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Smithsonian Magazine: Explore History, Science, Arts & Culture
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Discover the latest stories in history, archaeology, science, arts and culture from one of the top news magazines. Smithsonian Magazine brings you compelling, in-depth articles every day.
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H3 Check Out the Stunning New Images of Jupiter From NASA's Juno Spacecraft
H3 Save 81% on Smithsonian magazine. Subscribe today!
H3 Surfer Spots an Emperor Penguin on a Beach in Australia, Thousands of Miles From Its Antarctic Home
H3 Travelers Can Now Buy a Can of '100 Percent Authentic Air' From Italy's Lake Como
H3 Forty-Three Monkeys Are on the Loose in South Carolina After Escaping a Research Facility When a Door Was Left Unsecured
H3 Chimpanzees Could Never Randomly Type the Complete Works of Shakespeare, Study Finds
H3 Archaeologists Are Bewildered by a Skeleton Made From the Bones of at Least Eight People Who Died Thousands of Years Apart
H3 See New Images of Pesto, Australia's Enormous Baby Penguin, in His 'Awkward Phase,' Molting His Downy Feathers
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H3 Inside the Effort to Save Earth's Biocrusts
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H3 These Black Americans Were Killed for Exercising Their Political Right to Vote
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H3 Can Fungi Save This Endangered Hawaiian Tree?
H3 From Prolonging Wallaby Pregnancies to Disorienting Hatchling Turtles, 11 Ways Artificial Lights Affect Animals
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H3 Discover the Mysteries of Italy's Park of Monsters, a 16th-Century Garden Filled With Strange, Colossal Stone Creatures
H3 This Captivating Guide Uncovers the History and Mystery of Dinosaurs in 50 Fossils
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H3 From Candy to Lightbulbs, Felix Gonzalez-Torres Showed Life and Loss Through Everyday Objects
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