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		Rain Evolved Its Distinct Scent–and Why Animals and Humans Love It (smithsonianmag.com)
		2 points by keepamovin 6 hours ago \| past \| 1 comment
		Why Florida Crocs Are Thriving Outside a Nuclear Power Plant (smithsonianmag.com)
		2 points by thunderbong 3 days ago \| past \| 1 comment
		How to Watch the Radiant Geminid Meteor Shower Tonight (smithsonianmag.com)
		7 points by cjbarber 5 days ago \| past \| 3 comments
		Modern humans in Australia about 60k years ago via 2 routes – genetic analysis (smithsonianmag.com)
		4 points by bookofjoe 5 days ago \| past \| discuss
		Mini Brains Grown from Stem Cells Developed Light-Sensitive, Eye-Like Features (smithsonianmag.com)
		3 points by thunderbong 6 days ago \| past \| discuss
		The Myth of the 'Dark Ages' Ignores How Knowledge Flourished Around the World (smithsonianmag.com)
		25 points by teleforce 10 days ago \| past \| discuss
		How the Disappearance of Flight 19 Fueled the Legend of the Bermuda Triangle (smithsonianmag.com)
		60 points by pseudolus 11 days ago \| past \| 23 comments
		[dupe] Rats Snatching Bats Out of the Air and Eating Them–Researchers Got It on Video (smithsonianmag.com)
		72 points by bookofjoe 13 days ago \| past \| 12 comments
		Flint Artifacts and Roman Altar Fragment Found Beneath Houses of Parliament (smithsonianmag.com)
		2 points by divbzero 15 days ago \| past
		Ethiopian volcano erupts for first time in nearly 12k years of records (smithsonianmag.com)
		90 points by pseudolus 18 days ago \| past \| 30 comments
		At the Boundary Between Waking Life and Sleep, What Happens in the Brain? (smithsonianmag.com)
		3 points by Brajeshwar 21 days ago \| past
		Raccoon Was Once a Thanksgiving Feast Fit for a President (smithsonianmag.com)
		3 points by thunderbong 21 days ago \| past
		At the Boundary Between Waking Life and Sleep, What Happens in the Brain? (smithsonianmag.com)
		2 points by mhb 26 days ago \| past
		Archaeologists May Have Found the Lost Iron City of the Silk Road (smithsonianmag.com)
		11 points by xhevahir 30 days ago \| past
		Florentine Diamond Was Thought to Be Lost. It's Been Tucked Away in Bank Vault (smithsonianmag.com)
		2 points by ulrischa 32 days ago \| past
		New Daily Pill Could Be Life-Saving for Americans with High Cholesterol (smithsonianmag.com)
		4 points by geox 37 days ago \| past
		In 1907, Performer Walked on Water from Cincinnati to New Orleans (smithsonianmag.com)
		1 point by Brajeshwar 48 days ago \| past
		Electronic Eye Implant Restored Vision in Patients with Macular Degeneration (smithsonianmag.com)
		3 points by jethronethro 49 days ago \| past \| 1 comment
		Alternatives That Spare Horseshoe Crab Blood Might Be Breaking Through (smithsonianmag.com)
		4 points by sohkamyung 51 days ago \| past
		Treasure Trove of Shipwrecks Along China's Coast (smithsonianmag.com)
		3 points by Brajeshwar 55 days ago \| past
		Ireland Makes a Program Offering Basic Income for Artists Permanent (smithsonianmag.com)
		3 points by busymom0 56 days ago \| past
		Sandhill cranes have adopted a Canada gosling (smithsonianmag.com)
		157 points by NaOH 57 days ago \| past \| 43 comments
		Squirrels Are Displaying 'Widespread Carnivorous Behavior' in a California Park (2024) (smithsonianmag.com)
		1 point by thunderbong 58 days ago \| past
		Deep-Sea Fish Has Teeth on Its Forehead and Uses Them for Sex (smithsonianmag.com)
		2 points by CharlesW 59 days ago \| past
		Bats Catching, Killing and Eating Birds Midflight (smithsonianmag.com)
		7 points by marojejian 62 days ago \| past \| 2 comments
		A Real Photo of a Flamingo Snuck Into–and Won–An A.I. Art Competition (smithsonianmag.com)
		3 points by janandonly 62 days ago \| past
		What Does George Orwell's '1984' Mean in 2024? (smithsonianmag.com)
		72 points by KnuthIsGod 63 days ago \| past \| 40 comments
		Culinary epitaphs: Recipe on Gravestone Helps to Remember the Dearly Departed (smithsonianmag.com)
		1 point by Geekette 64 days ago \| past
		A Tiny Typo May Explain Centuries-Old Mystery Bout Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' (smithsonianmag.com)
		35 points by keepamovin 65 days ago \| past \| 14 comments
		Creative Hobbies Like Tango Dancing or Playing Instruments Help Keep Brain Young (smithsonianmag.com)
		2 points by ulrischa 68 days ago \| past \| 1 comment
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