The beautiful, bizarre structures of the Archstoyanie festival are made of natural materials and help bring economic prosperity to small villages
At these beaches, splash around with some more unusual creatures
Megan Leftwich, an engineering professor at George Washington University, is building a robotic flipper based on her observations of sea lions
A Smithsonian poet examines its message and how it encapsulates what its author was all about
A new museum in Staten Island tells the stories of men and women who ran lighthouses throughout America’s history and shows off some unique antiques
The new Meryl Streep vehicle is the latest in a long history of movies about bar singers
Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Inca Road
The cliffside Skylodge hotel dangles 1,300 feet above the ground
The University of Michigan's Mcity is a 32-acre challenge course for connected and automated vehicles
The major quake sparked a resonance in the basin that made taller buildings more likely to topple
The first known venomous frogs, discovered in Brazil, raise some basic questions about toxic biology
The new service, part of IBM's Watson artificial intelligence system, scans emails for emotions like cheerfulness or negativity
Some researchers say that, like tire treads, our fingers and toes could get better traction in wet conditions
In this episode of Generation Anthropocene, scientists explore the link between rising temperatures and aggression
Initially seen as the Army's answer to how to settle the frontier, the camels eventually became a literal beast of burden, with no home on the range
Arachnids injected with a potent neurotoxin are forced to create shiny new web cradles for wasp larvae
With more than 405,000 American casualties and Japan rejecting unconditional surrender, the United States begins testing the atomic bomb in New Mexico
The gun-like design of the Little Boy bomb was effectively the last of its kind
Earnest Pletch’s cold-blooded killing of Carl Bivens was just one chapter in the strange life of the mechanic, farmhand and erstwhile carnie
A study of how people respond to outrageous acts suggests that our sense of crime and punishment is surprisingly flexible
The dried and powdered produce, called FoPo, could become a staple in disaster relief
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