At RH Lyon Corp, noise-busting engineers tackle everything from leaf blowers to ticking clocks in their search for the right sound
Cross-dressing, sucking blood, spitting poison: moths do such crazy things, it's no wonder researchers stay up all night studying them
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MIT sculptor Arthur Ganson is on a roll, creating machines that whir and clack as they seem to take on a life of their own
The Sonoran Desert's mighty saguaro cactus is the living embodiment of the Southwest, a 'charismatic megaplant' that people care about
At the Lawrence Livermore lab, researchers John Hunter and Harry Cartland want to train a behemoth barrel on the reaches of outer space
Blue luminescence and marine snow define a world where millions of species of worms and other invertebrates live out their lives
Our cells take trillions of 'hits' each day from toxins both natural and man-made, but hardworking enzymes repair the damage
Planners ignore microclimates at their peril: mistakes can mean frozen crops, lower house values and camper vans blown off the highway
Today's physics allow outrageous possibilities: faster-than-light travel across the galaxy, or even our learning to make new universes to specification
We have always had to assess the chances that bad things will happen; now, new tools give us hard numbers but also raise new questions
The story behind the Smithsonian's display tiger leads back into tiger history, man-eating and otherwise, and back to the fact that tigers are endangered
It appears to be made out of spare parts, but the only mammal equipped with a carapace is actually a model of ecological efficiency
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These ponderous pinnipeds continually set new records for diving to crushing depths; researchers are hard at work to discover just how they do it
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With more of us using fireplaces and modern high-efficiency wood stoves, the ancient profession is getting a new lease on soot
Iceberg armadas and flickering climates: how one good idea led to more, and we appreciated anew the world's complexity
If bacterial life did arise on an Earth-like early Mars, we should be able to find its fossil remains preserved in those red rocks
Seeking gifts from the sea, Sanibel-style
Plant and the butterflies will come: This summer the Smithsonian's new garden welcomes its winged visitors
On an ordinary April day the weirdness came to town
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