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class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Nov. 27, 2024, 12:46 p.m.">November 27, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/smart-news/new-3d-bioprinter-could-build-replicas-of-human-organs-offering-a-boost-for-drug-discovery-180985460/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/oEcN99jhK0NpFqDY2GWseKKVGOQ=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(400x269:401x270)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/d9/ab/d9ab6f7f-d9b7-46d1-aba3-622d5dabafec/large.jpg" alt="The 3D bioprinter at the Collins BioMicrosystems Laboratory at the University of Melbourne." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/smart-news/new-3d-bioprinter-could-build-replicas-of-human-organs-offering-a-boost-for-drug-discovery-180985460/">New 3D Bioprinter Could Build Replicas of Human Organs, Offering a Boost for Drug Discovery</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">The invention uses light, sound and bubbles to quickly create copies of soft tissue that might one day support testing individualized therapies for cancer and other diseases</p> <p class="article-author" itemprop="author"> <a href='/author/margherita-bassi/'>Margherita Bassi</a> </p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Nov. 19, 2024, 12:59 p.m.">November 19, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/science-nature/how-the-arrival-of-an-endangered-bird-indicates-whats-possible-for-the-la-river-180985390/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/9d3abbW5wW8PPFT7oWnkL_fZBE4=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(800x602:801x603)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/9e/74/9e74abff-c893-4ad5-83a5-c20ccc0b529a/web_lariver_main.jpg" alt="A view of the soft-bottomed Los Angeles River below the 400-foot-long Taylor Yard Bridge in Elysian Valley. The newest Taylor Yard parcel, currently fenced off as it undergoes toxic remediation, can be seen on the far right." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/science-nature/how-the-arrival-of-an-endangered-bird-indicates-whats-possible-for-the-la-river-180985390/">How the Arrival of an Endangered Bird Indicates What鈥檚 Possible for the L.A. River</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">Could the waterway that the city was built around make a comeback?</p> <p class="article-author" itemprop="author"> <a href='/author/darren-orf/'>Darren Orf</a> </p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Nov. 19, 2024, 8 a.m.">November 19, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/smart-news/how-the-groundbreaking-suez-canal-forever-transformed-the-worlds-shipping-routes-180985273/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/2bo4b-OWkObCFw-rrZiwJQ1Yc1Q=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(1502x1130:1503x1131)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/78/b0/78b02d50-1ccb-4e8d-984f-69c6ffe25476/1869.jpg" alt="An illustration of opening of the Suez Canal in 1869" width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/smart-news/how-the-groundbreaking-suez-canal-forever-transformed-the-worlds-shipping-routes-180985273/">How the Groundbreaking Suez Canal Forever Transformed the World's Shipping Routes</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">The massive global shortcut linking the Mediterranean and Red Seas took ten years to dig through the Isthmus of Suez and was built on the path of an ancient canal</p> <p class="article-author" itemprop="author"> <a href='/author/eli-wizevich/'>Eli Wizevich</a> </p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Nov. 17, 2024, 5 a.m.">November 17, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/history/how-british-college-students-convinced-authorities-that-flying-saucers-were-invading-the-uk-180985442/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/C_eznh67kShBnupp8qfV1YmnBVM=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(700x527:701x528)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/4b/0e/4b0e9a86-f94f-4920-a7f7-0b6d3fd4beb0/ufo-hoax.jpg" alt="On September 4, 1967, six identical silver disks appeared at equidistant locations along a plumb-straight line that bisected southern England." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/history/how-british-college-students-convinced-authorities-that-flying-saucers-were-invading-the-uk-180985442/">How British College Students Convinced Authorities That Flying Saucers Were Invading the U.K.