d Celebrating the 80th Anniversary of Batman's Sidekick, Robin By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 17:52:59 +0000 Many teens have taken on the role, but not every Robin was a "boy" wonder Full Article
d 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
d How Australia’s Wilderness Is Recovering From Wildfires By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 11:30:00 +0000 Greenery is sprouting from scorched tree trunks as the forests regrow their canopies Full Article
d 68 Cultural, Historical and Scientific Collections You Can Explore Online By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 12:00:00 +0000 Tour world-class museums, read historic cookbooks, browse interactive maps and more Full Article
d Urban Coyotes Eat a Lot of Garbage—and Cats By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 13:30:00 +0000 A new study shows how city-dwelling coyotes thrive by feasting on human-linked food sources Full Article
d New Analysis Refutes Nazareth Inscription's Ties to Jesus' Death By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 14:47:34 +0000 The marble slab appears to be Greek in origin and may have been written in response to the death of a tyrant on the island of Kos Full Article
d 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
d Explore 3-D Models of Historic Yukon Structures Threatened by Erosion By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 17:30:37 +0000 "We thought it was a good idea to get a comprehensive record of the site while we could in case the water levels rise," says one official Full Article
d An Army of Hungry Ducks Keeps This Historic South African Vineyard Pest-Free By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 17:59:08 +0000 The vineyard deploys a daily bird-based battalion to pluck snails and insects off their plants Full Article
d How COVID-19 Is Affecting the United States' National Parks By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 18:48:17 +0000 Some sites have closed completely, while others are making modifications to promote social distancing Full Article
d Lego Pieces Could Last for 1,300 Years in Marine Environments By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 12:00:00 +0000 The extent of the toy’s durability came as a 'surprise' to researchers behind a new study Full Article
d Amid a Pandemic, Olympic Committee Postpones Summer Games Until 2021 By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:55:31 +0000 Delaying the Games for a year is considered by many to be the best course of action for public health Full Article
d 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
d 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
d Two Men Arrested After Trying to Steal Stones From Notre-Dame By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 19:55:32 +0000 The suspects were found drunk and hiding under a tarpaulin, reportedly in possession of small stones from the fire-ravaged cathedral Full Article
d Mercury’s Messy Surface May Have Once Had Crucial Ingredients for Life By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 20:15:38 +0000 A new theory suggests the hot, harsh planet’s interior could have contained volatiles like water Full Article
d Distilleries Around the U.S. Shift Production to Hand Sanitizer By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 12:00:00 +0000 Some distilleries are donating their new product to local communities in need Full Article
d Females Live Longer Than Males—Among Humans and Other Mammals, Too By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 12:30:00 +0000 A sweeping new study of 101 mammal species found that females live, on average, 18.6 percent longer than their male counterparts Full Article
d 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
d Albert Uderzo, Co-Creator of 'Asterix and Obelix' Comics, Dies at 92 By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 17:15:34 +0000 The pint-sized, mustachioed Gaul immortalized in the French cartoon has spawned films, a theme park and many other spin-offs Full Article
d 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
d 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
d Archaeologists in Leeds Unearth 600 Lead-Spiked, 19th-Century Beer Bottles By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 14:07:28 +0000 The liquid inside is 3 percent alcohol by volume—and contains 0.13 milligrams of lead per liter Full Article
d China Plans to Lift Lockdown on Wuhan, Where COVID-19 Was First Detected By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 16:48:35 +0000 With no new infections reported in Hubei province in recent days, restrictions are easing up—but experts worry about possible 'second wave' of cases Full Article
d 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
d A Dead Cat's Brain Revives Discussion of 1960s Mercury Poisoning Disaster in Japan By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 19:27:48 +0000 The exact molecule behind the Minamata mercury disaster, caused by a chemical plant’s wastewater, remains a point of disagreement Full Article
d Amid COVID-19 Closures, Egypt Sanitizes the Giza Pyramids By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 13:00:00 +0000 The country has shut down its museums and archaeological sites in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus Full Article
d Bored at Home? Help Great Britain 'Rescue' Its Old Rainfall Records By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 14:11:12 +0000 Precious data points logged on paper are in dire need of a hero. Could it be you? Full Article
d Japan's Experiment to Calculate an Asteroid's Age Was a Smashing Success By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 14:33:53 +0000 The spacecraft Hayabusa2 hurled a four-pound copper ball toward the asteroid's surface at about 4,500 miles an hour to create an artificial crater Full Article
d 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
d 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
d How—and When—Will the COVID-19 Pandemic End? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 21:01:30 +0000 Americans have some time before social distancing measures can let up—and every day counts Full Article
d 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
d Wreck of Cold War-Era Submarine Found Off the Coast of Oahu By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 14:36:37 +0000 After 62 years underwater, the USS "Stickleback"—the casualty of an accidental friendly collision—has finally been found Full Article
d 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
d 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
d 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
d Scientists Discover Plastic-Munching Microbe in Waste Site By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 13:00:00 +0000 The bacterial strain can break down some of the toxic components of polyurethane plastic Full Article
d 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
d 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
d 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
d More Evidence That Pluto Might Have a Subsurface Ocean By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 13:00:00 +0000 The impact that created Pluto’s 'heart' may have rippled through its ocean and damaged its rear Full Article
d Children's Book Author and Illustrator Tomie dePaola Dies at 85 By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 14:12:18 +0000 Over his five-decade-plus career, the "Strega Nona" author contributed to more than 270 books Full Article
d Archaeologists Reveal the Hidden Horrors of Only Nazi SS Camp on British Soil By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 19:05:41 +0000 New research details the first forensic investigation of the Sylt concentration camp, located on the Channel Island of Alderney, since the end of WWII Full Article
d Dolphin Boy Bands Sing 'Pop' Songs in Sync—and the Ladies Want It That Way By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 19:51:08 +0000 Female dolphins, it seems, aren’t immune to the allure of a harmonizing boy band Full Article
d 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
d To Image a Black Hole Again, Scientists May Need to Put a Telescope on the Moon By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 14:47:25 +0000 New calculations show that the ring of light surrounding a black hole is actually made up of infinite subrings that can’t be seen with current technology Full Article
d The Fallout of a Medieval Archbishop's Murder Is Recorded in Alpine Ice By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:09:14 +0000 Traces of lead pollution frozen in a glacier confirm that British lead production waned just before the death of Thomas Becket Full Article
d In Ancient Florida, the Calusa Built an Empire Out of Shells and Fish By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:30:30 +0000 New research suggests the civilization used huge enclosures to trap and stockpile live fish to support its complex society Full Article
d 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