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Five Giant Snakes We Should Worry About

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:24:07 GMT

Feeding the Animals at the National Zoo

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:32:58 GMT

After hiring the first animal nutritionist 30 years ago, the National Zoo prepares specific, well-balanced meals for each animal

Abigail Tucker on “In Search of the Mysterious Narwhal”

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:09:19 GMT

After hiring the first animal nutritionist 30 years ago, the National Zoo prepares specific, well-balanced meals for each animal

A Swim Through the Ocean's Future

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:29:07 GMT

Can a remote, geologically weird island in the South Pacific forecast the fate of coral reefs?

Out of This World

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT

In the past decade, extraordinary space missions have discovered new features of the Sun, the planets and their moons

Top Ten Places Where Life Shouldn't Exist... But Does

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:02:52 GMT

Smithsonian lists the most improbable, inhospitable and absurd habitats on Earth

Return of the Sandpiper

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Thanks to the Delaware Bay's horseshoe crabs, the tide may be turning for an imperiled shorebird

Denver’s Street-Smart Prairie Dogs

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:44:30 GMT

Researchers explore why members of one species are thriving in urban areas while rural populations dwindle

Peter Alsop on "Invasion of the Longhorns"

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:54:00 GMT

Researchers explore why members of one species are thriving in urban areas while rural populations dwindle

Invasion of the Longhorn Beetles

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT

In Worcester, Massachusetts, authorities are battling an invasive insect that is poised to devastate the forests of New England

Evolution in the Deepest River in the World

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:40:42 GMT

New species are born in the turbulence of the Congo River

North to Alaska

Sun, 01 Jun 2003 04:00:00 GMT

In 1899, railroad magnate Edward Harriman invited some of the most preeminent scientists in America to join him on a working cruise to Alaska, then largely unexplored. More than a century later, the nation still has reasons to be grateful.

ECOCENTER: Greener Living Redirect

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:36:32 GMT

Smithsonian.com takes a look at common and easy ways to go green

ECOCENTER: The Land Redirect

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:10:05 GMT

A look at man-made and natural causes that are threatening the Earth

ECOCENTER: Energy Redirect

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:25:44 GMT

What are governments, companies and households doing to conserve energy and pursue a "greener" future?

ECOCENTER: The Oceans Redirect

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:48:11 GMT

Global health from an underwater perspective and why what you eat matters

The Magellanic Penguins of Punta Tombo

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:09:40 GMT

On a tiny peninsula in southern Argentina, nearly 400,000 penguins gather to breed and usher in a new generation of their species

The Life of Charles Darwin

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:00:00 GMT

200 years after the birth of Charles Darwin, the naturalist's impact on modern science could not be overstated

Frontiers of Science

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:12:12 GMT

Smithsonian spotlights the men and women who are breaking new ground in the fields of science and technology

Dinosaur Dispatch

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:43:30 GMT

Follow a paleontology team as they dig up dinosaurs in Wyoming's Bighorn Basin

Excavation at Stonehenge

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:37:09 GMT

Discover the secrets of Stonehenge when two experts share stories from their archaeological dig at the ancient site

Arctic Dispatch

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:42:55 GMT

Follow one journalist's ongoing research into polar climate change in the Arctic Circle

Are Scientists or Moviemakers the Bigger Dodos?

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:43:17 GMT

Scientist-turned-filmmaker Randy Olson says that academics must be more like Hollywood in how they share their love for science

A Wizard's Scribe

Sat, 01 Aug 1998 04:00:00 GMT

Before the phonograph and lightbulb, the electric pen helped spell the future for Thomas Edison

Sea Glass: The Search on the Shore

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:00:00 GMT

Part of the sea glass hunting elite, Nancy and Richard LaMotte are finding the treasures they covet harder to come by

The Object at Hand

Sun, 01 Jun 1997 04:00:00 GMT

From a forest that flourished 207 million years ago, the Sherman Logs bear stony witness to a general's curiosity--and life in an age gone by