</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">To raise awareness for a charity event, aspiring engineers planted six UFOs across southern England on a single day in 1967</p> <p class="article-author" itemprop="author"> Paul Brown, <a href="https://www.narratively.com/p/the-great-british-ufo-hoax" target="blank">Narratively</a> </p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Nov. 15, 2024, 6 a.m.">November 15, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/smart-news/salmon-make-a-long-awaited-return-to-the-klamath-river-for-the-first-time-in-112-years-after-largest-dam-removal-in-us-180985319/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/0EgXtN_2E5msTT5hCBC6y0mpUz4=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(1024x683:1025x684)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/39/6e/396ebc40-9377-41ac-8ea9-74a08a871f26/27694208023_504aec67a7_k.jpg" alt="The Upper Klamath River is also part of restoration work. The salmon&#39;s return inspires biologists to continue their efforts in the upper basin." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/smart-news/salmon-make-a-long-awaited-return-to-the-klamath-river-for-the-first-time-in-112-years-after-largest-dam-removal-in-us-180985319/">Salmon Make a Long-Awaited Return to the Klamath River for the First Time in 112 Years, After Largest Dam Removal in U.S.</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">Chinook salmon spark excitement among local Klamath Tribes, who have advocated for decades to restore the flow of the river in California and Oregon</p> <p class="article-author" itemprop="author"> <a href='/author/alexa-robles-gil/'>Alexa Robles-Gil</a> </p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Oct. 24, 2024, 12:26 p.m.">October 24, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/innovation/bionic-pilots-compete-for-the-gold-at-the-cybathlon-180985314/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/9ZruoECceUUWGz8Ut0ahejsxJjE=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(800x301:801x302)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/0d/bb/0dbb4652-ce3b-4e8a-8d05-817dd34c9efc/cybathlon-1600x600.jpg" alt="Mark Muhn of Team Cleveland on his way to winning the Functional Electrical Stimulation bike race in the inaugural Cybathlon in 2016. Muhn&rsquo;s legs are paralyzed; the muscles in them are activated by electric signals from a controller outside of his body." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/innovation/bionic-pilots-compete-for-the-gold-at-the-cybathlon-180985314/">Bionic 'Pilots' Compete for the Gold at the Cybathlon</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">In the international competition, people with physical disabilities put state-of-the-art devices to the test as they race to complete the tasks of everyday life</p> <p class="article-author" itemprop="author"> Dana Mackenzie, <a href="https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/technology/2024/cybathlon-competition-bionic-athletes-use-assistive-tech">Knowable Magazine</a> </p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Oct. 23, 2024, 10:02 a.m.">October 23, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/smart-news/workers-just-started-building-the-worlds-first-3d-printed-hotel-in-the-texas-desert-180985166/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/pTpufuutzFjqwgY2jadddYRSx3M=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(1920x1435:1921x1436)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/bd/05/bd05544d-6b32-4d45-878e-ee3625b54984/el_cosmico_3d-printed_hotel_exterior_marfatx_concept-render.jpeg" alt="A rendering of the 3D-printed rounded hotel rooms" width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/smart-news/workers-just-started-building-the-worlds-first-3d-printed-hotel-in-the-texas-desert-180985166/">Workers Just Started Building the World's First 3D-Printed Hotel in the Texas Desert</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">In the dusty landscape surrounding the city of Marfa, a huge 3D printer is constructing 43 new rooms and 18 residential homes as part of an expansion of El Cosmico</p> <p class="article-author" itemprop="author"> <a href='/author/olatunji-osho-williams/'>Olatunji Osho-Williams</a> </p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Sept. 30, 2024, 1:06 p.m.">September 30, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/smart-news/colossal-stone-monument-build-1000-years-before-stonehenge-shows-neolithic-engineers-understood-science-180984975/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/xZV1lx_qkkSlCQYaUKO8MbSTyVM=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(592x445:593x446)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/35/6b/356b8cff-b56d-488e-ab41-7fcaf1daa4cc/dolmenmengainterior.jpg" alt="The interior of the Menga dolmen features large stone columns that help support the structure." