East Africa’s Oldest Modern Human Fossil Is Way Older Than Previously Thought
The remote Kibish Formation, in southern Ethiopia, features layered deposits more than 300 feet thick that have preserved many ancient human ...
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Some Whales Can Eat Upwards of 16 Tons of Tiny Shrimp a Day
A humpback whale feeds on sand lance in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Elliott Hazen It’s long been an ...
The National Weather Service Began as a Crowd-Sourcing Experiment
Illustration by Lucille Clerc For centuries, humans complained about the weather. In 1848, the Smithsonian Institution decided to do something ...
In the Face of Rising Seas, Are Floating Cities a Real Possibility?
SMITHSONIANMAG.COM | Aug. 12, 2021, 11:16 a.m. With the world’s population nearing 7.9 billion, and estimates projecting that it will ...
The True Story Behind How Pearls Are Made
Smithsonian Voices National Museum of Natural History The True Story Behind How Pearls Are Made August 5th, 2021, 6:00AM / ...
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