https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/legend/RSS feed for LegendenWed, 18 Feb 2026 21:09:04 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/couples-have-been-kissing-under-the-lovers-arch-in-italy-for-years-on-valentines-day-it-collapsed-into-the-sea-180988215/The iconic rock formation crumbled after days of raging storms. Local officials are calling for new initiatives to help slow coastal erosion in the regionWed, 18 Feb 2026 21:09:04 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/couples-have-been-kissing-under-the-lovers-arch-in-italy-for-years-on-valentines-day-it-collapsed-into-the-sea-180988215/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-a-relentless-484-mile-march-from-virginia-to-massachusetts-fueled-the-legend-of-the-dashing-frontier-rifleman-180986953/In the early months of the American Revolution, Daniel Morgan and his soldiers raced north to join the Continental Army during the so-called Beeline MarchTue, 15 Jul 2025 19:35:22 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-a-relentless-484-mile-march-from-virginia-to-massachusetts-fueled-the-legend-of-the-dashing-frontier-rifleman-180986953/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/tourists-are-stuffing-coins-into-the-cracks-of-the-giants-causeway-damaging-the-iconic-site-in-northern-ireland-180986745/Authorities are urging visitors to stop wedging pocket change between the basalt columns, which are cracking and crumbling as the coins expandWed, 04 Jun 2025 19:58:11 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/tourists-are-stuffing-coins-into-the-cracks-of-the-giants-causeway-damaging-the-iconic-site-in-northern-ireland-180986745/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/was-talos-the-bronze-automaton-who-guarded-the-island-of-crete-in-greek-myth-an-early-example-of-artificial-intelligence-180986467/The mythical sentry was depicted as thinking like a human and showing some human-like tendenciesTue, 22 Apr 2025 13:00:22 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/was-talos-the-bronze-automaton-who-guarded-the-island-of-crete-in-greek-myth-an-early-example-of-artificial-intelligence-180986467/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-the-chicago-cubs-newest-feathered-fan-a-canada-goose-that-built-her-nest-in-their-baseball-stadium-180986391/After the ballpark sent a crew of "geesekeepers" to protect her over the weekend, the bird appears to have moved on. But she earned a place in the hearts of Cubs fans—and in the team's long history of animal-related loreTue, 08 Apr 2025 18:49:52 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-the-chicago-cubs-newest-feathered-fan-a-canada-goose-that-built-her-nest-in-their-baseball-stadium-180986391/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/who-drank-wine-in-ancient-troy-new-research-suggests-just-about-everyone-180986348/Chemical analyses revealed wine residue on both expensive goblets and common cups unearthed among the legendary city's ruinsTue, 01 Apr 2025 19:20:29 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/who-drank-wine-in-ancient-troy-new-research-suggests-just-about-everyone-180986348/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-a-deep-sea-oarfish-caught-alive-on-video-in-a-rare-encounter-on-a-beach-in-mexico-180986100/In Japanese folklore, appearances of these elusive marine creatures dubbed ‘doomsday fish’ are believed to foreshadow earthquakes, though scientists found no strong relationship between these events in a recent studyFri, 21 Feb 2025 20:41:49 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-a-deep-sea-oarfish-caught-alive-on-video-in-a-rare-encounter-on-a-beach-in-mexico-180986100/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/exceptionally-well-preserved-gold-ring-featuring-venus-the-victorious-unearthed-on-ancient-road-in-france-180985770/In addition to the 1,800-year-old piece of engraved jewelry, archaeologists discovered a trove of Carolingian coins, medieval pottery and moreFri, 03 Jan 2025 20:22:38 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/exceptionally-well-preserved-gold-ring-featuring-venus-the-victorious-unearthed-on-ancient-road-in-france-180985770/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/before-the-yule-lads-evolved-into-icelandic-versions-santa-claus-they-terrorized-children-into-following-rules-180948162/Today, the 13 brothers are said to leave presents in well-behaved youngsters’ shoes. But they used to be depicted as frightening monstersTue, 17 Dec 2013 15:38:42 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/before-the-yule-lads-evolved-into-icelandic-versions-santa-claus-they-terrorized-children-into-following-rules-180948162/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/historians-thought-this-was-a-medieval-site-linked-to-king-arthur-it-turned-out-to-be-a-mysterious-monument-built-4000-years-earlier-180985470/Researchers have excavated King Arthur's Hall, a rectangular enclosure in southwest England, and determined that it dates to at least 3000 B.C.E.Fri, 15 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/historians-thought-this-was-a-medieval-site-linked-to-king-arthur-it-turned-out-to-be-a-mysterious-monument-built-4000-years-earlier-180985470/