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Amber X. Chen is the 2025 AAAS Mass Media Fellow for Smithsonian magazine. She is an undergraduate at UC Berkeley, studying ...

The artist's ceramic pieces combined practicality with aesthetics. Now, seven of his hand-painted dishes are heading to the auction block ...

The state's new law marks one of the largest government investments into psychedelics to date, with advocates citing the drug ...

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A photographer's journey to the Gulf Coast city yields 16 images that reveal how its natural beauty melds with its momentous ...

Smithsonian museum educators have curated a list of their top picks for summer reading to keep kids engaged and their ...

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