Robert Burns' fierce pride, penetrating wit and perfect ear for language gave Scotlandand the worldan imperishable legacy of poetry and song
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Taking a short "Smithsonian Journey" through the museums' amazing collections
In the Cold War's undersea cat and mouse game, the prize went to the submarine that could
They're not animals and they're not plants, and biologists want to know a lot more about them.
Before Smithsonian scientists do underwater research, Michael Lang makes them seaworthy.
In South Africa these hefty, unpredictable and inquisitive beasts are flourishing and have become very big business
To dissect the din that daily assaults our ears, researchers from the Noise Pollution Clearinghouse are taking to the streets
Praised by critics, admired by colleagues and respected by students, the distinguished 19th-century artist produced paintings and pastels of gentle beauty
Graduating from St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland--or Santa Fe, New Mexico--guarantees a place in the Republic
Bananas, mushrooms, yams take on all sorts of delightful forms in the hands of food sculptor Saxton Freymann
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Charles Francis Hall was murdered during an expedition that might have taken him to the North Pole decades before Peary. Or was he?
A pair of biologists on Cumberland Island save the remains of dead sea critters for others to study
Fascinated by the graceful gliding of these mammals with "wings," scientists take a close look.
His 1935 rocket was a technological tour de force, but Robert H. Goddard hid it from history
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Persons with synesthesia experience "extra" sensations. The Letter T may be navy blue; a sound can taste like pickles
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