The Man Who Invented Elsie, the Borden Cow

Wed, 01 Sep 1999 04:00:00 GMT

From a forest that flourished 207 million years ago, the Sherman Logs bear stony witness to a general's curiosity--and life in an age gone by

The Shadow Knows

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Why a leading expert on the history of timekeeping set out to create a sundial unlike anything the world has ever seen

Wild Things - Feb09

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Honeyeater birds, sea slugs, tree frogs, and more

Give the Devil His Due

Fri, 01 Feb 2002 05:00:00 GMT

Blame Bugs Bunny and a nasty yawn for the Tasmanian devil's bad rap

Wild Things: Life As We Know It June 06

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 04:00:00 GMT

From chimpanzee communication to paper wasps and humans fleeing Vesuvius

Wild Things: Life As We Know It July 06

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Monkey talk, reptilian altruism, anemone stings, aquatic crabs, and Thyrohyrax.

Frozen in Time

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Glaciers in the Pacific Northwest have recorded hundreds of years of climate history, helping researchers plot how quickly the planet is warming

The "Girls on Ice" Share Their Experiences in the Field

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Glaciers in the Pacific Northwest have recorded hundreds of years of climate history, helping researchers plot how quickly the planet is warming

Mirror Image

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 05:00:00 GMT

The first evidence that elephants can recognize themselves

Wild Things: Life as We Know It November 06

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 05:00:00 GMT

Killer whales, trap-jaw ants and dinosaurs

Antarctica Erupts!

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT

A trip to Mount Erebus yields a rare, close-up look at one of the world's weirdest geological marvels

Volcanic Lightning

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:00:00 GMT

As sparks flew during the eruption of Mount St. Augustine in Alaska, scientists made some new discoveries

The Vanishing

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Little noticed by the outside world, perhaps the most dramatic decline of a wild animal in history has been taking place in India and Pakistan. Large vultures, vitally necessary and once numbering in the tens of millions, now face extinction. But why?

Wild Things: Life as We Know It May 07

Tue, 01 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Squid light shows, monkey hugs and chickadee alarms

Saving Our Shipwrecks

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:00:00 GMT

New technologies are aiding the search for one Civil War submarine, and the conservation of another

Wild Things: Life as We Know It july 07

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Mystery trees, loggerhead turtles and Brooklyn

From the Castle July 07

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Life on the Web

Wild Things: Life as We Know It August 07

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Mammoths, Clownfish and Traveling Plants

State of Emergency

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT

The slaughter of four endangered mountain gorillas in war-ravaged Congo sparks conservationist action

The Amazing Albatrosses

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT

They fly 50 miles per hour. Go years without touching land. Predict the weather. Mate for life. And they're among the world's most endangered birds. Can albatrosses be saved?

Guerrillas in Their Midst

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:35:48 GMT

Face to face with Congo's imperiled mountain gorillas

Wild Things: Life as We Know It October 07

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:55:18 GMT

Tail-waving squirrels, black-footed ferrets and tool-using crows

Wild Things April 2008

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:04:48 GMT

Life as We Know It

Wild Things May 2008

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:00:00 GMT

America's oldest primate, ocean dead zones and alligator lungs

Who's Laughing Now?

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Long maligned as nasty scavengers, hyenas turn out to be protective parents and accomplished hunters

Stopping Sharks by Blasting Their Senses

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 08:39:39 GMT

Chemist and businessman Eric Stroud develops shark repellents to protect sharks from being ensnared in commercial fisheries

On the Job: Zoo Veterinarian

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Suzan Murray talks about making house calls at the nation’s zoo

Forget Jaws, Now it's . . . Brains!

