From plastic recycling pioneers to landmine foes, these dreamers have big plans for the coming year
Iron dust may have played a significant role in the last ice age, and it could be an important factor in mitigating future global temperature increases
After Arkansas elected her in 1931, Caraway was ignored by her peers but hounded by the press
The Royal Statistical Society's stat of the decade is 24,000 square miles of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest
Roie Galitz considers himself an ambassador for the creatures he photographs, capturing their intimate moments in hopes of inspiring conservation
Breakthroughs include measuring the true nature of the universe, finding new species of human ancestors, and unlocking new ways to fight disease
From Richard III to Mary, Queen of Scots, and George III, these were the royal revelations detailed during the 2010s
The conspiracy to kill the United Mine Workers official went all the way to the top of his own union
Ten of the decade’s favorite entries speak to the color and comprehensiveness of modern puzzles
In a new offering from Smithsonian Books, James Trefil and Michael Summers explore the life forms that might exist on a dizzying array of exoplanets
In a new book, historian Robert Grenville explores the haunting beauty of nature reclaiming some of history’s most notorious sites
These ten films (plus one documentary) each took the past and translated it in a way worth remembering
Ivittuut held the world’s largest reserve of naturally occurring cryolite, a mineral that was used in the manufacturing of fighter planes
The list includes a sorceress' kit, a forgotten settlement, a Renaissance masterpiece and a 1,700-year-old egg
Since 1942, people have planted 91,000 signs from around the world
Recent research helps reveal the origins of humans, determine what ancient people ate and monitor historical sites from the sky
From a 16-million-year-old tree to Confederate soldiers’ diaries, voracious snakes and England’s warrior king, these were the most-read stories of 2019
A Smithsonian symposium asked experts to weigh in on the strength of the community museum and chart its way forward
Common in England, the practice of toasting to the health of the orchard has hopped the pond
For San Francisco’s Court of Historical Opinion, no case was too frivolous or too controversial
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