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View from the Uffizi Gallery

Uffizi Is Giving Women Artists a More Prominent Space on Its Walls

The director made the decision after talking with members of the Guerrilla Girls, an activist group that combats discrimination in the art world

A panoramic view of the "Square of Miracles," including the famed tower of Pisa.

One Time, They Closed the Leaning Tower of Pisa Because It Leaned Too Much

It marked the first time in the tower's long life that it was was closed for repair.

Cool Finds

You, Too, Can Cook Like Surrealist Godfather Salvador Dalí

The painter’s erotically charged cookbook is getting a rare reprinting

A common swift in flight.

New Research

Swifts Spend Nearly a Year on the Wing

The tiny birds spend about ten months of the year in the air almost without a break

The Jungle refugee camp in Calais

French Authorities Are Clearing Out the 'Jungle' Refugee Camp

Refugees hoping to cross to the U.K. are being bussed from a makeshift camp near Calais to reception centers around France

This fossil is really, really old.

Scientists Think They Could Have Found Earth’s Oldest Fossil

Was a young Earth old enough to support life 3.7 billion years ago?

The Tent of Casually Observed Phenologies.

Art Meets Science

Can the Art of Divination Help People Cope With Climate Anxiety?

A Brooklyn-based artist strives to create emotional connections with the looming threat of climate change.

Container ships can now plug in while berthed at the Port of Los Angeles, which lets them use the electric grid to keep the lights on rather than burning fossil fuels.

Age of Humans

Is Zero-Emission Freight Possible? The Port of Los Angeles Thinks So

The ports in southern California are cleaning up their act, but what will it take to ship cargo with no emissions?

Important information about a cheetah can be found in its feces.

A Fecal Pellet’s Worth A Thousand Words

Scientists can learn a surprising amount about an animal just by analyzing its poop

Sponsor: National Portrait Gallery

Which of These Summertime Athletes Should Be Displayed on the Walls of the National Portrait Gallery?

Vote now for your pick!

A close-up of fabric in a loom

Taking a Cue from Textile-Making to Engineer Human Tissue

Researchers in search of a faster, cheaper way to engineer human tissue found success in traditional textile production methods.

The Peacekeeper missile was the most powerful weapon in the U.S. military's arsenal until its decommissioning in 2005. This photo is of a test launch in California in 1983.

Wyoming Is Turning a Former Cold War Nuclear Missile Site Into a Tourist Attraction

The U.S. Air Force is working to recreate a Cold War stronghold

Luke Skywalker is packing his bags — for a trip to a Disney theme park

Trending Today

Disney Will Add Star Wars Themed Lands to California and Florida Theme Parks

The 14-acre expansion will feature battles and the Millennium Falcon

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Smithsonian and Kickstarter Want You to Reboot the Suit

The Institution is looking to crowdfund projects that will further its mission of increasing and diffusing knowledge

An original schematic of Thomas Edison's speaking doll showing the phonograph mechanism inside

Listen to the Newly Reconstructed, Very Creepy Voices of Thomas Edison’s Dolls

A lab figured out how to hear the rare talking dolls without damaging the original recordings

According to a statement released last year, the Smithsonian believes that humans are a cause of climate change.

Climate Change Researcher Received Funds From Fossil Fuel Industry

A Smithsonian-connected scientist is accused of failing to properly disclose his backers

Vote for the <em>Star Wars</em> Exhibition Hashtag

The traveling exhibition needs a hashtag. What will it be?

New Research

People Tend to Run Marathons Before Big Birthdays

The search for achievement and meaning at the end of a decade increases suicide and cheating, too

Muhammad Ali, Abraham Lincoln, and Georgia O'Keeffe are among the Americans listed

Meet the 100 Most Significant Americans of All Time

A new, special issue of <em>Smithsonian</em> magazine attempts the impossible: to list out the most significant people in United States history

Winter on Empire Beach, a popular tourist destination at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Massive sand dunes, Lake Michigan shoreline, northern hardwood

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