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Sunlight bursts through a ceiling of rainclouds above the lonely west shore of Lake Burdur.

Gandhi’s Wisdom Falls Short

Then, from behind me, came a staccato war cry—“Aaaack!”—as my host sent a boot into the dog’s rib cage

Artist Guy Maccoy at work on a mural at the Brooklyn Museum as part of the WPA's Art Work for Public Buildings Project.

Archives of American Art Releases Photo Collection to Wikimedia Commons

The Smithsonian makes a big contribution to one of Wikipedia's projects

Gamers using FoldIt solved a riddle about the AIDS epidemic.

Can Crowdsourcing Really Spark Innovation?

Companies and scientists are using games and competitions to bring in fresh thinking from outsiders

A composite reconstruction of Torosaurus utahensis, based upon the skull found by Gilmore, bones found in the Texas bonebed, and the form of Pentaceratops.

The Mysterious Torosaurus

Was Torosaurus just an adult Triceratops? A poorly understood species may hold the key to the answer

An artist’s rendition of a group of Neanderthals living in a mountainous region of Eurasia.

Neanderthals: Made for Mountaineering?

Neanderthals' short legs made them well-suited for walking in mountain environments

The north pole of the Moon: Real or facsimile?

Replicators Have Arrived

Three-dimensional printing technology can be used in conjunction with the material and energy resources of the Moon to build new spacefaring capabilities

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The Overwhelming Data We Refuse To Believe

Another study finds the planet has warmed, but that won't convince the skeptics

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Time to Renew my CFI

Why go to the trouble to renew a certificate I don’t use? The bottom line is that I just worked too hard to get it

Andy Warhol's Shadows, on view in its entirety for the first time

Events Oct. 24-27: goSmithsonian Trek, Andy Warhol, Skin Color Evolution, and an Inventors Symposium

Take part in an interactive scavenger hunt, get an inside look at the Hirshhorn's newest exhibition, learn about human evolution and get tips on inventing

Making a case for war: Greer Garson in Mrs. Miniver.

Mixing Movies and Politics

From Mrs. Miniver to Avatar, how big studio films have influenced public opinion

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Dinosaurs of the Unknown War

In a new game set behind German lines during WWI, players run from sickle-clawed dinosaurs in the trenches

Leaf plates

Turning Fallen Leaves into Dinner Plates

The paper plate was invented in 1904, and Americans now throw away an estimated trillion disposable plates and utensils per year

Thomas Edison circa 1914

Thomas Edison’s Brief Stint As A Homemaker

The famous inventor envisioned a future of inexpensive, prefabricated concrete homes

An artist's conception of the star LkCa 15 and the nearby protoplanet

A Planet Spotted As It Begins To Form

Scientists using the Keck telescope in Hawaii have found what may be a protoplanet, the youngest planet ever found

Makerbot shot glasses

3D Printers Are Building the Future, One Part at a Time

Don't just download music. Download sculpture. Or a bicycle. That's the promise of 3D printing

Henrique Oliviera's "Bololô," on display in the "Artists in Dialogue 2" exhibition.

Weekend Events Oct. 21-23: Craft2Wear, MATCH+WOOD, and Drumming Workshop

This weekend, come to a party with wearable crafts, experience the pairing of poetry and art, and participate in a drumming workshop

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How Baryonyx Caused the Great Spinosaur Makeover

The discovery of a strange, crocodile-snouted dinosaur in England was the key to reconstructing one of the strangest groups of predatory dinosaurs ever

A male Atlantic salmon

Disease Found in Wild Salmon

Are farmed salmon the source of a viral infection off the coast of British Columbia?

The Turkish flag flown, and rifles used, by Gool Mohammed and Mullah Abdullah during the Battle of Broken Hill, January 1, 1915.

The Battle of Broken Hill

While Great Britain and the Ottoman Empire were fighting World War I, two Afghans opened up a second front in an Australian outback town 12,000 miles away

Picturing the World Series of the Future

After a brutal postseason, can London finally beat New York City?

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