Watch the Smithsonian's first ever flash mob in the Natural History Museum's Ocean Hall
A Smithsonian study blaming cats for bird deaths angered some cat lovers. Now, an effort is underway in local neighborhoods to confirm the results
It’s official: Elements 114 and 116 do exist and belong on the periodic table
Here's the scoop on four cases of criminal behavior involving the local ice cream man
A fresh coating of dried mud gave the 150-million-year-old tracks a more recent look, as if dinosaurs had walked by just last week
Civil War scholar Harold Holzer helps to decode what spectators heard when the 16th president spoke
A visit to Thailand unfortunately led to a meal of Italian food
The wicker ancylid, declared extinct in 2000, has been found alive and well in Choccolocco Creek
Events for the week of June 6 include spacesuits, a quilting demonstration, ikebana and more
Spinosaurus and Ouranosaurus were fundamentally different, and they remain among the most bizarre dinosaurs yet discovered
Sketches by Boz, the volume of newspaper columns that became Dickens’ first book, invokes a colorful view of 19th-century England
A new study provides insight into how convection creates sunspots
The Bear Awareness Days event raises awareness about the animals in general and teaches about conservation issues that affect all bear species
My first epiphany was that gardening has a lot more to do with encouraging death than life
Should Mamenchisaurus go by the nickname Neckita? Mei Mei? Tiny? Vote now
A new book explores how the author of the beloved children’s book was inspired by his love for nature and animals
DC electro-pop duo Bluebrain have released a location-aware album app that serves as a soundtrack for the National Mall
The best of what's being written about dinosaurs in the blogosphere
Events for the weekend of June 3-4 include jazz, a Nigerian art lecture, and Family Day at the Renwick
Scientists have generated the first video of a shock wave from a trombone
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