Dr. Richard Kurin, the Smithsonian’s Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador at Large and founder the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative, has served as the institution's Under Secretary and as ...

Mohi Kumar is a science writer, editor and essayist based in Houston, Texas, and also a freelance editor for Smithsonian.com. As you celebrate the mathematical holiday, here's a history of notable ...

now a part of the Smithsonian collections, illuminate the little-known role these artists played in chronicling 19th-century life The innovations of a forgotten genius who laid the groundwork for ...

Inside a lab in Pisa, forensics pathologist Gino Fornaciari and his team investigate 500-year-old cold cases Tom Mueller Oil and culture are a powerful mixture in Houston, which has quietly become ...

Jeff MacGregor is the award-winning Writer-at-Large for Smithsonian. He has written for the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Esquire, and many others, and is the author of the acclaimed book ...

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This moment, Rubenstein told Smithsonian magazine in 2011, “is crucial for creating the in-and-out system of government that we have. … In that time and era, politicians would gain power ...

Joseph Stromberg was previously a digital reporter for Smithsonian. In 1796, the first president voluntarily left office, cementing the significance of a lofty ideal for his young country A Danish ...

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