https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/latest_articles/RSS feed for with the latest articlesenTue, 15 Oct 2024 21:20:25 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/two-lions-went-on-a-man-eating-spree-in-1898-now-dna-evidence-reveals-their-diets-180985269/The notorious predators, nicknamed the “Man-Eaters of Tsavo,” terrorized railway workers in Kenya for roughly nine monthsTue, 15 Oct 2024 21:20:25 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/famous-explorers-remains-discovered-on-mount-everest-offer-clues-in-a-century-long-mystery-180985267/In 1924, Andrew "Sandy" Irvine joined George Mallory’s expedition to the world’s highest peak. Now, Irvine’s recently found foot and boot hint at what might have happened on that ill-fated undertakingTue, 15 Oct 2024 20:17:06 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-in-petra-discover-secret-tomb-hiding-beneath-a-mysterious-structure-featured-in-indiana-jones-180985275/The recent excavation beneath the Treasury has revealed 12 complete human skeletons and a trove of grave goods dating back 2,000 yearsTue, 15 Oct 2024 20:11:35 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/spacex-launches-starship-mega-rocket-and-catches-its-booster-in-midair-on-first-try-180985268/The success is a giant leap toward the company's goal to take humans and cargo all the way to Mars on the world's biggest and most powerful launch vehicleTue, 15 Oct 2024 18:29:39 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nearly-40-years-after-she-walked-the-great-wall-of-china-marina-abramovic-returns-to-the-country-with-a-new-exhibition-180985260/"Transforming Energy," the artist's first museum show in China, focuses on "artworks and objects that actively engage the audience"Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:35:04 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-are-witches-and-warlocks-going-stand-up-paddleboarding-to-celebrate-halloween-180985244/Across the country, revelers are dressing in costumes and gliding across bodies of water on stand-up paddleboards to ring in the spooky seasonTue, 15 Oct 2024 16:22:29 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/historic-new-shepard-rocket-booster-and-crew-capsule-will-go-on-display-at-the-air-and-space-museum-180985265/The two artifacts donated by Blue Origin achieved record-breaking feats and will extend the museum's story of trailblazing space travel into the presentTue, 15 Oct 2024 16:07:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/sponsored/five-historic-places-to-experience-charleston-south-carolinas-captivating-past-180985138/These must-visit landmarks showcase the area's role in shaping America, from its colonial roots to rich naval history and beyondTue, 15 Oct 2024 15:08:42 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/from-silk-moths-to-fruit-flies-these-five-insects-have-changed-the-world-180985252/It’s easy to write bugs off as pests, but consider the ways in which they have positively impacted our livesTue, 15 Oct 2024 14:39:47 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-captain-george-vancouver-mapped-and-shaped-the-modern-pacific-northwest-180985233/The British explorer named dozens of geographical features and sites in the region, ignoring the traditions of the Indigenous peoples who’d lived there for millenniaTue, 15 Oct 2024 10:15:00 +0000