Tue, 27 May 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Great white sharks are typecast, say experts. The creatures are socially sophisticated and, yes, smart

Wild Things - July 08

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Mouse lemur calls, a coral comeback, sunflower seeds and more

A Passion for Tomatoes

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:40:08 GMT

Whatever the variety—commercial hybrid or precious heirloom—the plump juicy “vegetable” has a place in our hearts

On the Evolutionary Gold Mine Down Under - Platypus

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:00:00 GMT

What the platypus and other Australian species reveal about genetics

Wild Things Aug 08

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:56:13 GMT

LIfe as we know it, from zombie caterpillars to basking sharks at sea

Victory at Sea - Our Imperiled Oceans

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:00:00 GMT

The world's largest protected area, established this year in the remote Pacific, points the way to restoring marine ecosystems

Wild Things September 08

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Life As We Know It

Farewell to the King?

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:00:00 GMT

For the first time there's no fishing for chinook salmon on the California coast. The search is on for why the prize catch is so scarce.

Wild Things - Photo - Nov08

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:34:54 GMT

Bats' barotrauma, fallow deer, Tahitian vanilla, lucky dinosaurs

Gene Therapy in a New Light

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:00:00 GMT

A husband-and-wife team's experimental genetic treatment for blindness is renewing hopes for a controversial field of medicine

The Spotted Owl's New Nemesis

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:00:00 GMT

An battle between environmentalists and loggers left much of the owl's habitat protected. Now the spotted owl faces a new threat

Wild Things - Jan09

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Butterflies, clicking antelopes, creatures of the deep and more

Howling Success

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:00:00 GMT

After years as an endangered species, the wolves are thriving again in the West, but they're also reigniting a fierce controversy

What's So Hot About Chili Peppers?

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:00:00 GMT

An American ecologist travels through the Bolivian forest to answer burning questions about the spice

National Zoo Celebrates Birth of Rare Clouded Leopards

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:08:48 GMT

Notoriously difficult to breed, two new clouded leopards are born at the National Zoo’s research facility

Wild Things - March09

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Mosquitoes, New Zealand flightless birds, pink lizards and more

Happy As Clams - Geoduck

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:00:00 GMT

In the Pacific Northwest, fishermen are cashing in on the growing yen for geoducks, a funny-looking mollusk turned worldwide delicacy

How to Cook a Geoduck

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:25:42 GMT

It not only doesn't taste like chicken, it's not even poultry. Learn how to cook a geoduck, a large clam

Booting Up a Computer Pioneer’s 200-Year-Old Design

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:54:51 GMT

Charles Babbage, the grandfather of the computer, envisioned a calculating machine that was never built, until now

Going Buggy at the New Audubon Museum

Thu, 14 May 2009 09:13:47 GMT

Crickets, spiders, ants and many other insects thrive in historic New Orleans, where kids and adults learn about creepy crawlers

Discovering the Titanoboa

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT

As part of a multi-organizational team, Smithsonian scientist Carlos Jaramillo uncovered the fossils of a gigantic snake

Wild Things - May09

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Dinosaur gangs, psychedelic fish and long-distance elephant calls

Invasion of the Lionfish

Fri, 08 May 2009 03:23:43 GMT

Voracious, venomous lionfish are the first exotic species to invade coral reefs. Now divers, fishermen—and cooks—are fighting back

In Search of the Mysterious Narwhal

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Ballerina turned biologist Kristin Laidre gives her all to study the elusive, deep-diving, ice-loving whale known as the "unicorn of the sea"

Penguin Dispatch 4: How to Study a Penguin Egg

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:01:14 GMT

Females guard their eggs closely, so scientists must tread carefully when temporarily extracting the eggs for research

Penguin Dispatch 5: Picking the Cutest Newborn Chick

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:01:39 GMT

By late-November, many eggs are hatching and cute, tennis-ball sized grey chicks emerge, begging for food from their parents

Penguin Dispatch 6: The First Trip into the Ocean

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:02:03 GMT

Only two months into their lives, the chicks, with their now stronger flippers, take their first dive from the water’s edge

Wild Things - June09

Tue, 19 May 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Flight of the hummingbird, termite cloning and the rise of the octopus

Penguin Dispatch 1: Arriving in Punta Tombo, Argentina

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:04:23 GMT

The winter residents of Punta Tombo fly in steadily over the course of a few days, eventually swarming the small land mass

Birth of a Robot

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Can scientists build a machine that learns as it goes and plays well with others?

