Latest articles | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/latest_articles/RSS feed for with the latest articlesenMon, 19 Aug 2024 20:06:41 +0000As Banksy's Animal Art Series Ends, Caretakers Grapple With How to Preserve His Muralshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/as-banksys-animal-art-series-ends-caretakers-grapple-with-how-to-preserve-his-murals-180984932/The street artist unveiled nine new pieces in London this month, and many have already been taken down or defacedMon, 19 Aug 2024 20:06:41 +0000Rare Fossils Give Clues to How Tardigrades Survived Mass Extinctions by Hitting the Snooze Buttonhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rare-fossils-give-clues-to-how-tardigrades-survived-mass-extinctions-by-hitting-the-snooze-button-180984930/Scientists have only four known tardigrade fossils, which preserve insights into how the hardy critters evolved their hibernation-like superpower of cryptobiosisMon, 19 Aug 2024 18:56:53 +000013,600-Year-Old Mastodon Skull Uncovered in Iowahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/13600-year-old-mastodon-skull-unearthed-in-iowa-180984931/The hulking creature may have overlapped with Indigenous peopleMon, 19 Aug 2024 18:03:37 +0000A Rare 'Super Blue Moon' Will Be Visible Monday Night: What Does That Mean?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-rare-super-blue-moon-will-be-visible-monday-night-what-does-that-mean-180984928/Tonight’s full moon will be bigger and brighter than usual, and it’s the third of four full moons this summerMon, 19 Aug 2024 17:29:15 +0000Firefighters Extinguish Blaze at London's Somerset Househttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/firefighters-extinguish-blaze-at-londons-somerset-house-180984929/The palatial complex's historic artworks sustained no damage from the fire that broke out on August 17Mon, 19 Aug 2024 17:19:53 +0000Archaeologists Stumble Upon a 2,000-Year-Old Dolphin Mosaic in Englandhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-stumble-upon-a-2000-year-old-dolphin-mosaic-in-england-180984923/The Roman-era artwork was likely preserved thanks to a remodeling project in the third or fourth century C.E.Mon, 19 Aug 2024 15:23:50 +0000Amateur Sleuth Identifies the Mystery Women in a Museum's Fabergé Frameshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/amateur-sleuth-identifies-the-mystery-women-in-a-museums-faberge-frames-180984890/The portraits were on display at a museum in England, where staffers had been wondering about the two subjects for yearsFri, 16 Aug 2024 19:46:31 +0000Weight Loss and Diabetes Drug Could Slow Alzheimer's Progression, Preliminary Study Suggestshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/weight-loss-and-diabetes-drug-could-slow-alzheimers-progression-preliminary-study-suggests-180984808/In a year-long trial, people who received a daily injection of liraglutide showed an 18 percent lower cognitive decline than people who received a placeboFri, 16 Aug 2024 19:40:32 +0000Asteroid That Ended the Dinosaurs Came From Beyond Jupiter, Study Findshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/asteroid-that-ended-the-dinosaurs-came-from-beyond-jupiter-study-finds-180984924/Metal isotopes delivered to Earth by the asteroid reveal it's consistent with space rocks formed in the outer solar systemFri, 16 Aug 2024 18:30:24 +0000Ancient Prisoners Carved Graffiti Into the Floors of a Roman-Era Prisonhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-prisoners-carved-graffiti-into-the-floors-of-a-roman-era-prison-180984889/An archaeologist has identified vengeful inscriptions etched into a 1,600-year-old prison in GreeceFri, 16 Aug 2024 17:57:15 +0000