The Myth of Fingerprints
Police today increasingly embrace DNA tests as the ultimate crime-fighting tool. They once felt the same way about fingerprinting
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Police today increasingly embrace DNA tests as the ultimate crime-fighting tool. They once felt the same way about fingerprinting
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The Myth of Fingerprints
Police today increasingly embrace DNA tests as the ultimate crime-fighting tool. They once felt the same way about fingerprinting
Untangling the Physics Behind Drifting Embers, 'Firenadoes' and Other Wildfire Phenomena
Fires can leap rapidly from building to building and even cause extreme weather events such as pyrocumulonimbus storm clouds
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Fires can leap rapidly from building to building and even cause extreme weather events such as pyrocumulonimbus storm clouds
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Untangling the Physics Behind Drifting Embers, ‘Firenadoes’ and Other Wildfire Phenomena
Fires can leap rapidly from building to building and even cause extreme weather events such as pyrocumulonimbus storm clouds
The Computer Scientist Who Wants To Put a Name to Every Face in Civil War Photographs
As Virginia Tech's Kurt Luther perfects his facial recognition software Civil War Photo Sleuth, the discoveries keep coming
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As Virginia Tech's Kurt Luther perfects his facial recognition software Civil War Photo Sleuth, the discoveries keep coming
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The Computer Scientist Who Wants To Put a Name to Every Face in Civil War Photographs
As Virginia Tech's Kurt Luther perfects his facial recognition software Civil War Photo Sleuth, the discoveries keep coming
The Bold Accomplishments of Women of Color Need to Be a Bigger Part of Suffrage History
An upcoming Smithsonian exhibition, “Votes For Women,” delves into the complexities and biases of the nature of persistence
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An upcoming Smithsonian exhibition, “Votes For Women,” delves into the complexities and biases of the nature of persistence
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The Bold Accomplishments of Women of Color Need to Be a Bigger Part of Suffrage History
An upcoming Smithsonian exhibition, “Votes For Women,” delves into the complexities and biases of the nature of persistence
Paris' Hotel Lutetia Is Haunted by History
The ghosts of Nazis, French resistance fighters and concentration camp survivors still inhabit the grand building on Paris’ famed Left Bank
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The ghosts of Nazis, French resistance fighters and concentration camp survivors still inhabit the grand building on Paris’ famed Left Bank
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Paris’ Hotel Lutetia Is Haunted by History
The ghosts of Nazis, French resistance fighters and concentration camp survivors still inhabit the grand building on Paris’ famed Left Bank
The Long Battle for Women's Suffrage
With the centennial anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment approaching, a look back at the surprising history of giving women the vote
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With the centennial anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment approaching, a look back at the surprising history of giving women the vote
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The Long Battle for Women’s Suffrage
With the centennial anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment approaching, a look back at the surprising history of giving women the vote
The Rivalry Between Two Doctors to Implant the First Artificial Heart
Featuring titans of Texas medicine, the race was on to develop the cutting-edge technology
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Featuring titans of Texas medicine, the race was on to develop the cutting-edge technology
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The Rivalry Between Two Doctors to Implant the First Artificial Heart
Featuring titans of Texas medicine, the race was on to develop the cutting-edge technology
How Business Executive Madam C. J. Walker Became a Powerful Influencer of the Early-20th Century
A tin of hair conditioner in the Smithsonian collections reveals a story of the entrepreneurial and philanthropic success of a former washerwoman
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A tin of hair conditioner in the Smithsonian collections reveals a story of the entrepreneurial and philanthropic success of a former washerwoman
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How Business Executive Madam C. J. Walker Became a Powerful Influencer of the Early 20th Century
A tin of hair conditioner in the Smithsonian collections reveals a story of the entrepreneurial and philanthropic success of a former washerwoman
For Those Living Nearby, the Memory of the Three Mile Island Accident Has a Long Half-Life
Robert Reid, then the mayor of nearby Middletown, recalls the partial meltdown of the nuclear reactor 40 years ago
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Robert Reid, then the mayor of nearby Middletown, recalls the partial meltdown of the nuclear reactor 40 years ago
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For Those Living Nearby, the Memory of the Three Mile Island Accident Has a Long Half-Life
Robert Reid, then the mayor of nearby Middletown, recalls the partial meltdown of the nuclear reactor more than 40 years ago
Daesha Devón Harris Combines Oral History and Antique Portraits to Tell a Story of Loss and Hope
These layered works testify to African-American history
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These layered works testify to African-American history
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Daesha Devón Harris Combines Oral History and Antique Portraits to Tell a Story of Loss and Hope
These layered works testify to African-American history
A Souvenir from the Holy Land: On Henry Ossawa Tanner's "Abraham's Oak"
"Abraham’s Oak" memorializes a pilgrimage site that the artist likely visited during his travels in the 1890's
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"Abraham’s Oak" memorializes a pilgrimage site that the artist likely visited during his travels in the 1890's
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A Souvenir from the Holy Land: On Henry Ossawa Tanner's
Tanner was the first internationally renowned African American painter.