Wild Things - July09

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Whale of a comeback, dancing cockatoos, sticky bees, and waltzing pond scum

Catching a Wave

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Electrical engineer Annette von Jouanne is pioneering an ingenious way to generate clean, renewable electricity from the sea

ATM - Ant Eye View - July09

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:20:34 GMT

A new photo exhibit featuring the work of biologist Mark Moffett reminds us that we still live in an age of discovery

Wild Things - August09

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Dog faces, the history of laughter, snakes, and bird warning calls

Mad About Shells

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Collectors have long prized mollusks for their beautiful exteriors, but for scientists, it’s what inside that matters

ATM - One Giant Leap - The Object at Hand - Aug09

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:02:23 GMT

40 years ago, the lunar module landed on the moon, providing an unforgettable moment for the millions watching back on Earth

Wild Things - September09

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Hungry snakes, giant kangaroos, bat noses, and more

Wild Things - October 2009

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Toucans, Orchids, Monkeys and more

Wild Things - Nov 2009

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Geckos, tiny dinosaurs, cave man couture, and more

Out of Darwin’s Shadow

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:53:40 GMT

Alfred Russel Wallace arrived at the theory of natural selection independently of Charles Darwin and nearly outscooped Darwin’s The Origin of Species

Presence: Origin of a Theory

Tue, 27 May 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Charles Darwin's bid for enduring fame was sparked 150 years ago by word of a rival's research

What Darwin Didn't Know

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Today's scientists marvel that the 19th-century naturalist's grand vision of evolution is still the key to life

Tribal Fever

Sun, 01 May 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Twenty-five years ago this month, smallpox was officially eradicated. For the Indians of the high plains, it came a century and a half too late

Object at Hand: Camelot

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 04:00:00 GMT

In the mid-1800's, "ships of the desert" reported for duty in the Southwest.

History of the Hysterical Man

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:48:05 GMT

Doctors once thought that only women suffered from hysteria, but a medical historian says that men were always just as susceptible

The Secret of San Luis Valley

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:00:00 GMT

In Colorado, the gene linked to a virulent form of breast cancer found mainly in Jewish women is discovered in Hispanic Catholics

Chronicling the Ice

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Long before global warming became a cause célà¨bre, Lonnie Thompson was extracting climate secrets from ancient glaciers. He finds the problem is even more profound than you might have thought

The Country’s Most Dangerous Beetles

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Invasive beetles of various colors and sizes have infiltrated U.S. forests, despite efforts by government experts

Fuel for Thought

Thu, 01 Sep 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Cars that run on vegetable oil? Do-it-yourselfers and entrepreneurs alike fill 'er up with the nation's fastest-growing propellant

Prize Fight

Mon, 01 Dec 2003 05:00:00 GMT

Raymond Damadian refuses to take his failure to win a Nobel Prize, for a prototype MRI machine, lying down

EcoCenter: Rebuilding Greensburg Green

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:14:35 GMT

Everyone assumed this Kansas town was destined to fade away. What would it take to reverse its course?

EcoCenter: Converting Energy Waste into Electricity and Heat

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:11:43 GMT

Energy recycling wiz Tom Casten explains how to capture power that goes up in smoke

Presence of Mind - Buckle Up. And Behave - Apr09

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Do we take more risks when we feel safe? Fifty years after we began using the three-point seatbelt, there's a new answer

Debating Manned Moon Missions

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Experts provide opposing viewpoints on manned missions to space

Wow! A Mile a Minute!

