A study of hockey fans sampling ice cream may offer clues to the origins of emotional eating disorders
The skin is an organ system that is unique to each individual, so not everyone heals the same way
In restoring the Athabaskan name to the country’s highest mountain, President Obama is among those who have wrestled with the issue
St. Augustine, Florida, was the first city founded by European settlers in North America
Upon their arrival in Puerto Rico, killer bees caused one human death a year. But something strange began to happen...they became gentler
An evolutionary approach may help scientists understand why mothers become genetic chimeras and how that affects their health
Mamie Till Mobley's decision for her slain son's ceremony was a major moment in Civil Rights history.
A new exhibition reveals the intimate details inside the “little black books” of some of America's great artists
This Generation Anthropocene podcast looks at the history of fire and the ways the world changed once humans harnessed its power
Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Inca Road
Home to the highest density of bird species per acre on Earth, the country is a birder's paradise
The National Zoo releases another video of the ten-day-old cub
The newly discovered fossil gives scientists a fresh glimpse into the evolution of ocean life
A Barcelona design firm imagines a two-million-square-foot barge that would yield tons of vegetables, fruit and fish each year
From raging fires to migrating villages, the Frozen North offers some of the most compelling signs of rapid warming
A U.K. company is developing a urine test that analyzes patterns of proteins for information about the health of an expectant mother and her baby
Inventor Scott Summit is personalizing medical devices through 3D printing
When cacao production was threatened by disease, the Mars candy company launched a global initiative to sequence the plant's genome
Here are seven of the most interesting historic stops along California's scenic highway
A new model combines historical data and physical modeling to find the risks of catastrophic storms in unexpected places
While storms here are nothing new, human influence helped Katrina make Louisiana’s ecological problems worse
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