Latest articles | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/latest_articles/RSS feed for with the latest articlesenTue, 05 Dec 2023 21:50:23 +0000Colorado Will Reintroduce Endangered Gray Wolves This Monthhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/colorado-will-reintroduce-endangered-gray-wolves-this-month-180983375/In 2020, voters narrowly passed a measure in favor of wolf reintroduction, and now, wildlife officials are about to begin the controversial effortTue, 05 Dec 2023 21:50:23 +0000How Zines Brought Power to Those on the Margins of Culturehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/brooklyn-museum-explores-how-zines-offered-a-voice-to-those-outside-mainstream-culture-180983351/A new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum examines zines' role in art history and community buildingTue, 05 Dec 2023 21:31:07 +0000David Hockney Illuminates London's Battersea Power Station With Digital Christmas Treeshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/david-hockney-illuminates-londons-battersea-power-station-with-digital-christmas-trees-180983372/The celebrated 86-year-old designed the large-scale holiday displays using his iPadTue, 05 Dec 2023 20:39:02 +0000Brain Implants Show Promise for People With Traumatic Brain Injuries in Small Studyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/brain-implants-show-promise-for-people-with-traumatic-brain-injuries-in-small-study-180983376/Electrodes placed in the brains of five patients led to "profound" improvements in cognitive function, even years after their injuriesTue, 05 Dec 2023 20:36:32 +0000South American Bird Makes Rare Appearance in Texas, Thousands of Miles From Homehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/south-american-bird-makes-rare-appearance-in-texas-thousands-of-miles-from-home-180983373/Birders are driving hours to Corpus Christi for a chance to spot the cattle tyrant, which has never been observed in the United States beforeTue, 05 Dec 2023 19:03:53 +0000Jane Austen's Annotated Copy of 'Curiosities of Literature' Is For Salehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/jane-austens-personal-copy-for-auction-180983352/The novelist used a pencil to underline roughly 15 passages from the text by Isaac D'IsraeliTue, 05 Dec 2023 17:42:57 +0000The World Is Running to Catch Up With Simone Leighhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/the-world-is-running-to-catch-up-with-simone-leigh-180983366/The celebrated artist’s crusading works, now on view at the Hirshhorn Museum, upend the stereotypes too often foisted on Black womenTue, 05 Dec 2023 15:09:23 +0000The Ten Best Books About Travel of 2023https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-ten-best-books-about-travel-of-2023-180983361/Take a trip without leaving home with these adventurous reads from this yearTue, 05 Dec 2023 13:30:00 +0000‘Rizz’ Is Oxford’s 2023 Word of the Yearhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rizz-is-oxfords-2023-word-of-the-year-180983367/The word means “style, charm or attractiveness” or “the ability to attract a romantic or sexual partner"Tue, 05 Dec 2023 13:00:00 +0000Unraveling Ulysses S. Grant's Complex Relationship With Slaveryhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/unraveling-ulysses-s-grants-complex-relationship-with-slavery-180983360/The Union general directly benefited from the brutal institution before and during the Civil WarTue, 05 Dec 2023 12:15:00 +0000