Fri, 01 May 1998 04:00:00 GMT

But 60 mph was a breeze to Barney Oldfield, better known as the "speed king" of the horseless carriage world

Steaming into the Future

Tue, 01 Sep 1998 04:00:00 GMT

An ungainly monster, the steam traction engine helped turn the buffalo's pasture into America's breadbasket

View from the Cockpit

Mon, 01 Feb 1999 05:00:00 GMT

It's a fast and furious time in science and technology, and a man who knows promises only more of the same

Science Makes a Better Lighthouse Lens

Sun, 01 Aug 1999 04:00:00 GMT

It's a fast and furious time in science and technology, and a man who knows promises only more of the same

Old World, High Tech

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT

An ancient Greek calendar was ahead of its time

Second Nature

Mon, 01 Jul 2002 04:00:00 GMT

More and more, innovative scientists are turning to the natural world for inspiration...and design solutions

Eureka!

Mon, 01 Sep 2003 04:00:00 GMT

Accident and serendipity played their parts in the inventions of penicillin, the World Wide Web and the Segway super scooter. But as Louis Pasteur once noted, "Chance favors only the prepared mind"

Reaching Toward Space

Thu, 01 Feb 2001 05:00:00 GMT

His 1935 rocket was a technological tour de force, but Robert H. Goddard hid it from history.

The "Indomitable" MRI

Thu, 01 Jun 2000 04:00:00 GMT

Raymond Damadian's medical imaging machine set off a revolution but not without controversy

Faith Healer

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Religious historian Reza Aslan calls for a return to Islam's tradition of tolerance

I, Lender

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Software engineer Matt Flannery pioneers Internet microloans to the world's poor

The Bias Detective

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT

How does prejudice affect people? Psychologist Jennifer Richeson is on the case

Primed for Success

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Terence Tao is regarded as first among equals among young mathematicians, but who's counting

Site Seer

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Faced with the Internet's overwhelming clutter, Joshua Schachter invented a deceptively simple tool that helps us all cut to the chase

Batteries Included

Tue, 01 Jul 2003 04:00:00 GMT

Let's hear it shhhh, not so loud for electric boats

Wishful Thinker-Driving Miss Lazy

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 04:09:57 GMT

The race is on for cars that drive themselves

House Proud

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT

High design in a factory-made home? Michelle Kaufmann believes she holds the key

The World After Oil

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT

As the planet warms up, eco-friendly fuels can't get here fast enough

Hot Idea

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Christina Galitsky's energy-efficient cookstove makes life a little easier for Darfur's refugees

Wishful Thinker: Turn the Page

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:56:33 GMT

Electronic books may soon vie with library cards for space in your pocket

Hatching a New Idea

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:57:38 GMT

Electronic eggs hatch new insights into breeding exotic birds at the National Zoo

Seeking Friendlier Skies

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Can radar networks eliminate airplane turbulence?

Kiwi Ingenuity

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT

A fleet of inventions aims to protect albatrosses from harm

Patent Pending

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT

The Supreme Court may soon reinvent the rules for invention

35 Who Made a Difference: Tim Berners-Lee

Tue, 01 Nov 2005 05:00:00 GMT

First he wrote the code for the World Wide Web. Then he gave it away

Peewee Power

Mon, 01 Jul 2002 04:00:00 GMT

The invention of a gas-fueled generator the size of a quarter heralds a future of ever-smaller machines

35 Who Made a Difference: Tim Berners-Lee

Tue, 01 Nov 2005 05:00:00 GMT

First he wrote the code for the World Wide Web. Then he gave it away

Midas Touch

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT

To clean highly polluted groundwater, Michael Wong has developed a detergent based on gold

Flu Fighter

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT

With a possible pandemic in our future, immunologist John Wherry is racing to develop a once-a-lifetime vaccine

The Player

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Luis von Ahn's secret for making computers smarter? Get thousands of people to take part in his cunning online games

Signs of Life

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Astrophysicist Lisa Kaltenegger analyzes light from distant stars for evidence we're not alone

