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It’s shameful that removing William Penn’s statue was even considered. The National Park Service didn’t even explain why it wanted to.

Phil McKenna is a Boston-based reporter for Inside Climate News. Before joining ICN in 2016, he was a freelance writer covering energy and the environment for publications including The New York Times, Smithsonian, Audubon and WIRED. Uprising, a story he wrote about gas leaks under U.S. cities, won the AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award and the 2014 NASW Science in Society

What are the best Baltimore museums? Visit the American Visionary Art Museum, the Babe Ruth Birthplace, and the Baltimore Museum of Art. 

A study published in the journal Nature found that the species Gigantopithecus blacki likely went extinct because changing climate put their favourite fruits out of reach during dry seasons

Researchers discovered a mummified Egyptian woman who died in childbirth was carrying twins by using CT scans and X-rays on her remains.

Cartographer Robert Szucs uses satellite data to make stunning art that shows which oceans waterways empty into

'Annie Leibovitz: At Work,' a 50-year survey of the photographer at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Researchers discovered a mummified Egyptian woman who died in childbirth was carrying twins by using CT scans and X-rays on her remains.

Why just take a cruise when you can take a "cruise-plus?" With Smithsonian x Ponant you get the best of both worlds, luxury and expertise.

Kiley Bense is a journalist based in Pennsylvania who covers the environment, culture and politics.