A mechanical engineer tackles the understudied problem of how to style curls without frying hair
Here are some of the best places to hug centuries-old trees
Picky eating in kids is common but not always harmless—it may be a sign of longer-lasting psychological problems
Tiny grains of Australian zircon hold evidence that our magnetic shielding was active very soon after the planet formed
A new book by entomologist Stephen Buchmann explores the beautiful and sometimes bizarre history of flowering plants
The historic site in a remote desert is now a museum where visitors can see the instruments that made nuclear history
Researchers at the City College of New York are testing a spray made of phytol, a molecule in chlorophyll, on oil in lab wave pools
Pet hamsters that enjoy habitats full of toys and fluffy bedding make more upbeat decisions than those in stark enclosures
From limiting alcohol consumption to detoxing, many misconceptions circulate about how to keep your kidneys healthy
The findings by Smithsonian scientists dig up the dynamics of daily life in the first permanent British settlement in the colonies
In this Generation Anthropocene podcast, social animals show scientists how to trace our evolution and improve interactions
The biological light sources may one day help researchers see deeper into the body's microscopic workings
Brain scans suggest that certain personality types are wired to have better memories
Special software helped reveal the words on a burned scroll found inside a holy ark near the Dead Sea
Take a drive on Route 66 and encounter the wonders of the road
Lab experiments suggest that a strange synchronization of pendulum clocks observed in the 1600s can be chalked up to acoustic energy
Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Inca Road
Chile's northern coast offers an ideal star-gazing environment with its lack of precipitation, clear skies and low-to-zero light pollution
The popular belief that boas and other constricting snakes deal death by suffocation seems to be a flawed assumption
Forty years after the war's end, twice as many vets with combat-related PTSD are getting worse as those who are improving
This week's Generation Anthropocene reveals how seeds on ice and poisonous tubers may offer hope for food security
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