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Greg Spriggs and Jim Moye are on a mission: to declassify all valuable film footage that exists of every U.S. nuclear test ever conducted. from Videos | Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/history/bringing-classified-nuclear-test-footage-to/ via IFTTT

In 1942, the Japanese were bearing down on the Philippines, where General Douglas MacArthur was based. To help him escape, the Navy relied on a small but heavily armed class of ships: the PT boat. from Videos | Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/history/how-pt-boats-helped-general-macarthur-escape/ via IFTTT

When birds need sleep, they do it on the fly--quite literally. They're able to enter a special kind of half-sleep state that lets them rest midair, which is especially important if you're a migratory bird, like the Alpine swift, clocking thousands of miles at a time. Glide into the astounding world of avian sleep. from Videos | Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/science/asleep-on-the-wing/ via IFTTT

In life, the role of Tutankhamun was to ensure the worship of the god Ra, so that the sun would rise up in the sky. In death, that obligation continued in the form of a perilous journey through the underworld. from Videos | Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/history/king-tut-was-thought-to-have-a-direct-link-t/ via IFTTT

The name sounds innocuous, maybe even charming. But it’s also known by another name—the ant lion—and it’s every bit as predatory and remorseless as that name sounds. from Videos | Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/science/doodlebug-is-a-misleading-name-for-an-accomp/ via IFTTT

A military-grade thermal camera lifts the lid on the night time excursions of hippos on dry land. Those consist of grazing on a staggering amount of grass, while keeping a watchful eye out for roaming lions. from Videos | Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/science/the-secret-and-busy-night-life-of-adult-hippos/ via IFTTT

KV-64 is an ancient Egyptian royal tomb with a mystery. 500 years after it was sealed, it was re-opened and another occupant was added: the daughter of a high-ranking priest. from Videos | Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/history/this-ancient-egyptian-tomb-was-used-for-two/ via IFTTT

No bird is more skilled at in-flight feeding than a hummingbird, thanks to their ability to hover in the air. But if it's rainy, these fantastic flyers have to be extremely careful not to get hurt. from Videos | Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/science/why-hummingbirds-dont-like-flying-in-rainy-c/ via IFTTT

Separated from the mainland, the babirusa pigs of Sulawesi have evolved in total isolation. This has resulted in some pretty dramatic differences from regular pigs—especially in their appearance from Videos | Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/science/meet-the-strangest-pigs-in-the-world/ via IFTTT

A shy orangutan makes great strides by confidently securing her share of breakfast. But she’s not above sharing her bounty of turnips with another orangutan, whom she’s befriended. from Videos | Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/science/a-shy-orangutan-shares-her-breakfast-with-a/ via IFTTT

In 1985, an American FBI agent began to sell intelligence to the Russians, under the alias of Ramon Garcia. It would be another 16 years before he was finally arrested by the FBI. from Videos | Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/history/this-fbi-agent-sold-secrets-to-the-kgb-for-y/ via IFTTT

Whale milk is some of the richest milk available to any mammal. A baby whale will drink 150 gallons of it a day to sustain its dramatic growth. from Videos | Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/science/baby-humpbacks-need-150-gallons-of-whale-milk/ via IFTTT

As spring begins, the surviving bees in the hive pick up their first task of the new year: dumping the corpses of the bees that died over winter. from Videos | Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/science/the-first-job-bees-have-in-spring-is-grim/ via IFTTT

The dominant bear in the swamp is fending off another challenge to his authority by an intruder. It's a clash of titans with mating rights on the line. from Videos | Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/science/stunning-footage-of-two-bears-duking-it-out/ via IFTTT

A contemporary weapons expert is about to test a medieval war hammer on a steel breastplate from that era. The aim is to find out how much damage this fearsome instrument of death could deal. from Videos | Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/history/what-kind-of-damage-can-a-medieval-war-hamme/ via IFTTT

To capture the intense animal interactions of East Africa's wildlife, the producers of Blood River Crossing used camera drones that could fly, float, and drive. from Videos | Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/science/camera-drones-capture-africas-wild-side/ via IFTTT

At the age of 22, Herman Melville joined a whale ship bound for the South Pacific. Aboard, he's lent a copy of "Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex," a true story about a vengeful whale that will capture his imagination. from Videos | Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/arts-culture/the-really-hateful-whale-that-haunted-melville/ via IFTTT

See how researchers at Smithsonian's National Zoo are trying to glean insight into elephant foraging behavior and more. from Videos | Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/at-the-smithsonian/how-smithsonian-researchers-are-studying-ele/ via IFTTT

As part of Project Mercury, NASA prepared to send a chimpanzee, Ham, into space to test the effects of space on a living creature. from Videos | Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/science/nasas-first-chimp-in-space/ via IFTTT

In 1934, soapbox racing was all the rage as teenagers raced homemade wooden cars in their local neighborhoods. By 1936, 100,000 fans attended the finals of the National Soapbox Derby. from Videos | Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/arts-culture/how-soap-box-racing-became-a-national-craze/ via IFTTT