https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/latest_articles/RSS feed for with the latest articlesenTue, 17 Sep 2024 20:11:37 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-ancient-egyptian-barracks-paint-a-vivid-picture-of-military-life-during-the-reign-of-Ramses-ii-180985082/Archaeologists unearthed a series of mudbrick rooms filled with religious tributes, soldiers' personal effects, engraved weaponry and animal bonesTue, 17 Sep 2024 20:11:37 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/deaths-from-antibiotic-resistant-infections-could-reach-39-million-by-2050-study-suggests-180985095/A new paper analyzes three decades of fatalities around the world and predicts how "superbugs" will affect human health in the futureTue, 17 Sep 2024 19:30:08 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/four-places-to-find-fossilized-shark-teeth-in-the-united-states-180985086/Sharks have been losing teeth for 400 million years. Here’s a guide to uncovering some of these plentiful fossils across the countryTue, 17 Sep 2024 18:44:32 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-11-year-old-boy-rescued-a-mysterious-artwork-from-the-dump-it-turned-out-to-be-a-500-year-old-renaissance-print-180985074/Experts have confirmed that "Knight, Death and the Devil" is an engraving by the renowned German artist Albrecht DürerTue, 17 Sep 2024 16:55:50 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-sprawling-sculpture-at-the-center-of-the-national-world-war-i-memorial-has-been-unveiled-in-washington-dc-180985087/"A Soldier's Journey," a 58-foot-long bronze artwork depicting vivid scenes from the war, was illuminated for the first time at a ceremony on September 13Tue, 17 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/madcap-history-mad-magazine-unleash-inner-class-clown-180985063/In a twist befitting its pages, the satirical, anti-establishment publication that delivered laughs and hijinks to generations of young readers gets the respect it always deserved with a new museum exhibitionTue, 17 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-female-civil-war-soldier-participated-in-the-bloodiest-battle-in-american-history-and-spied-on-the-southor-did-she-180985076/Historians say that Sarah Emma Edmonds exaggerated many aspects of her wartime experiences. Still, she bravely served in the Union Army, becoming one of hundreds of women who fought in the conflict in secretTue, 17 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-footage-of-a-thief-breaking-into-a-london-gallery-and-stealing-banksys-iconic-girl-with-balloon-180985084/Officials launched an investigation and recovered the $360,000 print less than a week after it vanished from Grove Gallery. Two men have been charged for the crimeMon, 16 Sep 2024 20:32:20 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rare-yellow-eyed-penguin-wins-new-zealands-bird-of-the-year-contest-180985081/The noisy-but-shy bird, known as the hoiho, has earned the most votes for a second time amid threats to its survivalMon, 16 Sep 2024 20:18:13 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/divers-discover-the-long-lost-wreckage-of-a-passenger-steamship-that-sank-in-a-hit-and-run-in-1856-180985071/"Le Lyonnais" descended into the depths off the coast of Massachusetts after colliding with the "Adriatic," a sailing vessel that left the floundering steamship to fend for itselfMon, 16 Sep 2024 20:01:55 +0000