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While Hawaii was once the big kahuna in pineapple production, it's since been overtaken by other global powers
March 20, 2013 | By Jesse Rhodes

Modern headphones have their origin in opera houses, military bases and a kitchen table in Utah
March 19, 2013 | By Jimmy Stamp

New research challenges key assumptions about plant growth at increased temperatures
March 19, 2013 | By Leah Binkovitz

Conference-goers put into verse the ethane lakes on a Saturn moon, the orbital paths of Martian moons and a megachondrule's mistaken identity
March 19, 2013 | By Mohi Kumar

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VIDEO: Herons Crash the Zoo

Black-crowned night herons have been using the Zoo's grounds for breeding for more than a century and the tradition continues
March 19, 2013 | By Leah Binkovitz

A 100,000-year-old skull has a hole that reflects genetic mutations from inbreeding—likely a common behavior for our ancestors
March 19, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

Did he, and other Vikings, really use a brutal method of ritual execution called the "blood eagle"?
March 18, 2013 | By Mike Dash

Aeronautics curator Tom Crouch says yes, despite claims that a German immigrant named Gustave Whitehead may have beat them
March 18, 2013 | By Guest Blogger

Surprising Science Blog

How Do Roosters Know When to Crow?

Their internal circadian rhythms keep them crowing on schedule, even when the lights are turned off
March 18, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

This week, unlock your inner poet, see films by the first video artist and take in the history of the Osage people performed in dance
March 18, 2013 | By Paul Bisceglio

From toxins in textile dyes to torturous corsets, beauty has a long history of coming at a high cost
March 18, 2013 | By Emily Spivack

eNewspapers were being developed as far back as the 1930s
March 18, 2013 | By Matt Novak

The Mariana Trench may serve as a seafloor nutrient trap, supporting remarkable numbers of microorganisms
March 17, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

The Elephant Community Center, the newest addition to the National Zoo's "Elephant Trails" habitat, opens on Saturday, March 23
March 15, 2013 | By Paul Bisceglio

Coffee is black and bitter—but global travelers find a surprisingly wide range of forms of the world's favorite hot beverage
March 15, 2013 | By Alastair Bland

Ribbon worms swallow prey whole, grease themselves with their mucus to slide quickly through mud, split into thousands of new worms if repeatedly severed, and much more
March 15, 2013 | By Emily Frost

A new release from Smithsonian Folkways showcases the best of Celtic classics
March 15, 2013 | By Leah Binkovitz

Mixing science and surfing, "The Ultimate Wave Tahiti" joins the world champion in the hunt
March 15, 2013 | By Leah Binkovitz

The story behind how the Windy City gets its yearly watery makeover
March 15, 2013 | By Jimmy Stamp

A research fellow at the University of Melbourne has found a sneaky way to convert math haters to math lovers. He turns complex geometries into art
March 15, 2013 | By Megan Gambino

Food and Think Blog

Is Corned Beef Really Irish?

The rise and fall and rise of the traditional St. Patrick's Day meal
March 15, 2013 | By Shaylyn Esposito

An app allows boat travelers to track declining levels of phytoplankton, a microscopic organism at the base of the marine food chain
March 15, 2013 | By Claire Martin

A study of fossils of prehistoric birds suggests two sets of wings—one set on the creature's hind legs—helped avians stay aloft
March 14, 2013 | By Marina Koren

As you celebrate today's holiday, here's a history of notable moments in the irrational number's past
March 14, 2013 | By Mohi Kumar

The artists and animators working on "The Jetsons" were inspired by the futurist architecture popping up around Los Angeles
March 14, 2013 | By Matt Novak

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