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/smart-news/colossal-stone-monument-build-1000-years-before-stonehenge-shows-neolithic-engineers-understood-science-180984975/">Colossal Stone Monument Built 1,000 Years Before Stonehenge Shows Neolithic Engineers Understood Science</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">A recent study of the Menga dolmen in Spain reveals complex construction techniques used roughly 6,000 years ago</p> <p class="article-author" itemprop="author"> <a href='/author/margherita-bassi/'>Margherita Bassi</a> </p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Aug. 28, 2024, 4:55 p.m.">August 28, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/smart-news/two-ancient-wells-discovered-in-england-suggest-even-the-romans-used-trial-and-error-180984946/"><img loading="lazy" 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2024, 4:49 p.m.">August 21, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/smart-news/humans-could-warm-up-mars-for-space-travelers-by-spraying-tiny-metal-rods-into-its-atmosphere-180984863/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/HXQwZpLlxlPeaS5AalTuUgTspRE=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(320x320:321x321)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/a7/42/a742946b-581b-4795-bb7b-a2d00f2888d5/pia08636orig.jpg" alt="Humans couldn&#39;t survive outdoors on Mars for a number of reasons, including its extremely low temperatures. Scientists are studying ways to terraform the planet to make it more hospitable." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/smart-news/humans-could-warm-up-mars-for-space-travelers-by-spraying-tiny-metal-rods-into-its-atmosphere-180984863/">Humans Could Warm Up Mars for Space Travelers by Spraying Tiny Metal Rods Into Its Atmosphere</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">Researchers propose a new technique for making the Red Planet more habitable by engineering heat-trapping nanoparticles from Martian dust</p> <p class="article-author" itemprop="author"> <a href='/author/will-sullivan/'>Will Sullivan</a> </p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Aug. 9, 2024, 2:11 p.m.">August 9, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/smart-news/ancient-egyptians-may-have-used-hydraulic-lift-to-build-pyramid-180984843/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/Z-Djp5L5tE02acpRhXeNjCVMLDk=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(512x346:513x347)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/3d/32/3d3280d3-debf-4487-b94d-d88b8ae48cf8/gettyimages-2149356770.jpg" alt="The Step Pyramid stands more than 200 feet tall and is made from stones weighing more than 650 pounds. Some other researchers are not yet convinced by the idea that it was built using a hydraulics system." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/smart-news/ancient-egyptians-may-have-used-hydraulic-lift-to-build-pyramid-180984843/">Ancient Egyptians May Have Used Hydraulic Lift to Build Pyramid</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">Researchers propose that a system of water could have lifted heavy stones to the height necessary to construct the Step Pyramid</p> <p class="article-author" itemprop="author"> <a href='/author/will-sullivan/'>Will Sullivan</a> </p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Aug. 6, 2024, 1:34 p.m.">August 6, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/smart-news/ancient-romes-stone-highway-has-become-a-world-heritage-site-180984788/"><img loading="lazy" 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class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="July 26, 2024, 2:02 p.m.">July 26, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/smart-news/this-bronze-age-ship-replica-made-from-reeds-and-goat-hair-just-sailed-50-nautical-miles-180984728/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/y_1wF8wdZLMLf3_ITn7nRm5fJb4=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(580x331:581x332)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/72/f6/72f60883-3574-4b36-a966-c33d4fa2b601/magan-boat-during-the-sea-trials-off-the-coast-of-abu-dhabi-photo-by-emily-harris-zayed-national-museum.webp" alt="The reconstructed Magan boat floating off the coast of Abu Dhabi" width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/smart-news/this-bronze-age-ship-replica-made-from-reeds-and-goat-hair-just-sailed-50-nautical-miles-180984728/">This Bronze Age Ship Replica, Made From Reeds and Goat Hair, Just Sailed 50 Nautical Miles</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">Researchers constructed the vessel using a list of materials found on a 4,000-year-old clay tablet</p> <p class="article-author" itemprop="author"> <a href='/author/julia-binswanger/'>Julia Binswanger</a> </p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="July 22, 2024, 1:41 p.m.">July 22, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/smart-news/new-bionic-leg-and-surgical-procedure-allow-people-to-walk-with-more-control-after-amputations-180984675/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/AUJmmp4R1tfYOqYS8IkYbQ4QnXg=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(450x300:451x301)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/91/51/91514c4b-cd4f-45c9-84ee-c602be15819d/herr-nature-medicine-image-01_0.jpg" alt="The procedure allowed people to walk faster, climb 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