Smithsonian Magazine6h
Six Cars Raced to the Finish Line of the U.S.’s First Automobile Race—at Speeds of Seven Miles Per Hour
Held on this day in 1895, the 54-mile round trip took more than ten hours and involved accidents with streetcars, horses and ...
Smithsonian Magazine20h
A Man Noticed a Strange Shape on the Ground on Google Earth. It Turned Out to Be the Mark of an Undetected Tornado
Geoscientists in Australia suggest a strong tornado swept across the Nullarbor Plain in November 2022 and made the ...
Smithsonian Magazine21h
These Endangered Wolves Have a Sweet Tooth—and It Might Make Them Rare Carnivorous Pollinators
Ethiopian wolves like to lick up the flower nectar of red hot poker plants, and researchers have caught the behavior on camera ...
Smithsonian Magazine21h
To Bridge Heritage and Science, the Smithsonian’s Inclusive Education Programs Empower Learners Through Culture and Community
Through Indigenous weaving workshops and environmental science projects, the Smithsonian engages in co-learning projects to ...
Smithsonian Magazine22h
Archaeologist Discovers Two Neolithic Stone Circles in England, Supporting a ‘Sacred Arc’ Theory
The idea suggests prehistoric people built a ring of stone circles in modern-day Dartmoor National Park around the same time ...
Smithsonian Magazine23h
Keith Haring Created These Striking Subway Drawings While Waiting for Trains on His Way to Work
The artist used white chalk to draw on blank advertising panels inside subway stations. Now, 31 surviving examples of these ...
Smithsonian Magazine1d
The Ten Best History Books of 2024
Our favorite titles of the year resurrect forgotten histories and examine how the United States ended up where it is today ...