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Smithsonian magazine places a Smithsonian lens on the world, looking at the topics and subject matters researched, studied, and exhibited by the Smithsonian Institution-science, history, art, popular culture, and innovation-and chronicling them every day for our diverse readership.
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Between the 1920s and 1940s, wealthy young women signed up to run errands and carry messages for the Frontier Nursing Service, whose nurse-midwives provided care to patients in hard-to-reach areas ..read more
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Researchers spent three years developing a machine learning model that can predict how good beer will taste based on its chemical composition—and make suggestions for how to improve it ..read more
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A lifelong passion for the national pastime led John Thorn to redefine the sport's relationship with statistics and reveal the truth behind its earliest days ..read more
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Nobody knows the name of the child in "The Black Boy," but a museum in Liverpool is hoping someone will recognize him ..read more
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The first image of the black hole taken in polarized light, the new view shows the supermassive structure's magnetic fields and hints that it could be hiding an enormous jet ..read more
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Tests detected the virus at two farms in Texas and two farms in Kansas, but officials and scientists stress commercial dairy products remain safe to consume ..read more
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A self-described "little man in a hurry," Joseph Hirshhorn built a premier modern art collection ..read more
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Only a few lunar sites are ideal for certain cutting-edge research—and they’re under threat from mining, satellites and bases, scientists argue ..read more
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The collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge is shocking—but not unprecedented ..read more
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The Mediterranean capital city savors its connections to antiquity—while reappraising its past ..read more