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Now, the Museum Will Return It to Its Rightful Jewish Heirs</a></p> 516 <p class="dek">Infrared imaging links the 20th-century Jean Metzinger work to a collector whose pieces were forcibly auctioned under Nazi orders during World War II</p> 517 518 <p class="pub-date"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Sept. 23, 2026, 4:18 p.m.">September 23, 2026 4:18 p.m.</time></p> 519 </div> 520</div> 521 522 523 524 525 526 527<div class="content-list-item"> 528 529 <div class="content-list-image"> 530 531 <a href="/smart-news/researchers-in-turkey-have-unearthed-an-ancient-fragment-inscribed-with-the-worlds-oldest-peace-treaty-180989554/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/QHbGi4-g-eHcHB3fQ6aiKhyPf9o=/450x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(500x338:501x339)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/22/0c/220c941c-e8a9-4eac-92d3-8ce7335fbb7d/515659-490ebdfb5c70cef8586e27ab5fe2e5eee7529cf2-0.jpeg" width="450" height="300" alt="The fragment of a cuneiform tablet was found at the site of Hattusa, the ancient Hittite capital." /></a> 532 533 </div> 534 535 <div class="content-list-text"> 536 537 538 539 <p class="series"><a href="/tag/cool-finds/">Cool Finds</a></p> 540 541 542 543 <p class="h3-style"><a href="/smart-news/researchers-in-turkey-have-unearthed-an-ancient-fragment-inscribed-with-the-worlds-oldest-peace-treaty-180989554/">Researchers in Turkey Have Unearthed an Ancient Fragment Inscribed With the Worldâs Oldest Peace Treaty</a></p> 544 <p class="dek">The piece of a clay tablet is marked with Akkadian cuneiform, and its text belongs to the Kadesh Peace Treaty, created by ancient Egyptians and Hittites in the 13th century B.C.E.</p> 545 546 <p class="pub-date"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Sept. 23, 2026, 2:39 p.m.">September 23, 2026 2:39 p.m.</time></p> 547 </div> 548</div> 549 550 551 552 553 554 555<div class="content-list-item"> 556 557 <div class="content-list-image"> 558 559 <a href="/smart-news/an-otter-just-returned-to-new-york-citys-bronx-river-for-the-first-time-in-a-century-now-you-can-help-name-it-180989556/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/AjD9rO3vNul7O84PrN4Zz1RU15A=/450x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(600x314:601x315)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/4b/22/4b22b57d-d095-4913-9311-8d798aaf8ae9/river_otter_camera_trap_2.jpg" width="450" height="300" alt="Members of the public are invited to vote for their favorite name for the otter: Nessie, Ruthie or Morgan. The selections are a nod to community changemakers who have made a positive impact on the river and the Bronx more broadly." /></a> 560 561 </div> 562 563 <div class="content-list-text"> 564 565 566 567 568 569 <p class="h3-style"><a href="/smart-news/an-otter-just-returned-to-new-york-citys-bronx-river-for-the-first-time-in-a-century-now-you-can-help-name-it-180989556/">An Otter Just Returned to New York City’s Bronx River for the First Time in a Century. Now, You Can Help Name It</a></p> 570 <p class="dek">A trail camera photographed the animal earlier this summer, offering a hopeful sign that the once-polluted urban waterway is recovering after decades of restoration work</p> 571 572 <p class="pub-date"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Sept. 23, 2026, 2:06 p.m.">September 23, 2026 2:06 p.m.