Last Night, I Watched Notre-Dame Burn
Our own travel writer, in Paris yesterday, recounts her experience witnessing the devastating fire at the cathedral
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Our own travel writer, in Paris yesterday, recounts her experience witnessing the devastating fire at the cathedral
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Last Night, I Watched Notre-Dame Burn
Our own travel writer, in Paris yesterday, recounts her experience witnessing the devastating fire at the cathedral
The Last of the Great American Hobos
Hop a train to Iowa, where proud vagabonds gather every summer to crown the new king and queen of the rails
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Hop a train to Iowa, where proud vagabonds gather every summer to crown the new king and queen of the rails
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The Last of the Great American Hobos
Hop a train to Iowa, where proud vagabonds gather every summer to crown the new king and queen of the rails
The History of the Spelling Bee
Even in the age of autofill, America is still in love with the centuries-old tradition
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Even in the age of autofill, America is still in love with the centuries-old tradition
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The History of the Spelling Bee
Even in the age of autofill, America is still in love with the centuries-old tradition
The World's Weirdest Architectural Feat Involves Building a Cathedral With Ninth-Century Tools
In a German forest, artisans fleeing modernity build a time machine to the medieval age
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In a German forest, artisans fleeing modernity build a time machine to the medieval age
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The World’s Weirdest Architectural Feat Involves Building a Cathedral With Ninth-Century Tools
In a German forest, artisans fleeing modernity build a time machine to the medieval age
How T.C. Cannon and His Contemporaries Changed Native American Art
In the 1960s, a group of young art students upended tradition and vowed to show their real life instead
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In the 1960s, a group of young art students upended tradition and vowed to show their real life instead
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How T.C. Cannon and His Contemporaries Changed Native American Art
In the 1960s, a group of young art students upended tradition and vowed to show their real life instead
A Smithsonian Art Historian Reflects on American Artists and Their Fascination with Notre Dame
Senior curator Eleanor Harvey on why the cathedral has been beloved by American artists for years
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Senior curator Eleanor Harvey on why the cathedral has been beloved by American artists for years
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Notre Dame
On April 15, 2019, the world watched as the Cathedral of Notre Dame caught fire, destroying much of one of the most important buildings in the world. Senior Curator Eleanor Harvey describes the allure of Paris and Notre Dame on American artists after the…
Thank One of America's Most Prolific Inventors for the Hinged Plastic Easter Egg
Donald Weder holds some 1,400 U.S. patents for inventions, including the ubiquitous egg and a process for making plastic Easter grass
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Donald Weder holds some 1,400 U.S. patents for inventions, including the ubiquitous egg and a process for making plastic Easter grass
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Smithsonian Magazine
Thank One of America’s Most Prolific Inventors for the Hinged Plastic Easter Egg
Donald Weder holds some 1,400 U.S. patents for inventions, including the ubiquitous egg and a process for making plastic Easter grass
How Scientists Are Recapturing the Magic of a Beloved, Long-Lost Tomato
Wiped out by disease and market demands, the Rutgers tomato may be making a comeback
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Wiped out by disease and market demands, the Rutgers tomato may be making a comeback
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How Scientists Are Recapturing the Magic of a Beloved, Long-Lost Tomato
Wiped out by disease and market demands, the Rutgers tomato may be making a comeback
At the Edge of the Ice
Deep inside the Arctic Circle, Inuit hunters embrace modern technology but preserve a traditional way of life
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Deep inside the Arctic Circle, Inuit hunters embrace modern technology but preserve a traditional way of life
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At the Edge of the Ice
Deep inside the Arctic Circle, Inuit hunters embrace modern technology but preserve a traditional way of life
This Library in Anchorage Lends Out Taxidermy Specimens
All you need to check out a snowy owl or a mounted rockfish is a library card
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All you need to check out a snowy owl or a mounted rockfish is a library card
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This Library in Anchorage Lends Out Taxidermic Specimens
All you need to check out a snowy owl or a mounted rockfish is a library card
NASA Prepares to Build Spacecraft Bound for a Metal Asteroid
The Psyche spacecraft, headed to an asteroid with the same name, will explore a metal world thought to be the leftover core of a destroyed planet
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The Psyche spacecraft, headed to an asteroid with the same name, will explore a metal world thought to be the leftover core of a destroyed planet
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NASA Prepares to Build Spacecraft Bound for a Metal Asteroid
The Psyche spacecraft, headed to an asteroid with the same name, will explore a metal world thought to be the leftover core of a destroyed planet
What Was the World's First Currency and More Questions From Our Readers
You've got questions, we've got experts
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You've got questions, we've got experts
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Smithsonian Magazine
What Was the World's First Currency and More Questions From Our Readers
You've got questions, we've got experts
The Motorized Scooter Boom That Hit a Century Before Dockless Scooters
Launched in 1915, the Autoped had wide appeal, with everyone from suffragettes to postmen giving it a try
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Launched in 1915, the Autoped had wide appeal, with everyone from suffragettes to postmen giving it a try
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The Motorized Scooter Boom That Hit a Century Before Dockless Scooters
Launched in 1915, the Autoped had wide appeal, with everyone from suffragettes to postmen giving it a try
The Debate Over Rebuilding That Ensued When a Beloved French Cathedral Was Shelled During WWI
After the Notre-Dame de Reims sustained heavy damage, it took years for the country to decide how to repair the destruction
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After the Notre-Dame de Reims sustained heavy damage, it took years for the country to decide how to repair the destruction
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The Debate Over Rebuilding That Ensued When a Beloved French Cathedral Was Shelled During WWI
After the Notre-Dame de Reims sustained heavy damage, it took years for the country to decide how to repair the destruction
The 19th-Century Lesbian Landowner Who Set Out to Find a Wife
A new HBO series explores the remarkable life of Anne Lister, based on her voluminous and intimate diaries
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A new HBO series explores the remarkable life of Anne Lister, based on her voluminous and intimate diaries
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The 19th-Century Lesbian Landowner Who Set Out to Find a Wife
A new HBO series explores the remarkable life of Anne Lister, based on her voluminous and intimate diaries
Twelve Epic Migratory Journeys Animals Take Every Spring
As temperatures rise and foliage blooms in the north, creatures from insects to whales set out for long treks across the planet
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As temperatures rise and foliage blooms in the north, creatures from insects to whales set out for long treks across the planet
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Twelve Epic Migratory Journeys Animals Take Every Spring
As temperatures rise and foliage blooms in the north, creatures from insects to whales set out for long treks across the planet
This Transparent Wood Could Be an Energy-Saver in Green Buildings
Researchers in Sweden have developed a material, able to store and release heat, that could potentially be used in windows
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Researchers in Sweden have developed a material, able to store and release heat, that could potentially be used in windows
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This Transparent Wood Could Be an Energy-Saver in Green Buildings
Researchers in Sweden have developed a material, able to store and release heat, that could potentially be used in windows
A Brief History of Solar Panels
Inventors have been advancing solar technology for more than a century and a half, and improvements in efficiency and aesthetics keep on coming
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Inventors have been advancing solar technology for more than a century and a half, and improvements in efficiency and aesthetics keep on coming
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Smithsonian Magazine
A Brief History of Solar Panels
Inventors have been advancing solar technology for more than a century and a half, and improvements in efficiency and aesthetics keep on coming