An Evolutionary Timeline of Homo Sapiens | Smithsonian
WEBFeb 2, 2021 · 15,000 to 40,000 Years Ago: Genetics and Fossils Show Homo sapiens Became the Only Surviving Human Species. A facial reconstruction of Homo floresiensis, a diminutive early human that may have ...
These Are the 100 Greatest Films of All Time, According to 1,600 ...
WEBDec 6, 2022 · Every addition to this year’s list means a subtraction from the previous list. Films that have been knocked out of the top 100 include D.W. Griffith ’s Intolerance (1916), David Lean ’s ...
A Journey to the Oldest Cave Paintings in the World
WEBChauvet Cave, Ardèche, France. Dated to: 30,000 to 28,000 B.C. | Once thought to house the oldest representational art, the more than 1,000 paintings of predators like lions and mammoths are ...
How Do Fossils Form? | Smithsonian
WEBJun 7, 2019 · How plant leaves, pollen and insects become fossils is more like what happens to marine micro-organisms. They must be quickly buried in sediment that then turns into hard rock and protects their ...
Where Did the QWERTY Keyboard Come From? | Smithsonian
WEBAlamy. In 1866, Christopher Latham Sholes, a Wisconsin newspaper publisher and former state senator, co-invented an automated machine to number coupons and tickets—a task previously done by hand ...
The Real Science Behind the Megalodon | Smithsonian
WEBAug 3, 2018 · THE MEG - Official Trailer #1 [HD] Watch on. According to Skomal, great white sharks—our best living megalodon proxy—can’t tolerate the deep sea for more than a few hours at a time. Adding ...
What’s the Difference Between England, Britain and the U.K.?
WEBJun 24, 2016 · Three islands within the British Isles retain special status as “Crown Dependencies.”. Though the U.K. is technically responsible for them, they are independently administered and self ...
Who Was Cleopatra? | Smithsonian
WEBMar 31, 2007 · Nearly a century later, the Roman poet Lucan labeled her "the shame of Egypt, the lascivious fury who was to become the bane of Rome." After Roman tempers cooled, the Greek historian Plutarch ...
Who Invented the Alphabet? | Smithsonian
WEBGoldwasser calls the sphinx discovered at Serabit “the Rosetta stone of the alphabet.”. British Museum. In 1905, a couple of Egyptologists, Sir William and Hilda Flinders Petrie, who were ...
Smithsonian Magazine: Explore History, Science, Arts & Culture
WEB1 day ago · Discover the latest stories in history, archaeology, science, arts and culture from one of the top news magazines. Smithsonian Magazine brings you compelling, in-depth articles every day.