</time></p> 573 </div> 574</div> 575 576 577 578 579 580 581<div class="content-list-item"> 582 583 <div class="content-list-image"> 584 585 <a href="/smart-news/from-boosting-mental-health-to-reducing-dementia-risk-heres-why-reading-is-extremely-good-for-you-according-to-science-180989548/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/rYSv8T7unOLt6dj3t4a0p9GBMko=/450x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(2138x1437:2139x1438)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/6d/8c/6d8ca4da-2fc4-4af9-85a5-722d51698ba4/head-shot-brunette-lying-bed-reading-book.jpg" width="450" height="300" alt="A new review emphasizes associations between reading engagement and benefits such as better cognitive performance." /></a> 586 587 </div> 588 589 <div class="content-list-text"> 590 591 592 593 594 595 <p class="h3-style"><a href="/smart-news/from-boosting-mental-health-to-reducing-dementia-risk-heres-why-reading-is-extremely-good-for-you-according-to-science-180989548/">From Boosting Mental Health to Reducing Dementia Risk, Here’s Why Reading Is Extremely Good for You, According to Science</a></p> 596 <p class="dek">Mounting evidence suggests that regularly cozying up with a book can increase brain and mental health, improve literacy and math skills, and even slow cognitive decline. What’s more, fiction seems to have the added benefit of introducing readers to others’ perspectives</p> 597 598 <p class="pub-date"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Sept. 23, 2026, 12:33 p.m.">September 23, 2026 12:33 p.m.</time></p> 599 </div> 600</div> 601 602 603 604 605 606 607<div class="content-list-item"> 608 609 <div class="content-list-image"> 610 611 <a href="/smart-news/meet-bubbles-a-dolphin-in-australia-that-chases-fish-until-they-barf-then-eats-their-upchucked-meals-180989547/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/kaOGHGMQfWi3BbFDhwnoMU7fLv8=/450x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(1200x800:1201x801)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/a8/a5/a8a5e093-276c-42c5-b311-5439a069f9c0/bubbles-lei-tracyolive.jpg" width="450" height="300" alt="Bubbles singled out individual bigeye trevally fish, then harassed them into puking up their most recent meal." /></a> 612 613 </div> 614 615 <div class="content-list-text"> 616 617 618 619 620 621 <p class="h3-style"><a href="/smart-news/meet-bubbles-a-dolphin-in-australia-that-chases-fish-until-they-barf-then-eats-their-upchucked-meals-180989547/">Meet Bubbles, a Dolphin in Australia That Chases Fish Until They BarfâThen Eats Their Upchucked Meals</a></p> 622 <p class="dek">Scientists recorded 11 instances of Bubbles successfully snacking this way. They mark some of the first detailed observations of kleptoparasitism, or food stealing, in cetaceans, the group of marine mammals that includes dolphins, whales and porpoises</p> 623 624 <p class="pub-date"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Sept. 23, 2026, 10 a.m.">September 23, 2026 10:00 a.m.</time></p> 625 </div> 626</div> 627 628 629 630 631 632 633<div class="content-list-item"> 634 635 <div class="content-list-image"> 636 637 <a href="/smart-news/experience-the-wonder-of-birds-with-these-11-winning-photos-from-the-bird-photographer-of-the-year-contest-180989552/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/OrxHRmMNvijl8rJ7C-WSFrhukjA=/450x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(1580x1061:1581x1062)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/8c/26/8c2673aa-538e-4504-aa24-5996a2bd5ee5/gold_-_bird_behaviour_-_im_keeping_everyone_dry_by_donald_chin.jpg" width="450" height="300" alt="I&rsquo;m Keeping Everyone Dry, bird behavior category winner:&nbsp;With its big, round eyes and cartoonish mouth, a fledgling tawny frogmouth stretches its wings and looks as though it is covering its siblings from the rain." /></a> 638 639 </div> 640 641 <div class="content-list-text"> 642 643 644 645 646 647 <p class="h3-style"><a href="/smart-news/experience-the-wonder-of-birds-with-these-11-winning-photos-from-the-bird-photographer-of-the-year-contest-180989552/">Experience the Wonder of Birds With These 11 Winning Photos From the Bird Photographer of the Year Contest</a></p> 648 <p class="dek">From a greater sage-grouse performing a mating display to a tawny frogmouth making a funny face, these photographs capture the breathtaking diversity of the worldâs avian species</p> 649 650 <p class="pub-date"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Sept. 23, 2026, 9:22 a.m.">September 23, 2026 9:22 a.m.