A new era of collaboration and affordable technology has scientists across the globe sending spacecraft into outer space
Draco lizards have an interesting technique of performing upper body workouts to get the attention of their potential mates
Scientists have determined the likely origin for the "gaitkeeper" gene, which controls gaitedness in horses
A shoe-in for the first ever basketball game in the Olympics, Converse All Stars have a long history both in and out of sport
Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Alaska
Two decades after the Klondike Gold Rush, Chaplin recast the hardships of prospectors as comedy
Dramatic changes may force park managers to choose which species will live, and which will die
Journey to the Center of Earth
An "earthquake machine" in the lab is helping scientists understand what goes on just before a quake
The new findings put a wrench in conservation of one of the world's rarest birds
In 1898, the mayor of Los Angeles, Fred Eaton, came up with an audacious plan to drive up the value of local real estate
How these diverse predators ended up getting all the credit
Years after all double eagles were supposedly destroyed, the Secret Service traces the reappearance of two of the rare coins back to a deal with a jeweler
They thought the frozen earth would keep it safely hidden. They were wrong
Artist Wolfgang Buttress collaborated with a multidisciplinary team to create a giant, metallic hive
Check out these Seuss-related sites in Theodore Geisel's adopted hometown
In 1913, temperatures in Death Valley reached a world-record high of 134 degrees Fahrenheit
These threatened cats now occupy just 8 percent of their historic range in Cambodia, new population estimate finds
Journey to the Center of Earth
From a childhood spent discovering fossils to tangling over questions of ancient life and death, this scientist constantly pushes the boundaries.
Discover <i>sampuru</i>, the art of mind-blowingly realistic fake food
Garbage isn't destined to swirl in the ocean forever; new models show it eventually washes up on shore.
A photojournalist goes behind the scenes at a hybrid power station that could help the island reach its goal to be powered entirely by renewables
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