Santa’s helpers are freaking out that steep tariffs on Chinese imports will prevent toys, trees, and decorations from arriving in the US on time for the December holiday.https://www.wired.com/story/christmas-toys-trump-tariffs-china/
New data from the James Webb Space Telescope suggests a planet in a faraway solar system was consumed by a star by hurling itself into it.https://www.wired.com/story/this-planet-plunged-directly-onto-its-sun-and-astronomers-are-at-a-loss-as-to-how-to-interpret-it/
In 1868, Sophie Mousseau was photographed at Fort Laramie alongside six white Army officers. But her identity—and her life story—remained unknown for more than a centuryhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-a-historian-saw-this-haunting-photograph-of-a-nameless-native-girl-she-decided-she-had-to-identify-her-180986496/
In the 17th century, the Bard's plays were preserved for posterity in the First, Second, Third and Fourth Folios. Now, all four volumes are being sold as a sethttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-complete-set-of-shakespeares-four-folios-could-sell-for-6-million-180986504/
The eight-pound pup is now decompressing after her epic adventure in the wilderness, a feat rescuers say was "just incredible"https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/valerie-the-miniature-dachshund-has-been-rescued-after-surviving-for-529-days-on-a-rugged-australian-island-180986517/
The odd-looking specimen with scythe-like jaws indicates that early ants were spread widely across the globe while dinosaurs still roamedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-discover-the-oldest-known-ant-fossil-a-113-million-year-old-hell-ant-preserved-in-rock-in-brazil-180986509/
A new exhibition at the National Museum of Asian Art showcases the longtime cultural meaning in the practice of chanoyuhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/discover-the-centuries-old-japanese-matcha-tea-ceremonies-that-last-for-hours-and-require-beautiful-utensils-180986512/
At the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, a new exhibition has gathered together 17 historic flags that served as symbols of libertyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-colorful-flags-that-the-patriots-unfurled-as-they-fought-in-the-american-revolution-180986507/
The species, dubbed the "bone collector," belongs to an ancient lineage of moths older than the Hawaiian island of Oahu, which is the only place it's known to live todayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-discover-a-rare-carnivorous-caterpillar-that-wears-dead-insect-parts-to-fool-spiders-180986506/
Researchers compared the markings found on an ancient skeleton in England to bones that had been chewed on by cheetahs, lions, tigers and leopards in present-day zooshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bite-marks-on-ancient-skeleton-reveal-first-physical-evidence-of-roman-gladiators-fighting-lions-180986505/
The reluctant empress known as "Sisi" painstakingly crafted her image through portraits and photographs, ensuring she would be remembered in a specific wayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-many-myths-of-empress-elisabeth-of-austria-the-19th-century-royal-whose-beauty-and-tragic-death-transformed-her-into-a-legend-180986486/
Mark Carney’s Liberal Party is projected to win a federal election that played out against a backdrop of Trump’s trade war and annexation threats.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/29/canada-election-results-takeaways-trump-tariffs/
A consortium of international journalists continued the work of reporter Viktoriia Roshchyna who was investigating what Russia was doing in occupied Ukraine.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2025/russia-detention-ukraine-civilians-occupation/
As the trade war between the two economic giants continues, Beijing declared that “bowing to a bully is like drinking poison to quench a thirst.”https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/29/china-united-states-trade-war-bully/
The projected result marked a reversal in fortunes for a party that was on track for a historic wipeout only months ago and capped a campaign upended by Trump.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/28/canada-election-results-carney-win-liberals-trump/
Kashmiris have denounced last week’s deadly militant assault on tourists in Pahalgam but fear they will be caught in the widening Indian clampdown.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/29/kashmir-attack-pahalgam-india-pakistan/
A blackout of uncertain cause spread chaos across the Iberian Peninsula and beyond, bringing life to a standstill.https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/04/28/spain-power-outage-portugal-france-blackout/
U.S. Central Command said it was aware of the claims of civilian casualties in the strike, which the Houthis said hit a migrant detention center in Saada, killing 68.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/28/yemen-houthi-migrants-center-killed-us-strike/
The United Nations had asked the International Court of Justice for an advisory opinion on Israel’s obligations to facilitate aid under international law.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/28/international-court-justice-israel-palestinians/
The ceasefire would begin May 8 and end on May 10, and the Kremlin said it expects Ukraine to adhere to it as well. Ukraine has been pushing for a full truce.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/28/russia-ceasefire-victory-day-ukraine/