Newly Discovered, Parrot-Like Dinosaur Roamed North America Alongside T. Rex (www.smithsonianmag.com)
While larger dinosaurs are comparatively well-known, finding smaller species paints a more complete picture of life before the mass extinction...
Smithsonian Scientists Discover New Species of Hedgehogs Hiding in Plain Sight (www.smithsonianmag.com)
Soft-furred hedgehog specimens deposited decades ago in the museum’s collection are new to science...
Seabed Trawling May Be Spewing Huge Amounts of CO2 Into the Atmosphere (www.smithsonianmag.com)
A New Project Uses Isotopes to Pinpoint the Birthplaces of the Enslaved (www.smithsonianmag.com)
In South Carolina, members of the local Black community are teaming up with scientists to produce a novel study of the trans-Atlantic slave trade...
Miners Discover Seven-Foot Mammoth Tusk in North Dakota (www.smithsonianmag.com)
After coal mine workers found the 50-pound specimen, paleontologists studied the site and uncovered more than 20 additional bones...
The Scientist Using Bugs to Help Solve Murders. At crime scenes around the world, the forensic entomologist Paola Magni is taking her field into uncharted waters (www.smithsonianmag.com)
Paola Magni didn’t plan on getting involved in her most infamous case. As a forensic entomologist, she researches how insects and related creatures found at crime scenes can help investigators solve mysteries. She frequently works with public health officials and coroners, who, perhaps surprisingly, are often repelled by...
The Gruesome History of Eating Corpses as Medicine (www.smithsonianmag.com)
Rodin Sculpture Has Been Missing From Scottish Museum Collection for Nearly 75 Years (www.smithsonianmag.com)
The piece is a plaster version of one of the figures from the French sculptor’s “Les Bourgeois de Calais”