The mysterious Sphinx in front of the Pyramid of Khafre on the Giza Plateau, Egypt Legends have passed over hundreds of years regarding the simple omission in this photograph of the Sphinx and the Pyramid of Khafre, part of the Giza Pyramid (or Great Pyramid) complex in Egypt. Where is the Sphinx’s nose? Many of us …

An Ocean Wave at California Coast Photo by Vera Smirnoff, Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The winter season is fast approaching, and as it gets colder many of us think of somewhere warm and toasty… like Baja California, in Mexico. It’s a big blue ocean out there, full of amazing living creatures, and Baja California’s Pacific Coast …