Net Worker

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Where are your friends in cyberspace? Closer than you might think, says Internet researcher Jon Kleinberg

Dogged

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Primatologist Brian Hare investigates the social behavior of chimpanzees and bonobos in Africa. But dogs and foxes showed him the way

Rock of Ages

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Where did the world's highest mountains come from? Geologist Elizabeth Catlos takes a new view

How to Make a Dodo

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Biologist Beth Shapiro has figured out a recipe for success in the field of ancient DNA research

Down to Earth

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Anthropologist Amber VanDerwarker is unraveling the mysteries of the ancient Olmec by figuring out what they ate

Reading Between the Lines

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Scientists with high-tech tools are deciphering lost writings of the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes

Animal Old Folks

Wed, 01 Dec 1999 05:00:00 GMT

For the National Zoo's esteemed senior citizens, only the very best in geriatric medical care will do

Turning a New Leaf

Tue, 01 Aug 2000 04:00:00 GMT

Every six months Smithsonian horticulturists give the Haupt Garden a makeover from the roots up

When one of the National Zoo's gorillas goes in for tests, it's not just standard operating-room procedure

Wed, 01 Jan 1997 05:00:00 GMT

By discovering heart disease early, echocardiograms have improved life for many a human; now Washington cardiologists are using them to help great apes at the National Zoo

A Stellar Imagemaker

Wed, 01 Nov 2000 05:00:00 GMT

Smithsonian and NASA's Chandra x-ray observatory sheds new light on the mysteries of the universe

Bone Specialist On Call

Sat, 01 Apr 2000 05:00:00 GMT

A Smithsonian anthropologist applies his expertise to cases of missing children and disaster victims

Hawaii's Vanished Birds

Wed, 01 Mar 2000 05:00:00 GMT

For the National Zoological Park, an artist depicts the diversity of the islands' extinct avian species

Around the Mall Mar 95

Tue, 01 Aug 1995 04:00:00 GMT

Plant and the butterflies will come: this summer the Smithsonian's new garden welcomes its winged visitors

Learning from Tai Shan

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 04:00:00 GMT

The giant panda born at Washington, D.C.'s National Zoo has charmed animal lovers. Now he's teaching scientists more than they had expected

Diamonds Unearthed: Part 1

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT

In the first installment of a multi-part series, Smithsonian diamond expert Jeffrey Post, curator of the National Gem and Mineral Collection, explains how the rare crystals form

Diamonds Unearthed Part 3

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT

In the final installment of this three-part series, Smithsonian diamond expert Jeffrey Post, curator of the National Gem and Mineral Collection, discusses the fascinating stories behind the Smithsonian's diamond collection

Diamonds Unearthed Part 2

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT

In part two of this series, Smithsonian diamond expert Jeffrey Post, curator of the National Gem and Mineral Collection, discusses conflict diamonds, colored diamonds and synthetic gems grown in the lab

Around the Mall Dec 96

Sun, 01 Dec 1996 05:00:00 GMT

Since her arrival in September, baby Chitwan has charmed visitors and curators alike; the birth of a rhino is a rare event and hasn't been seen at the National Zoo since 1974

EcoCenter: A Greener Smithsonian

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:12:37 GMT

In an Institution-wide pursuit of a greener future, researchers and engineers are furthering the cause of energy sustainability

Biologist at the Helm

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Meet Cristián Samper, Acting Secretary

The Object at Hand

Tue, 01 Oct 1996 04:00:00 GMT

It took four years, a shipwright and help from the British to create the blue whale model installed in the National Museum of Natural History. After 33 years, it still attracts millions annually

Trailing the Big Cats

Fri, 01 Jan 1999 05:00:00 GMT

For a walk on the wild side, follow the tracks of a tiger or look at a lion close up at the National Zoo

The Object at Hand

Wed, 01 Nov 1995 05:00:00 GMT

The story behind the Smithsonian's display tiger leads back into tiger history, man-eating and otherwise, and sadly, back to the fact that tigers are now endangered

A Tale of Two Rocks

Wed, 01 Apr 1998 05:00:00 GMT

Retrieved from a mile beneath the earth's surface 65 million years after their creation, they bear witness to a cataclysm - and the death of the dinosaurs

Head's Up

Mon, 01 Oct 2001 04:00:00 GMT

From a computer-generated model, sculptors cast a bronze triceratops that Looks like the real thing

ATM - Clouded comeback?

