All Alonghttps://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/This Hungarian Author Once Wrote a 400-Page Book With a Single Period. Now, László Krasznahorkai Is a Nobel Prize Winnerhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-hungarian-author-once-wrote-400-page-book-with-single-period-now-laszlo-krasznahorkai-is-nobel-prize-winner-180987492/The 71-year-old recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature is known for his long, winding sentencesThu, 09 Oct 2025 17:38:58 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-hungarian-author-once-wrote-400-page-book-with-single-period-now-laszlo-krasznahorkai-is-nobel-prize-winner-180987492/The Many Myths of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, the 19th-Century Royal Whose Beauty and Tragic Death Transformed Her Into a Legendhttps://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/The First Roman Aqueduct Ever Found in Slovakia Sports an Ancient Manufacturer’s Stamp and a Paw Printhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-first-roman-aqueduct-ever-found-in-slovakia-sports-an-ancient-manufacturers-stamp-and-a-paw-print-180986290/Researchers found the channel on historic grounds near the country's capital, BratislavaFri, 21 Mar 2025 20:58:37 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-first-roman-aqueduct-ever-found-in-slovakia-sports-an-ancient-manufacturers-stamp-and-a-paw-print-180986290/Who Were the Huns Who Invaded Rome? A New Study Has Revealed Surprising Genetic Diversityhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/who-were-the-huns-who-invaded-rome-a-new-study-has-revealed-surprising-genetic-diversity-180986143/Researchers found that the group led by Attila the Hun contained a mixture of diverse ancestries, with at least a few related to elites of the Xiongnu EmpireMon, 03 Mar 2025 21:14:45 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/who-were-the-huns-who-invaded-rome-a-new-study-has-revealed-surprising-genetic-diversity-180986143/How an English Exile Ended Up at the Court of Genghis Khan's Grandsonhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-an-english-exile-ended-up-at-the-court-of-genghis-khans-grandson-180982598/After leaving his home country in the early 13th century, the Englishman traveled to the Crusader states and served as an envoy of the Mongol EmpireFri, 28 Jul 2023 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-an-english-exile-ended-up-at-the-court-of-genghis-khans-grandson-180982598/Bookstore in Hungary Will Fight Fine for Selling 'Heartstopper,' a Popular LGBTQ Graphic Novelhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/heartstopper-hungary-bookstore-fine-lgbtq-180982576/Officials say the bookseller broke the law by promoting the novel to minors and failing to wrap it in plastic foilFri, 21 Jul 2023 13:42:10 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/heartstopper-hungary-bookstore-fine-lgbtq-180982576/Inside Hieronymus Bosch's Surreal Visions of Heaven and Hellhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/inside-hieronymus-boschs-enigmatic-visions-of-heaven-and-hell-180980001/A new exhibition in Budapest features almost 90 works by the Dutch artist and his peersMon, 02 May 2022 16:10:13 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/inside-hieronymus-boschs-enigmatic-visions-of-heaven-and-hell-180980001/