Articles

Owen Edwards is a freelance writer who writes the "Object at Hand" column in Smithsonian magazine.

Owen Edwards on “In Vogue”

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Earth Day at the Smithsonian

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Play With Your Food

Ytterbium

Just What Is Ytterbium Anyway?

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Dinosaurs Get a Day at the Beach

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The Object at Hand: 200 Down, 136 Million Objects to Go

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Wanted: Chief Scientific Advisor for MI5

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Waiter, There Is a Dinosaur in my Drink

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Smithsonian Events Week of 4/20-24: Commodores, Quilting, Keith Haring and Forensics

Carlos Jaramillo (top row, third from the right), a staff scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, co-organized the team that discovered the largest snake in world history.

Discovering the Titanoboa

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

In the 1940s, the Soviet Union launched an all-out espionage effort to uncover military and defense secrets from the US and Britain (Klaus Fuchs, left, and David Greenglass, right).

Spies Who Spilled Atomic Bomb Secrets

As part of the Soviet Union's spy ring, these Americans and Britons leveraged their access to military secrets to help Russia become a nuclear power

The Humdinger sandwich is a mother-in-law with melted cheese on top.

Searching for a Mother-in-Law Sandwich

Eager enthusiasts track Chicago’s indigenous—and sometimes endangered—food traditions

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Smithsonian Weekend Events: Opera, Jazz and Photography

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Insulation Made Out of ... Mushrooms?

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The Winner Revealed - ATM's Third Caption Contest Closed

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Dinosaurs and Cavemen (sigh) to Invade Binghamton in 2010

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Picture of the Week—Pygmy Seahorse

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Geared Grasshoppers: Q and A with Craft Fair Artist Mike Libby

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Royals Prove Inbreeding Is a Bad Idea

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Plaster Your Walls With Paleo-Art!

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