</time></p> 651 </div> 652</div> 653 654 655 656 657 658 659<div class="content-list-item"> 660 661 <div class="content-list-image"> 662 663 <a href="/smart-news/this-woman-who-lived-in-imperial-china-may-have-had-her-nose-cut-off-as-punishment-for-theft-or-adultery-180989551/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/OLrzExGa06pOgRWdMjeqJKJDurs=/450x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(1453x969:1454x970)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/ec/80/ec80ce8c-8425-48d4-9b09-7fc19f4a94f5/picture_4b.jpg" width="450" height="300" alt="The woman was buried facedown, a position suggestive of punishment or discrimination." /></a> 664 665 </div> 666 667 <div class="content-list-text"> 668 669 670 671 672 673 <p class="h3-style"><a href="/smart-news/this-woman-who-lived-in-imperial-china-may-have-had-her-nose-cut-off-as-punishment-for-theft-or-adultery-180989551/">This Woman Who Lived in 14th-Century China May Have Had Her Nose Cut Off as Punishment for Theft or Adultery</a></p> 674 <p class="dek">Researchers found signs of healing on her 700-year-old skull, which suggests that she survived the painful sanctionâand may even have gone on to wear a prosthesis</p> 675 676 <p class="pub-date"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Sept. 23, 2026, 8:30 a.m.">September 23, 2026 8:30 a.m.</time></p> 677 </div> 678</div> 679 680 681 682 683 684 685<div class="content-list-item"> 686 687 <div class="content-list-image"> 688 689 <a href="/smart-news/mercury-has-wrinkles-that-show-its-shrinking-now-scientists-say-the-planet-has-shriveled-far-more-than-we-previously-thought-180989532/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/44jobY6ZyqejBwzR1pJ7mjXlDLk=/450x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(512x512:513x513)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/40/a8/40a88975-47da-41c6-b549-3eb3
689c79685fe/mercury-messenger.jpg" width="450" height="300" alt="Mercury as seen&nbsp;by NASA&rsquo;s MESSENGER spacecraft during a flyby in 2008, before it began orbiting the planet." /></a> 690 691 </div> 692 693 <div class="content-list-text"> 694 695 696 697 698 699 <p class="h3-style"><a href="/smart-news/mercury-has-wrinkles-that-show-its-shrinking-now-scientists-say-the-planet-has-shriveled-far-more-than-we-previously-thought-180989532/">Mercury Has Wrinkles That Show It’s Shrinking. Now, Scientists Say the Planet Has Shriveled Far More Than Previously Thought</a></p> 700 <p class="dek">A new study suggests that our solar systemâs smallest planet has shrunk by up to 30 percent since its birth roughly 4.5 billion years ago</p> 701 702 <p class="pub-date"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Sept. 22, 2026, 3:12 p.m.">September 22, 2026</time></p> 703 </div> 704</div> 705 706 707 708 709 710 711<div class="content-list-item"> 712 713 <div class="content-list-image"> 714 715 <a href="/smart-news/claude-monets-long-hidden-iris-is-about-to-become-the-most-expensive-painting-ever-auctioned-in-france-180989546/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/xA0Rb0RYm3ErYb_07CwyUIwKtMU=/450x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(1205x804:1206x805)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/9f/ea/9fea2ea2-3fec-4602-adf8-3615ff47209b/screenshot_2026-09-22_at_104025am.jpeg" width="450" height="300" alt="Iris, Claude Monet, oil on canvas, 1924-25" /></a> 716 717 </div> 718 719 <div class="content-list-text"> 720 721 722 723 724 725 <p class="h3-style"><a href="/smart-news/claude-monets-long-hidden-iris-is-about-to-become-the-most-expensive-painting-ever-auctioned-in-france-180989546/">Claude Monetâs Long-Hidden âIrisâ Is About to Become the Most Expensive Painting Ever Auctioned in France</a></p> 726 <p class="dek">The artwork reflects the famed Impressionistâs later, abstract style. Sothebyâs estimates that it will sell for $25 million to $34 