Smithsonian.com: Smart News, 28-29 Jan 2019

January 28, 2019 Author: Russ Roberts

Welcome to another update from “Hawaii Science Digest”. This Hawaii Island blog focuses on science, technology, medicine, health, the environment, cyber security, and artificial intelligence (AI). Content provided by the online edition of the “Smithsonian Magazine”. Views expressed in this science news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents.

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HISTORY SCIENCE INNOVATION ARTS & CULTURE TRAVEL

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TRENDING TODAYJANUARY 28, 2019 2:43PM

Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ Is No Longer Cleared for Takeoff

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JANUARY 28, 2019 1:39PM

Earth’s Oldest Known Rock May Have Been Found on the Moon

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TRENDING TODAYJANUARY 28, 2019 12:59PM

Brazilian Mine Disaster Leaves 58 Dead, 200 Missing

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JANUARY 28, 2019 12:00PM

Neanderthals Used Spears to Hunt Targets From Afar

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JANUARY 28, 2019 11:42AM

This Spring, Dalí Museum Visitors Will Be Welcomed by AI Version of the Artist Himself

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JANUARY 28, 2019 11:36AM

CDC Cautions Against Kissing Pet Hedgehogs

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TRENDING TODAYJANUARY 28, 2019 9:28AM

Canada Archives Acquire Book That Would Have Guided North American Holocaust

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COOL FINDSJANUARY 28, 2019 6:00AM

How CIA-Backed Spies Detected Soviet Nukes First During Cuban Missile Crisis

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JANUARY 25, 2019

This Ancient Reptile Had a Small Head, Tiny Eyes and a Platypus-Like Bill

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Who Will Be Spared in Game of Thrones, According to Science

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Tags: Brazilian mine disaster leaves 58 dead and 200 missing, Canada archives acquire book that would have guided North American Holocaust, CDC warns against kissing pet hedgehogs, Dali Museum visitors will be welcomed by an AI version of the artist himself, Earth's oldest known rock may have been found on the moon, How CIA-backed spies detected soviet nukes first during Cuban Missile Crisis, Neanderthals used spears to hunt targets from afar, Smithsonian.com, Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" is no longer cleared for takeoff

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