Michigan State University researchers are developing a small tool, with a motion capture system, that translates ASL into English
Stocked with saltwater fish from around the world, Bonneville Seabase is an ocean in the middle of the state
Americans had long known about the wonders of the southwestern landmark, but it wouldn't be until 1919 that it would gain full federal protection
Marine biologists don't know how long different species can survive adrift in the open ocean, and some may become invasive when they reach new shores
The little mammals of Madagascar appear to have undergone an evolutionary tradeoff between brain size and defensive armor
The Pop artist’s archives, recently donated to the Smithsonian, are soon to be digitized
Folk belief holds that if you have won one Oscar, your odds of ever winning a second are greatly diminished by the dreaded “Oscar Jinx”
A new multi-city art exhibition called "New Monuments for New Cities" tackles this question head on
A new handheld tool lets scientists diagnose the chemical reaction behind “art acne”—and learn how it can be prevented
The Israeli spacecraft Beresheet will gradually raise its orbit to reach the moon, landing after about a month and a half of flight
Looking at how children process information may give programmers useful hints about directions for computer learning
You asked, we answered
The famed agriculturalist deserves to be known for much more than peanuts
While women scientists were frequently "acknowledged programmers" in population genetics research, few of them received full authorship
There’s a simple answer and a colonialist legacy for why the genie looks the way it does
Hitting the High Notes: A Smithsonian Year of Music
Inspired by long-lost folk melodies, gospel, opera and bluegrass, the electrifying singer and banjo player gives fresh voice to old American traditions
Artist Medina Dugger finds joy in a colorful yet complicated symbol of faith
In the second-largest lake in Africa, fish evolution is taking place at an explosive rate. Why? Scientists are diving into the question
The much-maligned genre has been resurrected as prestige TV
Can an obscure 19th-century literary form help solve a 21st-century problem?
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