million</p> 727 728 <p class="pub-date"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Sept. 22, 2026, 3:12 p.m.">September 22, 2026</time></p> 729 </div> 730</div> 731 732 733 734 735 736 737<div class="content-list-item"> 738 739 <div class="content-list-image"> 740 741 <a href="/smart-news/more-than-800000-bees-worth-tens-of-thousands-of-dollars-have-been-stolen-in-sophisticated-heists-across-northern-australia-180989545/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/RkImUVKhODz_j0ASzllrYS56ttY=/450x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(1999x1333:2000x1334)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/dd/b1/ddb1bc0c-bd7b-4a76-9743-9b54f6a83b3c/the_lone_pollinator.jpg" width="450" height="300" alt="At least 800,000 bees were stolen from several properties in far north Queensland, Australia. The theft coincides with the recent spread of a bee-killing parasite throughout the region.&nbsp;" /></a> 742 743 </div> 744 745 <div class="content-list-text"> 746 747 748 749 750 751 <p class="h3-style"><a href="/smart-news/more-than-800000-bees-worth-tens-of-thousands-of-dollars-have-been-stolen-in-sophisticated-heists-across-northern-australia-180989545/">More Than 800,000 Bees, Worth Tens of Thousands of Dollars, Have Been Stolen in âSophisticatedâ Heists Across Northern Australia</a></p> 752 <p class="dek">The recent spread of a bee-killing parasite has contributed to an uptick in brazen thefts, experts theorize</p> 753 754 <p class="pub-date"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Sept. 22, 2026, 1:38 p.m.">September 22, 2026</time></p> 755 </div> 756</div> 757 758 759 760 761 762 763<div class="content-list-item"> 764 765 <div class="content-list-image"> 766 767 <a href="/smart-news/scientists-say-the-human-brain-might-be-made-of-two-distinct-nervous-systems-that-got-squished-together-180989539/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/S8FOTv-r1fj820yo2dMWmOxFV_Q=/450x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(865x489:866x490)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/6f/61/6f6104c5-5a61-4d34-97e6-3dbac1a73fb8/original.jpeg" width="450" height="300" alt="Using their new knowledge, the researchers became the first to successfully coax human stem cells into becoming hindbrain motor nerve cells." /></a> 768 769 </div> 770 771 <div class="content-list-text"> 772 773 774 775 776 777 <p class="h3-style"><a href="/smart-news/scientists-say-the-human-brain-might-be-made-of-two-distinct-nervous-systems-that-got-squished-together-180989539/">Scientists Say the Human Brain Might Be Made of Two Distinct Nervous Systems That Got Squished Together</a></p> 778 <p class="dek">
778Two separate types of progenitor cells give rise to the front and back of the organ, according to a new study. The findings can help researchers study human diseases that affect the hindbrain, since its nerve cells have previously been difficultâif not impossibleâto make in the lab</p> 779 780 <p class="pub-date"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Sept. 22, 2026, 11:54 a.m.">September 22, 2026</time></p> 781 </div> 782</div> 783 784 785 786 787 788 789<div class="content-list-item"> 790 791 <div class="content-list-image"> 792 793 <a href="/smart-news/cameras-capture-adult-chimpanzees-passing-tools-and-know-how-to-their-young-teaching-important-skills-to-the-next-generation-180989538/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/n8BP2Fz86fh5nj9xnGoXAoWIYro=/450x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(1327x759:1328x760)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/7d/21/7d212fa5-0e5b-4fca-ba66-a35bf7afc9d2/sin_titulo.jpg" width="450" height="300" alt="In one observation, a juvenile male appears to teach an infant named Fotti how to crack open a baobab fruit." /></a> 794 795 </div> 796 797 <div class="content-list-text"> 798 799 800 801 802 803 <p class="h3-style"><a