In the decades since the end of the cherished newspaper strip, audiences continue to find reasons to chuckle and cheer over Charlie Brown’s gang
One of the smallest owls in North America, the northern saw-whet lives among us and is rarely seen—but one volunteer science project aims to find them and uncover their secrets year after year
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On her beloved typewriters, the literary legend mapped out a course for the future of the genre
Smithsonian paleoanthropologists explore how the year brought us closer to understanding ancient human relatives and origins
This year, the Institution collected everything from the stunning shell of an extinct cephalopod to a Blue Origin rocket booster
Smithsonian curators remember and honor the 39th president’s uncompromising idealism
From animal journeys across oceans to the discovery of dozens of new species in the deep sea, these stories wowed us
A new film starring Timothée Chalamet tracks Dylan's evolution from an acoustic folk singer to a rock 'n' roll superstar
The sosaku hanga movement, now explored in an exhibition at the National Museum of Asian Art, was a showcase for new techniques in creative prints
The magazine's most-read articles of the year included a close-up look at the adorable yet venomous pygmy slow loris, a profile of a little-known 20th-century street photographer and a majestic journey with divers into Mexico’s underwater caves
The United States Postal Service and volunteers have responded to North Pole holiday correspondence over the past century
Yitskhok Rudashevski documented his life while hiding from Nazis, as well as folklore told in his community that “must be collected and preserved as a treasure for the future”
Staff at the Institution pick their favorite reads of the year, including riveting memoirs, fascinating true histories and fun fiction
The famous early human is still providing lessons to anthropologists about prehistoric Earth and its inhabitants
The monarch set fashion trends during her time, and the flower holder became a sought-after accessory in Victorian society
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Soon to be on display at the National Museum of American History, the laptop is the centerpiece of a criminal case that shows an evolving understanding of cryptocurrency
The true, forgotten and sometimes-stinky history of the cohort who took Alexander Fleming's innovation and forever changed the face of modern medicine
A new exhibition spotlights a trio who pushed the boundaries of American art and illustrated the experiences of World War II incarceration
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