After being bitten by the tiny pests, author Brooke Borel set out to learn all she could about her blood-sucking foes
A company is designing athletic apparel with colorful prints based on micrographs of chicken pox and muscle cells
Newlight Technologies is turning carbon emissions into plastic for everyday items
Exposure to cosmic rays may cause defects that would make astronauts lose their curiosity during a mission
From an algae-powered building to a playground of recycled steel drums, these spots give designers, urban planners and others hope
From Roswell to Norway, the quirkiest spots to get a Big Mac
Lonnie Bunch discusses social justice and the role of museums during times of upheaval
Washington, D.C. is named after the first U.S. president. But do you know how he chose its location?
The pace at which species disappear is picking up as temperatures rise, and things are looking especially troubling in the tropics
Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Paris
A brief history of the croissant – from kipfel to Cronut
These six spots are just a short riff on what makes the musical genre particular to the United States
There is little genetic difference between a tabby and a wild cat, so scientists think the house cat is only domestic when it wants to be
Paired with wireless sensors and cameras, aerosol pheromone pesticides have entered a new era of effectiveness and affordability
Like the proverbial canary in a coalmine, avian abundances may paint a grim picture of the effects of nuclear disasters on wildlife
The 40th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon presents a chance for one Vietnam War correspondent to look back at the iconic helicopter
About the size of a sparrow, Yi qi probably glided through Jurassic forests on membrane-covered appendages
At MerleFest, the banjo-pickers and guitar strummers bridge the old and new
Providing history, backstory and opportunity, the new role of the museum is to help visitors unpack and wrestle with the complex issues of the day
Campbell’s monkeys add suffixes to alarm calls to indicate specific threats, and Diana monkeys tune in for their own benefit
Forbidding mountains were no match for Daniel Boone
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