href="/smart-news/cameras-capture-adult-chimpanzees-passing-tools-and-know-how-to-their-young-teaching-important-skills-to-the-next-generation-180989538/">Cameras Capture Adult Chimpanzees Passing Toolsâand Know-Howâto Their Young, Teaching Important Skills to the Next Generation</a></p> 804 <p class="dek">Researchers recorded footage of wild chimps in Senegal showing youngsters how to use sticks to fish out ants and how to smash baobab fruit against rocks to open it, among other instances of instruction</p> 805 806 <p class="pub-date"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Sept. 22, 2026, 10 a.m.">September 22, 2026</time></p> 807 </div> 808</div> 809 810 811 812 813 814 815<div class="content-list-item"> 816 817 <div class="content-list-image"> 818 819 <a href="/smart-news/workers-excavating-gravel-from-the-danube-river-dredged-up-a-2200-year-old-rusty-treasure-that-could-have-equipped-an-army-180989542/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/83TSD06F495-R8xh6nsn3g07n5M=/450x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(487x599:488x600)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/c0/f5/c0f59bee-c356-407a-b6c2-e5ca8c726ae4/02_eisenbarren_auswahljpg__975x1201_q85_crop_subsampling-2jpg.webp" width="450" height="300" alt="The researchers discovered complete iron bars as well as fragments." /></a> 820 821 </div> 822 823 <div class="content-list-text"> 824 825 826 827 828 829 <p class="h3-style"><a href="/smart-news/workers-excavating-gravel-from-the-danube-river-dredged-up-a-2200-year-old-rusty-treasure-that-could-have-equipped-an-army-180989542/">Workers Extracting Gravel From the Danube River Dredged Up a 2,200-Year-Old âRusty Treasureâ That Could Have Equipped an Army</a></p> 830 <p class="dek">The cache comprises the remains of at least 500 iron bars, which were likely headed downstream to be forged into finished products</p> 831 832 <p class="pub-date"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Sept. 22, 2026, 8 a.m.">September 22, 2026</time></p> 833 </div> 834</div> 835 836 837 838 839 840 841<div class="content-list-item"> 842 843 <div class="content-list-image"> 844 845 <a href="/smart-news/a-rare-aztec-codex-detailing-the-rise-and-fall-of-tenochtitlan-returns-to-mexico-for-the-first-time-in-nearly-two-centuries-180989536/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/cl0TAOMg1dVM9nke-ejPFYcGTJc=/450x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(3791x2527:3792x2528)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/8e/4a/8e4a8cb8-d60b-463c-8d75-b5e275fcb008/gettyimages-2295171651_1.jpg" width="450" height="300" alt="On display in Mexico City&rsquo;s National Museum of Anthropology, the pictorial manuscript is opened to a folio that depicts eight Indigenous communities preparing for their voyage to&nbsp;Tenochtitlan, the eventual Aztec capital." /></a> 846 847 </div> 848 849 <div class="content-list-text"> 850 851 852 853 854 855 <p class="h3-style"><a href="/smart-news/a-rare-aztec-codex-detailing-the-rise-and-fall-of-tenochtitlan-returns-to-mexico-for-the-first-time-in-nearly-two-centuries-180989536/">A Rare Aztec Codex Detailing the Rise and Fall of Tenochtitlan Returns to Mexico for the First Time in Nearly Two Centuries</a></p> 856 <p class="dek">The artifact, among the most prized visual accounts of Aztec history, will be on display in Mexico City for three months</p> 857 858 <p class="pub-date"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Sept. 21, 2026, 3:34 p.m.">September 21, 2026</time></p> 859 </div> 860</div> 861 862 863 864 865 866 867<div class="content-list-item"> 868 869 <div class="content-list-image"> 870 871 <a href="/smart-news/henry-viii-relied-on-this-courtier-to-enforce-his-orders-during-the-english-reformation-behind-the-scenes-the-tudor-politician-defied-his-king-by-secretly-saving-a-catholic-text-180989541/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/KRk5LpFs6PQk4iMn4zoYPLRsxo8=/450x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(750x500:751x501)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/9a/87/9a87a020-0686-4a21-9b46-712a66884535/fix.png" width="450" height="300" alt="Pages from a manuscript of Nicholas
