se Invasive Snails Might Save Coffee Crops From Fungus, but Experts Advise Caution By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 17:46:34 +0000 The snails are an invasive crop pest that are known to eat more than just coffee rust Full Article
se Poland's Only Cat Museum Puts Couple's Private Collection of Trinkets on Display By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 11:00:00 +0000 The pint-sized institution, which opened last year, is filled with 1,000 feline-themed knickknacks that journeyed with their owners from Ukraine Full Article
se All of the Museum of the Bible's Dead Sea Scrolls Are Fake, Report Finds By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 20:39:39 +0000 The new findings raises questions about the authenticity of a collection of texts known as the "post-2002" scrolls Full Article
se Insect With ‘Wacky Fashion Sense’ Named After Lady Gaga By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 20:56:56 +0000 It’s not quite a meat dress, but Kaikaia gaga does boast some impressive horn-like appendages Full Article
se Where Predators Are Scarce, Mongooses May Transmit More Disease By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 21:44:01 +0000 New research hints at how different environments impact animal behavior and the spread of infection Full Article
se After a Lifetime of Donkey Polo, This Chinese Noblewoman Asked to Be Buried With Her Steeds By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 14:51:56 +0000 New research reveals a Tang Dynasty woman's love for sports—and big-eared, braying equids Full Article
se Stores Launch Special Shopping Times for Seniors and Other Groups Vulnerable to COVID-19 By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 12:00:00 +0000 But will that keep susceptible populations safe? Full Article
se These Graphics Help Explain Why Social Distancing Is Critical By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 15:49:52 +0000 The positive outcomes won’t be immediately apparent, but will help reduce the strain on our healthcare system Full Article
se Notre-Dame Restoration Pauses Amid France's Two-Week Lockdown By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 16:04:16 +0000 Lead decontamination policies enacted in August are now in conflict with measures to prevent spread of COVID-19 Full Article
se Ten Museums You Can Virtually Visit By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 11:00:00 +0000 Museums are closing their doors amid the coronavirus crisis, but many offer digital exhibitions visitors can browse from the comfort of home Full Article
se In a First, Researchers Record Penguins Vocalizing Under Water By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 11:00:00 +0000 But the scientists still aren’t sure what the birds are saying Full Article
se NASA Projects Slowed by COVID-19, but New Mars Rover Perseveres By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 16:55:38 +0000 If Perseverance doesn’t launch this year, it will have to wait until 2022 Full Article
se Your Butterfly Photos Could Help Monarch Conservation By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 15:15:24 +0000 As monarchs leave their winter hideaways, conservationists are seeking assistance in studying their migration routes Full Article
se 5.4-Magnitude Earthquake Damages Zagreb Cathedral, Museums By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 19:12:59 +0000 The tremors, which arrived in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, was the worst the Croatian capital has seen in 140 years Full Article
se Stuck at Home? Take Yale’s Most Popular Course Ever: The Science of Happiness By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 13:00:00 +0000 In its first year, the class attracted more than 1,200 students. The online version is abbreviated, but free Full Article
se Community-Researcher Collaboration Reveals Ancient Maya Capital in Backyard By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 13:25:26 +0000 A recent excavation located the first physical evidence of the capital of the Maya kingdom of Sak Tz'i', founded in 750 B.C. Full Article
se Archaeologists Unearth Remnants of Kitchen Behind Oldest House Still Standing in Maui By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 18:00:02 +0000 The missionary who lived in the house during the mid-1800s delivered vaccinations to locals during a smallpox epidemic Full Article
se Take a Free Virtual Tour of the Winchester Mystery House By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 18:32:40 +0000 The California landmark is closed, but you can explore its bizarre architectural features from afar Full Article
se COVID-19 Could Threaten Great Ape Populations, Researchers Warn By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 13:00:00 +0000 No SARS-CoV-2 infections have yet been detected in our closest living relatives. But there is precedent for viruses jumping from people to other great apes Full Article
se Children's Educational Books See Uptick in Sales Amid COVID-19 School Closures By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 17:39:01 +0000 Titles related to "home-life" subjects—like preserving and canning—have also experienced a boost in sales Full Article
se Amid Pandemic, Artists Invoke Japanese Spirit Said to Protect Against Disease By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 15:44:38 +0000 Illustrators are sharing artwork of Amabie, a spirit first popularized during the Edo period, on social media Full Article
se Researcher Identifies the Last Known Survivor of the Transatlantic Slave Trade By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 19:59:03 +0000 Matilda McCrear was just 2 when she was captured and brought to Alabama on the "Clotilda" Full Article
se Neanderthals Really Liked Seafood By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 13:00:00 +0000 A rare cache of aquatic animal remains suggests that like early humans, Neanderthals were exploiting marine resources Full Article
se Van Gogh Masterpiece Stolen From Dutch Museum Shuttered by COVID-19 By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 16:38:25 +0000 Thieves pilfered "The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring 1884" from the Singer Laren in the early hours of Monday morning Full Article
