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Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov 2026

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ArticleUntangling an Amer­ican Mys­tery

Did Thomas Jef­fer­son really father Sally Hem­ings’ chil­dren? Start­ing with a single hair plucked from a Bible, the Smith­so­nian embarked on a 15-year hunt for the truth

Untangling an Amer­ican Mys­tery

ArticleThe Mighty Met­ro­polis of the Maya

In the jungles of Bel­ize, an adven­tur­ous couple uses innov­at­ive tools to explore hid­den ruins, offer­ing up com­pletely new under­stand­ings of urban life in ancient Mesoamer­ica The first visit I made to the Maya ruins in Cara­col,...

The Mighty Met­ro­polis of the Maya

ArticleThe Sky­watch­ers

Schol­ars and sci­ent­ists intent on determ­in­ing when and where an artist was when a work was cre­ated are find­ing the answers writ­ten in the stars. Or the moon. Or some­times build­ings over a hill

The Sky­watch­ers

ArticleInto the Woods

In Poland, the wis­ent is affec­tion­ately known as the “king of the forest.” The European bison has adop­ted that cramped wood­land hab­itat out of neces­sity, but can it thrive in a place that isn’t its true home? THE HORNS WERE USED AS CHALICES...

Into the Woods

ArticleNational Treas­ure

DURING WORLD WAR II, Amer­ican sol­diers sta­tioned abroad could step into a port­able isol­a­tion booth and record a brief mes­sage to a loved one. Once the machine had cre­ated a 78rpm record, the sol­dier could slip it into an envel­ope for the...

National Treas­ure