An Evolutionary Timeline of Homo Sapiens | Smithsonian
网页2021年2月2日 · 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 ...
This Interactive Map Shows Which Indigenous Lands You Live On
网页2023年11月1日 · This November, you can learn more about North America’s first inhabitants by finding out which Indigenous lands you live on, using a collaborative, interactive map. Since launching on Native ...
How Exercise Boosts the Brain and Improves Mental Health
网页2022年2月9日 · Exercise, they are learning, has profound effects on brain structure itself, and especially in regions most affected by depression and schizophrenia. It also provides other, more subtle benefits ...
The Story Behind Banksy | Smithsonian
网页February 2013. Banksy melds street-fighting passion and pacifist ardor in his image of a protester whose Molotov cocktail morphs into a bouquet. Pixelbully / Alamy. When Time magazine selected the ...
A Journey to the Oldest Cave Paintings in the World
网页Chauvet Cave, Ardèche, France. Dated to: 30,000 to 28,000 B.C. | Once thought to house the oldest representational art, the more than 1,000 paintings of predators like lions and mammoths are ...
The True Story of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Elizabeth I
网页2018年12月6日 · The denouement of Mary and Elizabeth’s decades-long power struggle is easily recalled by even the most casual of observers: On February 8, 1587, the deposed Scottish queen knelt at an execution ...
Smithsonian Magazine: Explore History, Science, Arts & Culture
网页2 天之前 · Discover the latest stories in history, archaeology, science, arts and culture from one of the top news magazines. Smithsonian Magazine brings you compelling, in-depth articles every day.
What’s the Difference Between England, Britain and the U.K.?
网页2016年6月24日 · Three islands within the British Isles retain special status as “Crown Dependencies.”. Though the U.K. is technically responsible for them, they are independently administered and self ...
The Real Science Behind the Megalodon | Smithsonian
网页2018年8月3日 · THE MEG - Official Trailer #1 [HD] Watch on. According to Skomal, great white sharks—our best living megalodon proxy—can’t tolerate the deep sea for more than a few hours at a time. Adding ...
The Ironic History of Mar-a-Lago - Smithsonian Magazine
网页The woman who built Mar-a-Lago in the 1920s and presided over it for almost half a century, Marjorie Merriweather Post, had gone to great lengths to turn the mansion into an official wintertime ...