Archaeologists find possible first direct evidence of Hannibal's war elephants(smithsonianmag.com)

107 points by bryanrasmussen 8 months ago | 32 comments

A lumberjack created more than 200 sculptures in Wisconsin's Northwoods(smithsonianmag.com)

91 points by noleary 1 year ago | 41 comments

Drought in Iraq reveals tombs created 2,300 years ago(smithsonianmag.com)

152 points by pseudolus 1 year ago | 24 comments

Humanity's Endgame(noemamag.com)

31 points by marojejian 11 months ago | 23 comments

Who wrote Elizabeth I's most scathing letters?(smithsonianmag.com)

43 points by benbreen 28 days ago | 21 comments

Smithsonian magazine article on research suggesting Elizabeth I's male secretaries revised and intensified emotion in her letters to figures like Mary, Queen of Scots.

A Gladiator's Marble-Etched Epitaph Is Found in an Ancient Roman Necropolis(smithsonianmag.com)

4 points by bryanrasmussen 1 year ago | 0 comments