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:55:11 GMT

From a computer-generated model, sculptors cast a bronze triceratops that Looks like the real thing

A Mine of Its Own

Sat, 01 May 2004 04:00:00 GMT

Where miners used to dig, an endangered bat now flourishes, highlighting a new use for abandoned mineral sites

Interview: Richard Lerner

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT

The Tufts University developmental scientist challenges the myth of the troubled adolescent in his new book, "The Good Teen"

The Stubborn Scientist Who Unraveled A Mystery of the Night

Wed, 01 Oct 2003 04:00:00 GMT

Fifty years ago, Eugene Aserinksy discovered rapid eye movement and changed the way we think about sleep and dreaming

Interview: Neil Shubin, Paleontologist, University of Chicago

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 04:00:00 GMT

The "missing link?" At least a step in a new direction

The Inventor of Air

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 07:34:13 GMT

Known for discovering oxygen, scientist Joseph Priestly also influenced the beliefs of our founding fathers.

Wild Goose Chase

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:27:10 GMT

How one man's obsession saved an "extinct" species

Wolf Tracker

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:32:09 GMT

Biologist Gudrun Pflueger talks about her encounter with a Canadian pack

Rhino Man

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:55:52 GMT

Wildlife biologist Hemanta Mishra's efforts to save the endangered Indian rhinoceros

Trials of a Primatologist

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:03:28 GMT

How did a renowned scientist who has done groundbreaking research in Brazil run afoul of authorities there?

Galileo, Reconsidered

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:00:00 GMT

The first biography of Galileo Galilei resurfaces and offers a new theory as to why the astronomer was put on trial

Interview: Patricia Zaradic, Conservation Ecologist, Pennsylvania

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:07:03 GMT

The trouble with "videophilia"

Interview Wallace Broecker

Tue, 27 May 2008 06:00:00 GMT

How to stop global warming? CO2 "scrubbers," a new book says

Master of the Deep

Thu, 01 Mar 2001 05:00:00 GMT

Before Smithsonian scientists do underwater research, Michael Lang makes them seaworthy.

Neanderthal Man

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Svante Paabo has probed the DNA of Egyptian mummies and extinct animals. Now he hopes to learn more about what makes us tick by decoding the DNA of our evolutionary cousins.

35 Who Made a Difference: Douglas Owsley

Tue, 01 Nov 2005 05:00:00 GMT

Dead people tell no talesbut their bones do, when he examines them

Water Works

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Taking up the family business, Philippe Cousteau campaigns to save our oceans and rivers

The Bone Collectors

Thu, 01 Feb 2001 05:00:00 GMT

A pair of biologists on Cumberland Island save the remains of dead sea critters for others to study

Ahead in the Clouds - Susan Solomon

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Susan Solomon helped patch the ozone hole. Now, as a leader of a major United Nations report—out this month—she's going after global warming

Song and Dance Man

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 05:00:00 GMT

Growing up in a gritty urban neighborhood, Erich Jarvis dreamed of becoming a ballet star. Now the scientist's studies of how birds learn to sing are forging a new understanding of the human brain

Tribute: Organization Man

Tue, 01 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Carl Linnaeus, born 300 years ago, brought order to nature's blooming, buzzing confusion

Bugs, Brains and Trivia

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:26:24 GMT

No detail is too small for students at the Linnaean games, an annual national insect trivia competition

Shell Fame

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Paleobiologist Aaron O'Dea has made his name by sweating the small stuff

Interview: Maria Zuber

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:00:00 GMT

On the surprise evidence of flowing water on Mars

Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 04:00:00 GMT

A Nobel laureate holds forth on flies, genes and women in science.

