"Gangsters & Grifters," a book by the Chicago Tribune, recalls a time when photographers had unprecedented access to the world of crime
A salve that seals severe wounds is making its way to veterinary clinics. Military and trauma testing may soon follow
Even in the early 20th century, though, critics saw Tiger Lily and her fellow "Picaninnies" as caricatures
Around the Carpathian Mountains, frustrated farmers and high-paying sport hunters are helping to set the highest bear hunting quotas yet allowed
We spoke with the paleontologist, who was an adviser on the <em>Jurassic Park</em> movies, about the science behind the franchise
"Postcards from Pripyat, Chernobyl" shows a drone's-eye view of the city nearly three decades after nuclear disaster
Push student teachers harder, stick with them once they’re in the classroom, and integrate them into their schools' communities
In the 1960s, when artist Kenneth Snelson mingled architectural innovation with abstraction, the result was heavenly
The traveling exhibition needs a hashtag. What will it be?
The young Nigerian-American artist wins one of the Smithsonian's most prestigious awards.
With engineers from Caltech, Boeing and NASA, Israel Wygnanski is ushering in a new era of fuel-efficient airplane design
Fifty years after Bell's Theorem, tools that harness the weird properties of quantum mechanics are at work all around you
A roundup of unique science gifts, from space dog lockets to mathematical bottle openers
From clothespin reading lights to a clear-bottom kayak, gifts for every traveler (and price point)
From a personal drone and a 3D printer to sleep and sport performance trackers, these gadgets will please the technophiles in your life
Special sauces, spices and tools will delight the amateur chef in your life
Smithsonian editors, gardeners and scientists offer ideas to give the gifts that keep wildlife thriving
A powerful cocktail of social bonding and competitive adventure will compel more than 95 million people to hit the stores on one day
What inspired the architectural object at the center of the Hunger Games arena?
Indentured servants, these immigrants suffered through malnutrition and horrible conditions upon arriving in America
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