< img src=" https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/qCeiMlnMn2Tw0NA3uPhHXc8y7b0=/fit-in/1600x0/filters:focal (1536x1024:1537 x1025)/ https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/01/67/0167e455-1e41-442c-a129-b9b8e3f428fe/3494_-_milano_-_galleria_vittorio_emanuele_-_stemma_di_torino_-_foto_giovanni_dallorto_22-jun.jpeg "alt="" > It prevails for visitors to touch intimate areas depicted in artworks,…
< img src=" https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/zUZGgxlGdks2cvNbtpP1fczL7-8=/fit-in/1600x0/filters:focal (1500x1000:1501 x1001)/ https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/d1/7a/d17a1008-2357-453d-b0d2-bcb7d3b72333/terria_clay_6313_przewalskis_horse_with_foal_was_bz_20260521.jpg" alt=" "> The foal was born upon April 21 and is now romping…
< img src=" https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/_cCfd74JXGLf2D_uUkhGzGZfwe8=/fit-in/1600x0/filters:focal (1250x839:1251 x840)/ https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/2a/d4/2ad4a4a4-a134-4ba2-8064-c33682aa8011/gettyimages-1240781233.jpg" alt="" > The country's researchers, doctors, merchants and distillers all played considerable roles…
< img src =" https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/F0u3G4FhIiMdCUekk8LJ_ZlOGBw=/fit-in/1600x0/filters:focal (512x434:513 x435)/ https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/a2/17/a21734bc-1485-4912-947a-547e78e44200/dkl8pfeg.jpeg "alt="" > A new study suggests the odd appendages initially appeared in…
< img src =" https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/R8qimTuMchLFt5ne2Tm9MOzqv08=/fit-in/1600x0/filters:focal (622x414:623 x415)/ https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/64/34/64343c99-d995-4690-b189-7f85a77fb252/668902634_1361513572676852_2842786792514138907_n.jpeg" alt="" > A structure mixing Egyptian, Greek and Roman styles was found…
< img src=" https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/8KiueFVPlDsyvGGUv3GY0yJoW4I=/fit-in/1600x0/filters:focal (1240x838:1241 x839)/ https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/f1/f7/f1f73e7c-5383-48ee-922c-9e96884d1ced/amud_7_burial_curtesy_of_prof_yoel_rak_-_copy.png" alt="" > Scientists think Neanderthal children might have had faster development rates due…
< img src= "https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/khMSgwCNyqkPsWpxr_f9QiQGzNM=/fit-in/1600x0/filters:focal (750x500:751 x501)/ https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/d3/bf/d3bfdf8c-2f6e-494c-9451-01224b0301e7/pomona.jpg" alt="" > An exhibit in Brussels highlights 90-plus artworks including golden-haired muses, greedy…
< img src=" https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/wSdM8z9cooPFRIfzwL3--g5Detk=/fit-in/1600x0/filters:focal (500x281:501 x282)/ https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/7a/29/7a29855e-24a9-4a9c-aae9-7efbf6302f17/large_acafe56c-aa33-4a9b-a27f-0ffe403d73a8.png" alt ="" > While preparing for school restorations, researchers in Texas discovered remnants…
< img src= "https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/rWXJa3CMtyelSkPvAv0gcviqxSQ=/fit-in/1600x0/filters:focal (900x604:901 x605)/ https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/ef/9a/ef9a6fbe-b9c7-4bda-b3e6-6119d21ee2fd/6257370811_a06ee3d558_o.jpg" alt="" > In a lab experiment centered around a nest referred to as…
< img src =" https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/X1PEMNl9NN1o_28nhXiw3eCzp7w=/fit-in/1600x0/filters:focal (640x427:641 x428)/ https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/3f/75/3f75bc9c-c37e-4ab4-8871-c29f1870608d/cq5damweb12801280.jpeg "alt="" > A kea parrot's half-beak ended up being an advantage instead…