35 Who Made a Difference: Mark Plotkin

Tue, 01 Nov 2005 05:00:00 GMT

An ethnobotanist takes up the cause of rain forest conservation

David Zax on “Galileo’s Vision”

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:25:21 GMT

An ethnobotanist takes up the cause of rain forest conservation

Galileo's Vision

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Four hundred years ago, the Italian scientist looked into space and changed our view of the universe

The Evolution of Charles Darwin

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 05:00:00 GMT

A creationist when he visited the Galápagos Islands, the great naturalist grasped the full significance of the unique wildlife he found there only well after he had returned to London

The Year Of Albert Einstein

Wed, 01 Jun 2005 04:00:00 GMT

His dizzying discoveries in 1905 would forever change our understanding of the universe. Amid all the centennial hoopla, the trick is to separate the man from the math

Beard's Eye View

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT

When elephants began dying, Peter Beard suspected that poachers were not entirely to blame

Freeze Frame

Sat, 01 Jan 2005 05:00:00 GMT

Beginning in the 1880s, amateur photographer Wilson A. Bentley revealed the hidden structure of falling flakes

Fakahatchee Ghosts

Fri, 01 Aug 2003 04:00:00 GMT

But no exorcisms, please these rare orchids are the stars of a hit movie and a best-selling book

Review of 'Kingbird Highway: The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand'

Thu, 01 Jan 1998 05:00:00 GMT

But no exorcisms, please these rare orchids are the stars of a hit movie and a best-selling book

Finding a Home in the Cosmos

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 04:00:00 GMT

In a new book written with his wife, Nancy Abrams, cosmologist Joel Primack argues that the universe, far from being a meaningless void, was meant for us. Sort of.

Building the Bomb

Mon, 01 Aug 2005 04:00:00 GMT

A new book about atomic scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer charts the secret debate over deployment of the first A-bomb and the anxiety that suffused its first live test

Conquering Polio

Fri, 01 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

Fifty years ago, a scientific panel declared Jonas Salk's polio vaccine a smashing success. A new book takes readers behind the headlines

To Fly!

Tue, 01 Apr 2003 05:00:00 GMT

A new book traces the Wright brothers' triumph 100 years ago to an innovative design and meticulous attention to detail

Review of 'Doc: Then and Now with a Montana Physician'

Mon, 01 May 1995 04:00:00 GMT

A new book traces the Wright brothers' triumph 100 years ago to an innovative design and meticulous attention to detail

Reviews of 'Light Years: A Memoir'

Tue, 01 Oct 1996 04:00:00 GMT

A new book traces the Wright brothers' triumph 100 years ago to an innovative design and meticulous attention to detail

Review of 'Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature'

Thu, 01 Jan 1998 05:00:00 GMT

A new book traces the Wright brothers' triumph 100 years ago to an innovative design and meticulous attention to detail

Review of 'The Cambridge Quintet and A Beautiful Mind'

Sat, 01 May 1999 04:00:00 GMT

A new book traces the Wright brothers' triumph 100 years ago to an innovative design and meticulous attention to detail

Book Excerpt: Supergerm Warfare

Tue, 01 Oct 2002 04:00:00 GMT

Dragon's drool, frog's glands and shark's stomachs have all been recruited for the fight against drug-resistant bacteria

Creatures of the Deep!

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:29:12 GMT

A new book of photographs taken in the ocean depths reveals a world abounding in unimagined life

Interview: Roy Richard Grinker

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT

His new book offers a scholar's and father's perspective on autism

Interview: Margaret Lowman

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT

Bugs in trees and kids in labs get their due in a new book by "Canopy Meg"

Interview: Daniel Gilbert

Tue, 01 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT