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Smithsonian Magazine

Sep 01 2019
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Smithsonian Magazine takes you on a journey through history, science, world culture and technology with breathtaking images from around the world.

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Smithsonian Magazine

Life of Pie

Red Alert • A WILDLY POPULAR BUT MUCH-MALIGNED FRUIT IS FINALLY ON THE WANE

BREATHING ROOMS • Dramatic new photographs bring acclaimed artists back to life

There’s always more to explore in Taiwan

The Nation’s Unsettled Account • In 1870 Henrietta Wood sued for reparations—and won the largest verdict ever awarded for slavery

How to Read Like Mark Twain • STEP ONE: PRETEND YOU DON’T LIKE BOOKS

War and Piece • A lowly chunk of earth is a telltale trace of the devastating weapon that would change the world forever

Riches of the Spanish Main • A DEEP DIVE INTO THE ARCHIVES YIELDS HUNDREDS OF LONG-FORGOTTEN SHIPWRECKS

FROM THE TIDE POOL TO THE STARS

THE HOMECOMING

EPILOGUE FOR THE ANCESTORS • Smithsonian researchers forge a new policy for returning human remains to indigenous people overseas

SATURN’S SURPRISE • THE PLANETS DISTINCTIVE RINGS MAY BE GONE IN A COSMIC BLINK OF AN EYE

It’s Raining Ice on Saturn • How frozen water particles orbiting the planet plunge into its atmosphere and—gasp!—deplete the rings

THE NEW TREASURES OF POMPEII • FROM GORGEOUS ARTWORKS TO GRIMACING CORPSES, ARCHAEOLOGISTS ARE STILL UNCOVERING THE TRUTH ABOUT LIFE—AND DEATH—IN THE DOOMED CITY

NEXT STOP, TITAN • A new spacecraft will soon return to Saturn’s neighborhood—to hunt for clues about the origins of life

ask smithsonian • YOU’VE GOT QUESTIONS. WE’VE GOT EXPERTS


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Frequency: Every other month Pages: 92 Publisher: Smithsonian Institute Edition: Sep 01 2019

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Smithsonian Magazine takes you on a journey through history, science, world culture and technology with breathtaking images from around the world.

discussion

Smithsonian Magazine

Life of Pie

Red Alert • A WILDLY POPULAR BUT MUCH-MALIGNED FRUIT IS FINALLY ON THE WANE

BREATHING ROOMS • Dramatic new photographs bring acclaimed artists back to life

There’s always more to explore in Taiwan

The Nation’s Unsettled Account • In 1870 Henrietta Wood sued for reparations—and won the largest verdict ever awarded for slavery

How to Read Like Mark Twain • STEP ONE: PRETEND YOU DON’T LIKE BOOKS

War and Piece • A lowly chunk of earth is a telltale trace of the devastating weapon that would change the world forever

Riches of the Spanish Main • A DEEP DIVE INTO THE ARCHIVES YIELDS HUNDREDS OF LONG-FORGOTTEN SHIPWRECKS

FROM THE TIDE POOL TO THE STARS

THE HOMECOMING

EPILOGUE FOR THE ANCESTORS • Smithsonian researchers forge a new policy for returning human remains to indigenous people overseas

SATURN’S SURPRISE • THE PLANETS DISTINCTIVE RINGS MAY BE GONE IN A COSMIC BLINK OF AN EYE

It’s Raining Ice on Saturn • How frozen water particles orbiting the planet plunge into its atmosphere and—gasp!—deplete the rings

THE NEW TREASURES OF POMPEII • FROM GORGEOUS ARTWORKS TO GRIMACING CORPSES, ARCHAEOLOGISTS ARE STILL UNCOVERING THE TRUTH ABOUT LIFE—AND DEATH—IN THE DOOMED CITY

NEXT STOP, TITAN • A new spacecraft will soon return to Saturn’s neighborhood—to hunt for clues about the origins of life

ask smithsonian • YOU’VE GOT QUESTIONS. WE’VE GOT EXPERTS


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