The Mighty Metropolis of the Maya
In the rainforest of Belize, archaeologists are uncovering neighborhoods, local markets and urban farms that shed new light on daily life in the ancient world By Ellen Ruppel Shell | Photographs by Neil Ever Osborne
Untangling an American Mystery
A lock of hair, advances in genetic science and the Smithsonian’s 15-year quest to conclusively resolve an enduring question: Did Thomas Jefferson father Sally Hemings’ children? Dr. Richard Kurin, Ambassador at Large, Smithsonian Institution. Author, History by a Hair Portraits by Joshua Rashaad McFadden
The Skywatchers
Astronomers, astrophysicists and art historians are on a luminous quest to unlock the real-world secrets of classic paintings and literature By Michael Ray Taylor
Into the Woods
After centuries of setbacks, the European bison faces a new challenge: surviving in a primeval forest that isn’t its true home By Marta Zaraska | Photographs by Kasia Strek
