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Residents of the valley of Vajont in Italy had reservations about a new hydroelectric dam--especially when cracks began to appear in the nearby mountain
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Orca whales actually comprise two distinct types—and one may soon be destined to rise above the other
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Scientists are scooping up the pungent piles of data to measure the health of once-endangered ungulates
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A Smithsonian expert delves into the song and struggle at the heart of 'Four Women' at D.C.'s Arena Stage
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A new book tells the complex stories behind murderous women, the so-called “femmes fatales.”
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When kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst's voice was transmitted on Radio KPFK in 1974, it wasn't the desperate plea for freedom many expected
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New research on how occupants inhabit energy-efficient buildings reveals behaviors designers don't anticipate—and a slew of bloopers
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For some who moved west for work, this dream was temporary. For others, it lasted a lifetime
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Take a trip to the (very small) Big Top
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On tape, kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst disavowed her family and expressed her support for the Symbionese Liberation Army
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Even now, 350 years after his birth, the great Irish satirist Jonathan Swift remains as sharp and relevant as ever
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On the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, the murder mystery is not included
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His work has become the seeds of a tech revolution that is rapidly changing our lives
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What can we learn from a 12-year-old who’s turning the literary world upside down? Everything
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Songwriter, singer, actor, producer, virtual reality maven. John Legend is an entertainment all-star
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Dave Malloy and Rachel Chavkin brought the Tolstoy epic to life with <em>Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812</em>
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The Kepler mission's project scientist, she has guided the discovery of thousands of planets
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The bravest new face on television is a Muppet that doesn’t say much. But she speaks volumes about life on the spectrum
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Her eye for American history puts her in the vanguard. Her passion for justice makes her a hero
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Gary Steinberg defied convention when he began implanting living cells inside the brains of patients who had suffered from a stroke
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