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A new exhibition in Budapest features 16 facial reconstructions based on skulls excavated from the ancient city of Aquincum.
Researchers have long known that the animals were introduced into the region's high-altitude bodies of water, but they weren't sure when it happened or whether humans had a hand. Analyses of recently ...
In two incidents documented in Mexico’s Gulf of California, orcas worked together to blast sunfish into smithereens after ...
Archaeologists collaborated with members of the GunaiKurnai Aboriginal community to explore layers of ash from burned grasses ...
A beehive operates more like a democracy than a monarchy. In fact, US bee researcher Thomas D. Seeley describes a colony’s social structure as a ‘bee democracy’, where many decisions are made ...
After a restoration, the Ripon Workhouse Museum reopened to the public, showcasing the sights, sounds and rules of England’s ...
The curators at the American History museum delve into the archives to show artifacts from the 1960 election.
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A former Freedom Rider describes what it was like walking among the rubble of the 16th Avenue Baptist Church A Rare Look at ...
Featuring more than 1,800 sites from 181 countries and territories, UNESCO’s tentative list is a treasure trove of ...
Carlyn Kranking is Smithsonian magazine’s associate web editor for science. She edits online science features on everything ...