Artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer uses biometrics to make breathtaking spectacle
In a conversation with architect David Rockwell, the philanthropic chef urges an invested effort in technology that could collect water from the clouds
The Unforgotten: New Voices of the Holocaust
In an event held at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., Elizabeth Bellak recalls the remarkable story of her sister
A new book argues that violent rhetoric and disregard for political norms was the beginning of Rome's end
Disrupting a stereotype of Mesoamerican savagery, Zelia Nuttall brought the ingenuity of Aztec civilization to the fore
MIT scientists have trained an AI model to spot the condition through how people speak rather than what they tell a doctor
The end of the war was a welcome reprieve for these three American soldiers, eager to return home
The African Art Museum's new exhibition delves into a tradition that is both ravishingly beautiful and hauntingly fraught
If batteries could make up the very structure of our vehicles and electronics, those products would be far lighter and more efficient
While the movie has been critiqued for flattening the legacy of Queen, see the band come to life in historic photos
The 16- by 20-foot dwelling once housed the enslaved; a new podcast tells its story
Many ecosystems absorb and store vast amounts of carbon dioxide, and seagrass is one of the most efficient natural carbon storage environments
As early herders spread across northern and then eastern Africa, the communities erected monumental graves which may have served as social gathering points
2018 Smithsonian Ingenuity Awards
His uproariously inventive one-man show, soon to be shown on Netflix, puts the story of a neglected culture center stage
An innovative 1890s gear-and-lever voting machine mechanized the counting of the ballots so they could be tallied in minutes, not hours or days
A confluence of circumstances led to the deadly disaster, 100 years ago today, in the New York subway that killed 93
From his birth in Boston to his death in Baltimore, check out places that were important to America's favorite macabre author
The dedicated anthropologist donated his body to science and it’s on display, but his legacy is complicated
Researchers observed mother bats repeatedly prodding their young to motivate them to fledge
A new study shows how quickly songbird populations fall off when gardens are planted with exotic trees and shrubs
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