The search for: returned 49626 results in: 0.248 seconds.
Banner
... Rare Fragment of 3,200-Year-Old Bronze Chest Armor Unearthed in Czech Republic

Bronze armor made by skilled craftsmen was reserved for elite warriors, according to experts from the Brno City Museum
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rare-fragment-of-3200-year-old-bronze-chest-armor-unearthed-in-czech-republic-180987068/

... Killer Whales Hunt Fish in Highly Coordinated Pairs and Perfect Their Movements With Practice, Drone Videos Reveal

Footage taken off the coast of Norway reveals that orcas team up to maximize their prey, according to a new study
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/killer-whales-hunt-fish-in-highly-coordinated-pairs-and-perfect-their-movements-with-practice-drone-videos-reveal-180987070/

... See a Stunningly Well-Preserved, 4,000-Year-Old Handprint Left Behind by an Ancient Egyptian Potter

The find "takes you directly to the moment when the object was made," says curator Helen Strudwick
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-a-stunningly-well-preserved-4000-year-old-handprint-left-behind-by-an-ancient-egyptian-potter-180987081/

... Rare 5,000-Year-Old Neolithic Monument in Northern England Granted Protected Status

The Dudderhouse Hill long cairn is one of the oldest known sites built by humans in England. It now has the highest level of heritage protection available in the country
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rare-5000-year-old-neolithic-monument-in-northern-england-gets-protected-status-180987073/

... A Lonely Cheetah Cub at an Australian Zoo Now Has an Unlikely 'Best Friend'—a Puppy

While the companionship might seem surprising, zoos have been pairing sibling-less cheetah cubs with dogs for decades to improve their socialization
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-lonely-cheetah-cub-at-an-australian-zoo-now-has-an-unlikely-best-friend-a-puppy-180987079/

... Rare Fossil Suggests Some Dinosaurs May Have Sounded Like Birds and Shared Similar Vocal Anatomy

Pulaosaurus qinglong is only the second non-avian dinosaur to be discovered with a preserved bony voice box
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rare-fossil-suggests-some-dinosaurs-may-have-sounded-like-birds-and-shared-similar-vocal-anatomy-180987071/

... 3,400-Year-Old Grasshopper Artifact That May Have Been Stolen From King Tut's Tomb Sells at Auction for More Than $450,000

While the artifact's provenance is unclear, many experts think the archaeologist Howard Carter took the item for himself after excavating the pharaoh's tomb in 1922
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/3400-year-old-grasshopper-artifact-that-may-have-been-stolen-from-king-tuts-tomb-sells-at-auction-for-more-than-450000-180987069/

... Seventy Years Ago, Johnny Cash Recorded 'Folsom Prison Blues' and Became a Folk Hero for the Ignored and Downtrodden

A man of the people, the artist put his money where his mouth was by visiting prisons around the country and performing the song
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/seventy-years-ago-johnny-cash-recorded-folsom-prison-blues-and-became-a-folk-hero-for-the-ignored-and-downtrodden-180987059/

... These Super-Resolution Microscopes Are Revealing the Inner Lives of Cells

Advanced light microscopy techniques are giving scientists a new understanding of human biology and what goes wrong in diseases
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/these-super-resolution-microscopes-are-revealing-the-inner-lives-of-cells-180987005/

... New Zealand's Massive Green Parrots Have Narrowly Avoided Extinction. But Many of Their Parasites Did Not Survive

A study examining fossilized droppings reveals the kākāpō has faced a decline in the diversity of its parasites—and that might not be a good thing
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-zealands-massive-green-parrots-have-narrowly-avoided-extinction-but-many-of-their-parasites-did-not-survive-180987065/

... Two Fed officials dissented the central banks decision to hold rates steady

Dissents highlight a fraying consensus among policymakers, who are debating the effects that tariffs will have on the economy and inflation
https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/fed-holds-rates-steady-but-two-officials-back-a-cut-6fc17c67

... The U.S. economy returned to growth in the second quarter, but signs of weakness emerged in the first half of the year

The Commerce Department said U.S. gross domestic product rose 3% in the quarter, but signs of weakness emerged in the first half of the year.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/us-gdp-q2-2025-359c022b

... Any further Bank of Canada rate reduction depends on the extent of tariff-fueled economic weakness and whether price gains from trade disruptions are contained

The Bank of Canada left its main interest rate unchanged at 2.75%, while signaling another rate reduction might be necessary should conditions weaken further and inflation moderates.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bank-of-canada-stands-pat-on-rates-signals-cut-could-materialize-if-conditions-warrant-346832f2

... Pending Home Sales Fell Unexpectedly in June

The number of homes going under contract in the U.S. unexpectedly declined in June, as high prices and mortgage rates persist.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/pending-home-sales-fell-unexpectedly-in-june-a35402a3

... Singapores Central Bank Stands Pat as U.S. Tariffs Loom

Singapore’s central bank has kept its policy band unchanged after easing policy in its last two meetings, as the city-state continues to face risks from looming U.S. tariffs.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/singapores-central-bank-leaves-monetary-policy-untouched-as-tariffs-loom-2dffceb9

... Possible dissents this week by Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman would mark the first time in three decades that more than one Federal Reserve governor dissented at a policy meeting

Possible dissents by Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman would mark the first time in three decades that more than one Fed governor dissented at a policy meeting.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/fed-interest-rates-dissent-powell-trump-83f4f49e

... Bank of Canada to Keep Rates Steady, Forecasters Anticipate Autumn Cuts

There is unanimity the Bank of Canada will leave its main interest rate unchanged on Wednesday amid elevated underlying inflation and a recent showing of labor-market resiliency. The debate in the market is whether the central bank sits tight through 2025 or cuts again.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bank-of-canada-to-keep-rates-steady-forecasters-anticipate-autumn-cuts-30244af3

... Trump's comments on Epstein raise new questions about when and why they fell out

President Trump this week talked at length about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, but the accounts raise new questions about when exactly the two fell out and why.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trumps-comments-epstein-raise-new-questions-fell/story?id=124211483

... Fed holds interest rates steady, Powell says Fed independence 'very important'

The Fed has taken a wait-and-see approach amid Trump's tariffs.
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/fed-expected-hold-interest-rates-steady-resisting-trumps/story?id=124185010

... Virginia councilman set on fire in personal attack: Police

A Virginia councilman was set on fire in an attack at his office on Wednesday, authorities said.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/virginia-councilman-set-fire-personal-attack-office-police/story?id=124216615