871Love&#39;s Mirror of the Blessed Life of Jesus Christ" /></a> 872 873 </div> 874 875 <div class="content-list-text"> 876 877 878 879 <p class="series"><a href="/tag/cool-finds/">Cool Finds</a></p> 880 881 882 883 <p class="h3-style"><a href="/smart-news/henry-viii-relied-on-this-courtier-to-enforce-his-orders-during-the-english-reformation-behind-the-scenes-the-tudor-politician-defied-his-king-by-secretly-saving-a-catholic-text-180989541/">Henry VIII Relied on This Courtier to Enforce His Orders During the English Reformation. Behind the Scenes, the Tudor Politician Defied His King by Secretly Saving a Catholic Text</a></p> 884 <p class="dek">A newly discovered fragment suggests that John Gage preserved a 15th-century religious manuscript, keeping it “safe when he was meant to destroy books precisely like this one”</p> 885 886 <p class="pub-date"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Sept. 21, 2026, 3:08 p.m.">September 21, 2026</time></p> 887 </div> 888</div> 889 890 891 892 893 894 895<div class="content-list-item"> 896 897 <div class="content-list-image"> 898 899 <a href="/smart-news/the-brain-shrinks-as-we-age-and-during-major-transitions-but-surprisingly-it-seems-to-take-a-break-from-rewiring-during-menopause-180989527/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/5Ef_dQ941RaP3pLRuDeb9iKywVM=/450x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(3000x2000:3001x2001)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/b1/75/b1753ed1-7500-46e3-8bd7-3c6c9bf0a99e/menopause-brain.jpg" width="450" height="300" alt="Researchers looked at changes in the volume of gray matter, which is made mostly of nerve cell bodies and located in the brain&#39;s wrinkly outer layer." /></a> 900 901 </div> 902 903 <div class="content-list-text"> 904 905 906 907 908 909 <p class="h3-style"><a href="/smart-news/the-brain-shrinks-as-we-age-and-during-major-transitions-but-surprisingly-it-seems-to-take-a-break-from-rewiring-during-menopause-180989527/">The Brain Shrinks as We Age and During Major Transitions. But Surprisingly, It Seems to Take a Break From Rewiring During Menopause</a></p> 910 <p class="dek">Puberty, pregnancy and menopause are the three major hormonal transitions for the female brain. Researchers already knew that during the first two, the organ fine-tunes itself in response to hormonal shifts, but they haven’t been sure about the third</p> 911 912 <p class="pub-date"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Sept. 21, 2026, 2:51 p.m.">September 21, 2026</time></p> 913 </div> 914</div> 915 916 917 918 919 920 921<div class="content-list-item"> 922 923 <div class="content-list-image"> 924 925 <a href="/smart-news/an-armadillo-found-in-ohio-is-the-latest-surprise-in-the-armored-animals-expansion-north-where-are-they-now-and-whats-driving-their-movement-180989530/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/ZK5M2dAWc7YRprlO6n8YmSdAKZY=/450x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(2304x1733:2305x1734)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/55/f9/55f9dd0a-70e3-47c4-9e67-314441e7d77e/nine-banded_armadillo_13594.jpg" width="450" height="300" alt="A nine-banded armadillo in Costa Rica. The Mexican long-nosed armadillo, which is the only armadillo species found in the United States, used to be considered the same species as the nine-banded armadillo." /></a> 926 927 </div> 928 929 <div class="content-list-text"> 930 931 932 933 934 935 <p class="h3-style"><a href="/smart-news/an-armadillo-found-in-ohio-is-the-latest-surprise-in-the-armored-animals-expansion-north-where-are-they-now-and-whats-driving-their-movement-180989530/">An Armadillo Found in Ohio Is the Latest Surprise in the Armored Animals’ Expansion North. 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