Thailand | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/thailand-1/RSS feed for ThailandenTue, 07 Jul 2026 19:19:19 +0000A Pair of 2,000-Year-Old Gold Rings, One Engraved With Indian Script, Was Discovered in an Iron Age Burial Ground in Thailandhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-pair-of-2000-year-old-gold-rings-one-engraved-with-indian-script-was-discovered-in-an-iron-age-burial-ground-in-thailand-180989081/The engraving seems to reference an "auspicious" zodiac sign in Indian or Vedic astrologyTue, 07 Jul 2026 19:19:19 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-pair-of-2000-year-old-gold-rings-one-engraved-with-indian-script-was-discovered-in-an-iron-age-burial-ground-in-thailand-180989081/This Infamous ‘Death Railway’ Station, Built by Forced Labor From Prisoners of War and Civilians in World War II, Was Just Revealed in Thailandhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-flock-to-nithe-station-this-infamous-wwii-death-railway-station-built-by-allied-prisoners-of-war-that-was-just-revealed-in-thailand-180988992/The Nithe Station, usually submerged under a reservoir, will be accessible this summer as officials drain the site to perform dam maintenanceMon, 22 Jun 2026 19:14:28 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-flock-to-nithe-station-this-infamous-wwii-death-railway-station-built-by-allied-prisoners-of-war-that-was-just-revealed-in-thailand-180988992/A Man Spotted Strange-Looking Rocks Near a Pond in Thailand. They Turned Out to Be the Bones of a Massive New Dinosaur Specieshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-man-spotted-strange-looking-rocks-near-a-pond-in-thailand-they-turned-out-to-be-the-bones-of-a-massive-new-dinosaur-species-180988744/Paleontologists have dubbed the long-necked, plant-eating creature "Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis." It's the 14th named dinosaur from Thailand, and it might be the biggest one ever found in Southeast AsiaFri, 15 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-man-spotted-strange-looking-rocks-near-a-pond-in-thailand-they-turned-out-to-be-the-bones-of-a-massive-new-dinosaur-species-180988744/Songkran Is Thailand’s Splashing New Year’s Festival, When Everyone Gets Out a Super Soaker and Prepares to Get Drenchedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-how-thailand-splashes-into-spring-with-songkran-a-new-years-water-festival-starting-april-13-180988536/The memorable tradition has a deep cultural history rooted in Buddhism and increasing global notoriety for its rowdy water fightsMon, 13 Apr 2026 16:38:47 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-how-thailand-splashes-into-spring-with-songkran-a-new-years-water-festival-starting-april-13-180988536/'The King and I' Spotlights an English Governess Who Modernized Siamese Society. The Real Anna Leonowens Exaggerated Her Influence and Lied About Her Originshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/the-king-and-i-spotlights-an-english-governess-who-modernized-siamese-society-the-real-anna-leonowens-exaggerated-her-influence-and-lied-about-her-origins-180988394/The beloved musical is loosely based on a Eurasian schoolteacher's accounts of her time at King Mongkut's court. These memoirs masked her mixed-race status and unfairly portrayed the monarch as a tyrantFri, 27 Mar 2026 11:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/the-king-and-i-spotlights-an-english-governess-who-modernized-siamese-society-the-real-anna-leonowens-exaggerated-her-influence-and-lied-about-her-origins-180988394/Seventy-Two Captive Tigers in Thailand Die From Dangerous Infections, Sparking Concerns Over Animal Welfarehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/seventy-two-captive-tigers-in-thailand-die-from-dangerous-infections-sparking-concerns-over-animal-welfare-180988249/An animal foundation asks why the big cats weren't vaccinated against a well-known virusThu, 26 Feb 2026 15:40:48 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/seventy-two-captive-tigers-in-thailand-die-from-dangerous-infections-sparking-concerns-over-animal-welfare-180988249/Were Humans in Thailand Getting High Off Betel Nuts 4,000 Years Ago?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/were-humans-in-thailand-getting-high-off-betel-nuts-4000-years-ago-180987090/Scientists believe they have found the earliest biochemical evidence of people chewing the popular psychoactive plantFri, 01 Aug 2025 14:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/were-humans-in-thailand-getting-high-off-betel-nuts-4000-years-ago-180987090/The Secret World War II History of Koh Samui, the New Setting for 'The White Lotus'https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-secret-world-war-ii-history-of-koh-samui-the-new-setting-for-the-white-lotus-180986137/Behind the dreamy scenery of the HBO show’s latest location lurks an explosive story of Thailand’s involvement in the conflict and a sunken Japanese tankerThu, 27 Feb 2025 20:38:31 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-secret-world-war-ii-history-of-koh-samui-the-new-setting-for-the-white-lotus-180986137/A Virginia Zoo Now Has Its Own Moo Deng—See the 'Adorable' Baby Pygmy Hippo Born in Decemberhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-virginia-zoo-now-has-its-own-moo-deng-see-the-adorable-baby-pygmy-hippo-born-in-december-180985769/The young female made her public debut this week, and the Metro Richmond Zoo is asking fans to vote on her name—a choice between Poppy and Hammie MaeFri, 03 Jan 2025 19:03:45 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-virginia-zoo-now-has-its-own-moo-deng-see-the-adorable-baby-pygmy-hippo-born-in-december-180985769/Meet Haggis, the Latest Baby Pygmy Hippo to Win Over the Internethttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-haggis-the-latest-baby-pygmy-hippo-to-win-over-the-internet-180985413/Born October 30 to parents Gloria and Otto at the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland, the hippo is already gaining popularity, following in the footsteps of viral sensation Moo DengWed, 06 Nov 2024 18:45:11 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-haggis-the-latest-baby-pygmy-hippo-to-win-over-the-internet-180985413/