se Shuttered Museums Use Social Media to Share Bouquets of Floral Artwork By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 20:55:47 +0000 Hundreds of museums are participating in an online attempt to spread joy as COVID-19 keeps their galleries empty Full Article
se Watch Seven Medieval Castles' Digital Reconstruction By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 11:00:00 +0000 Architects and designers restored royal ruins across Europe to their former glory Full Article
se This Museum Is Asking People to Remake Famous Artworks With Household Items By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 14:28:28 +0000 The Getty Museum hopes its social media challenge will spark inspiration amid the COVID-19 pandemic Full Article
se Maine Shipwreck Identified as Colonial-Era Cargo Vessel By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 15:43:42 +0000 Storms reveal, then hide, the ship's sand-covered remains every decade or so Full Article
se See Seven New Dazzling, Dancing Peacock Spiders By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 20:50:27 +0000 Hailing from all over Australia, the spiders were identified by a scientist who used to fear them Full Article
se New Tool for Biomedical Research Was Invented in Ancient Egypt By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 20:04:42 +0000 The bright blue pigment that adorns the Bust of Nefertiti’s crown can now be used to study molecular biology Full Article
se Hollywood's 'Golden Age' Saw Massive Dip in Female Film Representation By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 11:30:00 +0000 A new study ties the ousting of women directors, actors, producers and screenwriters to the rise of entertainment studios Full Article
se 196-Foot Section of the Berlin Wall Demolished to Make Way for Condos By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 18:21:03 +0000 Angry historians say the stretch of concrete was one of the largest remaining sections of the inner wall Full Article
se Explore the World Virtually With These Rare, Centuries-Old Globes By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 18:20:16 +0000 Visitors can get up close and personal with augmented reality versions of historic globes recently digitized by the British Library Full Article
se Researchers Find Two Fornicating Flies Enshrined in 41-Million-Year-Old Amber By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 19:32:32 +0000 A treasure trove of new fossils unearthed in Australia reveals some raunchily-positioned bugs Full Article
se Quarantined Couple Builds Art Museum to Entertain Pet Gerbils By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 11:00:00 +0000 The story of two bored art lovers who found a way to "a-mouse" themselves Full Article
se Researchers Calculated a Whale Shark’s Age Based on Cold War-Era Bomb Tests By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 13:00:00 +0000 Nuclear bomb tests caused a spike in a radioactive form of carbon that accumulated in living things Full Article
se Microbes Living in Deep Sea Rocks Spawn More Hope for Life on Mars By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 14:00:00 +0000 Starved of resources, these hardy bacteria still eke out a living, suggesting life forms could survive in the harsh habitats on other planets Full Article
se These Artists Used Clay to Build Their Dream Homes in Miniature By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 17:34:59 +0000 Ceramics artist Eny Lee Parker hosted a contest that asked quarantined creators to imagine their ideal rooms Full Article
se Meet the Artist Behind Animal Crossing's Art Museum Island By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 17:57:04 +0000 The art within Shing Yin Khor's virtual world represents a sassy response to the game's built-in natural history museum Full Article
se Watch This Giant, Eerie, String-Like Sea Creature Hunt for Food in the Indian Ocean By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 15:17:57 +0000 Researchers shared a video of this massive siphonophore, one of the longest of its kind ever recorded Full Article
se Shel Silverstein's Historic Sausalito Houseboat Is Now on Sale By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 14:56:16 +0000 The children's book author and illustrator purchased the repurposed World War II vessel in 1967 Full Article
se The Museum of Modern Art Now Offers Free Online Classes By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 18:12:23 +0000 The nine classes span contemporary art, fashion and photography Full Article
se Wild Dolphins Seem to Have a Range of Personalities By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 13:30:00 +0000 From shy to bold with shades in between, dolphin personalities are surprisingly similar to ours Full Article
se Astronomers Spy Brightest Supernova Ever Seen By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 14:51:30 +0000 A star 100-times more massive than the sun exploded with 10-times more energy than a normal-sized supernova Full Article
se Cook These Quarantine-Friendly World War I Recipes By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 11:00:00 +0000 An online exhibition from the National WWI Museum and Memorial features recipes detailed in 1918 cookbook Full Article
se Miniature Gecko Art Gallery Premieres on the Heels of Viral London Gerbil Museum By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:00:00 +0000 The creator behind the reptilian repertoire hopes many more pet museums are in the works Full Article
se Major League Baseball Players Pitch In for a Major COVID-19 Study By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:30:00 +0000 Major League Baseball players and team employees to participate in 10,000-person COVID-19 study Full Article
se How COVID-19 Interferes With Weather Forecasts and Climate Research By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 13:46:35 +0000 'The break in the scientific record is probably unprecedented,' one ecologist says Full Article
se Artificial Intelligence Gives Researchers the Scoop on Ancient Poop By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:50:23 +0000 The computer program can identify canine versus human feces based on DNA sequences in samples Full Article
se This Free Game Lets Users Build Their Own Virtual Art Museums By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 18:22:51 +0000 "Occupy White Walls" allows players to design their own art galleries—and explore others' out-of-the-box creations Full Article