The Mathematical Madness Behind a Perfect NCAA Basketball Bracket
Picking a perfect bracket is so unlikely that it will almost certainly never occur, even if March Madness continues for billions of years
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Picking a perfect bracket is so unlikely that it will almost certainly never occur, even if March Madness continues for billions of years
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The Mathematical Madness Behind a Perfect N.C.A.A. Basketball Bracket
Picking a perfect bracket is so unlikely that it will almost certainly never occur, even if March Madness continues for billions of years
Fossil Treasure Trove of Ancient Animals Unearthed in China
The fossils from the Cambrian Period include dozens of new species and provide a window into life more than 500 million years ago
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The fossils from the Cambrian Period include dozens of new species and provide a window into life more than 500 million years ago
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Fossil Treasure Trove of Ancient Animals Unearthed in China
The fossils from the Cambrian Period include dozens of new species and provide a window into life more than 500 million years ago
Is That Wallaby Sprouting a Second Head?
Last week, the first baby wallaby to be born at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in three decades poked its head out of its mother’s pouch
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Last week, the first baby wallaby to be born at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in three decades poked its head out of its mother’s pouch
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Is That Wallaby Sprouting a Second Head?
Last week, the first baby wallaby to be born at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in three decades poked its head out of its mother’s pouch
How the Vietnam War Impacted American Art
Curator Melissa Ho reflects on her upcoming exhibition exploring how American artists responded to the turbulence of the Vietnam War
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Curator Melissa Ho reflects on her upcoming exhibition exploring how American artists responded to the turbulence of the Vietnam War
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American Art and the Vietnam War
Curator Melissa Ho reflects on what drew her to the subject matter for her upcoming exhibition exploring how American artists responded to the turbulence of the Vietnam War.
What 'Project Runway' Can Teach Us About the Creative Process
Seventeen seasons in, the show continues to demystify what it takes to 'make it work'
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Seventeen seasons in, the show continues to demystify what it takes to 'make it work'
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What ‘Project Runway’ Can Teach Us About the Creative Process
Seventeen seasons in, the show continues to demystify what it takes to 'make it work'
The High-Tech, Humane Ways Biologists Can Identify Individual Animals
Humans have driver's licenses and fingerprints, but cows have nose-prints and zebras have "StripeCodes"
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Humans have driver's licenses and fingerprints, but cows have nose-prints and zebras have "StripeCodes"
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The High-Tech, Humane Ways Biologists Can Identify Individual Animals
Humans have driver's licenses and fingerprints, but cows have nose-prints and zebras have "StripeCodes"
For Turn-of-the-Century African-Americans, the Camera Was a Tool for Empowerment
A new installment in the Smithsonian's “Double Exposure” photo book series depicts black Americans championing their lives through photography
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A new installment in the Smithsonian's “Double Exposure” photo book series depicts black Americans championing their lives through photography
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For Turn-of-the-Century African-Americans, the Camera Was a Tool for Empowerment
A new installment in the Smithsonian's “Double Exposure” photo book series depicts black Americans championing their lives through photography
In Its Intended Format, the Original Dumbo Story Would Have Had More Twists and Turns
Before soaring into theaters, Disney’s flying elephant was about to be published as a scrolling children’s book
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Before soaring into theaters, Disney’s flying elephant was about to be published as a scrolling children’s book
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The Original ‘Dumbo’ Story Would Have Had More Twists and Turns
Before soaring into theaters, Disney’s flying elephant was about to be published as a scrolling children’s book
These Beautiful Maps Capture the Rivers That Pulse Through Our World
Cartographer Robert Szucs creates colorful maps of the watersheds that creep across states, countries, continents and the globe
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Cartographer Robert Szucs creates colorful maps of the watersheds that creep across states, countries, continents and the globe
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These Beautiful Maps Capture the Rivers That Pulse Through Our World
Cartographer Robert Szucs creates colorful maps of the watersheds that creep across states, countries, continents and the globe