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Can a Mother’s Mental Health Impact a Baby in the Womb?
Growing research indicates a pregnant woman’s stress level and overall mental well-being can affect fetal and child development, yet access to prenatal mental health care remains inadequate
The Celtic Origins of Trick-or-Treating
The spine-tingling roots of a mischievous Halloween tradition
This 4-Year-Old Shattered a Bronze Age Jar. Now, He'll Get to See How Experts Restored It
The 3,500-year-old artifact had been on view at an Israeli museum, which wants to use the mishap as a teaching opportunity
A Roman Road Was Hiding Beneath a Primary School Playing Field in England
The 2,000-year-old cobbled pathway was likely built after the Romans invaded Britain in the first century C.E.
When Do Kids Go Back to School? It Depends on Where They Live
In some districts, students returned to their classrooms weeks before Labor Day
Travel Through Barbieland at London's Design Museum
A new exhibition traces the evolution of one of the world's most famous dolls over six decades
You Can Buy Four Drawings by a Young Queen Victoria
The sketches, which are heading to auction this week, showcase the teenage royal's devotion to the arts
An Excavation in Wales Paints a Picture of Home Life 3,500 Years Ago
Archaeologists have enlisted volunteers to dig up the remains of a Bronze Age roundhouse found beneath a park
Did Prehistoric Children Make Figurines Out of Clay?
Fingerprints and scratch marks found in artifacts in the Czech Republic suggest youngsters of the Upper Paleolithic used the soil like Play-Doh, according to a pending new study
How the First Black Barbie Was Born
A new documentary tells the story of Black Barbie, and why she has meant so much to so many
See 15 Stunning Scenes of Summer
These highlights from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest will remind you of everything you love about the season
Surgeon General Calls for Placing Warning Labels on Social Media Platforms
Vivek H. Murthy views social media as a contributor the mental health crisis in young people, and he suggests tobacco-style warnings on the apps
This Boba Fett Figure Is Now the Most Valuable Vintage Toy in the World
Created in 1979, the rare missile-firing figurine has become a "mythic icon" among collectors
Guinness Names Ghana Toddler as the 'World's Youngest Male Artist'
Ace-Liam Ankrah, who turns 2 in July, has already hosted a solo exhibition and sold 15 original pieces
Kids Discover Tyrannosaurus Rex Fossil in North Dakota
The bones belonged to a dinosaur that was likely a teenager when it died. Only a handful of young T. rex skeletons have ever been found
What Made Jim Henson, the Visionary Behind the Muppets, One of the Nation’s Most Beloved Cultural Figures
Museum collections and a new documentary on Jim Henson’s life and career reveal how his creativity cemented his legacy
The Children of Pompeii Saw Gladiators Fight to the Death—and They Drew Graffiti About It
Researchers recently discovered bloodshed-themed stick-figure sketches in a cluster of houses in the doomed ancient city
Keith Haring Painted This Mural on the Wall of an Iowa Elementary School Library
Ahead of planned construction, experts removed the 4,000-pound wall behind the 1989 artwork, which is now on public display for the first time
Spellbinding Cover Art for 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' Could Break Auction Record
The original watercolor illustration of a young wizard boarding the Hogwarts Express was artist Thomas Taylor's first professional commission
Celebrate Moms This Sunday and Every Day With Moving Photos of Motherhood
This Mother’s Day, these shots from around the world remind us why they’re so special
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