An Evolutionary Timeline of Homo Sapiens | Smithsonian
Feb 2, 2021 · 15,000 to 40,000 Years Ago: Genetics and Fossils Show Homo sapiens Became the Only Surviving Human Species. A facial reconstruction of Homo floresiensis, a diminutive early human that may have ...
Who invented the Ouija board? - Smithsonian Magazine
Oct 30, 2024 · In the late 1800s, advertisements for a new paranormal product started appearing in papers: “Ouija, or, the Wonderful Talking Board,” boomed a Pittsburgh toy and novelty shop, describing a ...
The Meaning Behind Six Objects on Día de los Muertos Altars
Oct 31, 2019 · The creation of altars has been an important part of Día de los Muertos, a festival whose origins are deeply rooted in Aztec beliefs and tied to the goddess Mictecacihuatl, also known as the ...
These Are the 100 Greatest Films of All Time, According to 1,600 ...
Dec 6, 2022 · Every addition to this year’s list means a subtraction from the previous list. Films that have been knocked out of the top 100 include D.W. Griffith ’s Intolerance (1916), David Lean ’s ...
How Darwin’s Theory of Evolution Evolved | Smithsonian
May 7, 2018. Charles Darwin was an avid fossil collector and during his expedition on the HMS Beagle, he was one of the first to collect remains of extinct South American mammals. Smithsonian ...
These Black Women Changed America | Smithsonian
Aug 29, 2022 · A Smithsonian magazine special report. At the Smithsonian | August 29, 2022. These Black Women Changed America. Thirty years ago, photographer Brian Lanker made indelible images of historical ...
The Story of How Humans Came to the Americas Is Constantly …
For more than half a century, the prevailing story of how the first humans came to the Americas went like this: Some 13,000 years ago, small bands of Stone Age hunters walked across a land bridge ...
The Extraordinary Life of Nikola Tesla | Smithsonian
Jan 5, 2018 · On the morning of Jan. 7, 1943, he was found dead in his room by a hotel maid at age 86. Today the name Tesla is still very much in circulation. The airport in Belgrade bears his name, as does the ...
Eight Secrets of the Taj Mahal | Smithsonian
Feb 14, 2017 · The mausoleum in Agra is India’s most famous monument, and a sublime shrine to eternal love. Built from between 1632 and 1647 by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, the Taj Mahal was dedicated to ...
Unearthing the World of Jesus | Smithsonian
January 2016. Overlooking the Sea of Galilee, Bethsaida was a day’s walk from Nazareth. When Jesus returned to his boyhood hometown to preach, the Gospels say he was rejected by a mob. Yadid ...