Aug. 12, 2026 Ancient remains from Vietnam suggest diseases like yaws may have been passed from mother to child thousands of years ago, a form of transmission often assumed to indicate syphilis. The ...

These Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest images feature the captivating creatures that live beneath the waves Tracy Scott Forson Photographs by Donny Bajohr At the Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G.

Crafted from the teeth of large mammals, such as wolves, deer, bears and perhaps even humans, the jewelry was found in a grave in southern Poland that may belong to an important patriarch of the ...