Mongolia | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/mongolia/RSS feed for MongoliaenMon, 29 Jun 2026 20:19:27 +0000Genghis Khan Is Remembered for His Vast Empire and Fearsome Warriors. This Exhibition Explores His Cultural Legacyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/genghis-khan-is-remembered-for-his-vast-empire-and-fearsome-warriors-this-exhibition-explores-his-cultural-legacy-180989040/The Royal Armouries Museum will show nearly 250 rare artifacts—from saddles to early paper money—that reveal a side of the Mongol Empire that's often neglectedMon, 29 Jun 2026 20:19:27 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/genghis-khan-is-remembered-for-his-vast-empire-and-fearsome-warriors-this-exhibition-explores-his-cultural-legacy-180989040/Melting Mountain Ice Is Bringing Ancient Secrets to the Surface. Archaeologists Are Racing to Find the Artifacts Before They're Lost to Timehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/melting-mountain-ice-is-bringing-ancient-secrets-to-the-surface-archaeologists-are-racing-to-find-the-artifacts-before-theyre-lost-to-time-180988777/In Norway’s highest mountains, experts are scouring perilous terrain for pieces of the past, long stored in mint condition in ice patches. As temperatures rise across the world, glacial archaeologists must find the emerging artifacts before they degrade foreverThu, 21 May 2026 18:52:04 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/melting-mountain-ice-is-bringing-ancient-secrets-to-the-surface-archaeologists-are-racing-to-find-the-artifacts-before-theyre-lost-to-time-180988777/Paleontologists Discover Earliest Known Dome-Headed Dinosaur in Excellent Condition, Shedding Light on Its Mysterious Anatomyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/paleontologists-discover-earliest-known-dome-headed-dinosaur-in-excellent-condition-shedding-light-on-its-mysterious-anatomy-180987367/Most of what researchers previously knew about the iconic Cretaceous dinosaurs came from their domed heads, which endured better than the rest of their skeletonsMon, 22 Sep 2025 14:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/paleontologists-discover-earliest-known-dome-headed-dinosaur-in-excellent-condition-shedding-light-on-its-mysterious-anatomy-180987367/Paleontologists Identify a 'Rapacious' Velociraptor Relative With Powerful Hands and a Strong Bitehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/paleontologists-identify-a-rapacious-velociraptor-relative-with-powerful-hands-and-a-strong-bite-180987078/The dinosaur Shri rapax likely relied on its grip strength to take down prey in what is now MongoliaThu, 31 Jul 2025 15:25:53 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/paleontologists-identify-a-rapacious-velociraptor-relative-with-powerful-hands-and-a-strong-bite-180987078/These 'Dragon Prince' Fossils Spent Decades in Museum Drawers. Now, They Could Rewrite the T. Rex Family Treehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-dragon-prince-fossils-spent-decades-in-museum-drawers-now-they-could-rewrite-the-t-rex-family-tree-180986787/Two partial skeletons housed in a Mongolia museum were reexamined by researchers and found to represent a previously unknown speciesFri, 13 Jun 2025 16:32:02 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-dragon-prince-fossils-spent-decades-in-museum-drawers-now-they-could-rewrite-the-t-rex-family-tree-180986787/Dinosaur With Two Massive, Sloth-Like Claws Is on 'Another Level' of Weird—Even Among Its Unusual Group of Relativeshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dinosaur-with-two-massive-sloth-like-claws-is-on-another-level-of-weird-even-among-its-unusual-group-of-relatives-180986315/Paleontologists discovered Duonychus tsogtbaatari from fossils uncovered in 2012. It was a giant, feathered creature adapted to grasp and feed on vegetationThu, 27 Mar 2025 16:39:03 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dinosaur-with-two-massive-sloth-like-claws-is-on-another-level-of-weird-even-among-its-unusual-group-of-relatives-180986315/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/