Latest articles | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/latest_articles/RSS feed for with the latest articlesenFri, 19 Apr 2024 20:53:39 +0000Were Stonehenge's Builders Guided by the Moon?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/was-the-construction-of-stonehenge-guided-by-the-moon-180984167/Researchers are studying the monument's connection to a celestial event that occurs every 18.6 yearsFri, 19 Apr 2024 20:53:39 +0000Volcano Erupts Amid Lightning Storm in Indonesia, as Residents Evacuate Potential Tsunami Threathttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/volcano-erupts-amid-lightning-storm-in-indonesia-as-residents-evacuate-potential-tsunami-threat-180984192/Plumes of ash from Mount Ruang forced the closure of an international airport, after a series of at least five eruptions this weekFri, 19 Apr 2024 20:37:53 +0000How Did Ötzi the Iceman Get His Tattoos? Archaeologists and Tattoo Artists Unravel the Mysteryhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-did-otzi-the-iceman-get-his-tattoos-archaeologists-and-tattoo-artists-unravel-the-mystery-180984194/Ötzi's 61 markings were likely hand-poked with a sharp tool, such as a piece of animal bone or copper, a new study findsFri, 19 Apr 2024 18:35:02 +0000Lost Silent Film Featuring Clara Bow Discovered in a $20 Box of Old Reelshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/lost-clara-bow-film-returns-to-the-big-screen-after-the-unexpected-find-of-a-20-reel-180984188/Bow, who also serves as inspiration for a new Taylor Swift song, was one of Hollywood's first starletsFri, 19 Apr 2024 18:27:26 +0000A Study for the Portrait Winston Churchill Famously Abhorred Is for Salehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/study-for-portrait-winston-churchill-abhorred-for-sale-180984178/The final painting, dramatized on Netflix's "The Crown," was secretly burned in the middle of the nightFri, 19 Apr 2024 17:28:46 +000011-Year-Old Uncovers Fossils of Giant Ichthyosaur in England, the Largest Marine Reptile Ever Found, Scientists Sayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/11-year-old-uncovers-fossils-of-giant-ichthyosaur-in-england-the-largest-ever-marine-reptile-ever-found-scientists-say-180984185/The jawbone fragments belonged to an 82-foot-long creature that represents a new species, according to a new studyFri, 19 Apr 2024 16:20:55 +0000A Rare Nova Explosion Will Soon Bring a 'New Star' to the Night Sky—How to Catch a Glimpsehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-rare-nova-explosion-will-soon-bring-a-new-star-to-the-night-sky-how-to-catch-a-glimpse-180984186/In an event that occurs only once every 80 years, a distant remnant of a star will grow much brighter, briefly becoming visible to EarthFri, 19 Apr 2024 12:51:09 +0000Overdue Book Returned to Colorado Library After 105 Yearshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/overdue-book-returned-to-colorado-library-after-105-years-180984169/The Fort Collins library waived the fine, which totaled over $14,000 when adjusted for inflationThu, 18 Apr 2024 21:01:12 +0000A Stellar Collision Birthed the 'Dragon's Egg' Nebula, a Puzzling Structure in the Milky Wayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-stellar-collision-birthed-the-dragons-egg-nebula-a-puzzling-structure-in-the-milky-way-180984148/The colorful cloud of gas and dust has a violent origin—and this explains the unusual traits of two massive stars within it, astronomers sayThu, 18 Apr 2024 19:45:10 +0000You Can Visit the World's Largest Continuous Dinosaur Trackway, Now on Protected Public Landhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/you-can-visit-the-worlds-largest-continuous-dinosaur-trackway-is-now-on-protected-public-land-180984187/In the Late Jurassic, a long-necked dinosaur made a 270-degree turn while walking in present-day Colorado—and left behind a rare treat for paleontologistsThu, 18 Apr 2024 18:48:55 +0000