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Since 1996, scientists have found the oldest fossil insect, the largest living bug, a new taxonomic order and more
May 10, 2013 | By Marina Koren

One of the founding father's more quixotic quests was to create a new alphabet. No Q included
May 10, 2013 | By Jimmy Stamp

The Japanese artist depicts blossoms from various plant species in fastidious detail
May 10, 2013 | By Megan Gambino

Curator Amy Henderson explores how the 1920s came alive in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel
May 10, 2013 | By Amy Henderson

A new geographic analysis of millions of tweets provides a remarkably broad view of humanity, by language, location and other factors
May 10, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

Baz Luhrmann may have his take, but Smithsonian Folkways offers its own streaming soundtrack for the novel-turned-movie
May 10, 2013 | By Leah Binkovitz

Among then: They answer a lot of questions and their spit is good for us
May 10, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

The Omni Future Almanac predicted that a gallon of gas would be cheaper than a quart of milk
May 10, 2013 | By Matt Novak

Trebek stopped by the American History Museum to donate items from his show, along with soap star Susan Lucci and Barney-creators Kathy and Phil Parker
May 09, 2013 | By Leah Binkovitz

New isotopic analysis of hydrogen in Apollo-era Moon rocks shows that the water locked inside them hails from our planet
May 09, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

This weekend, celebrate the earth by playing in a garden, unlock the mysteries of astronomy and take mom to hear some great classical music
May 09, 2013 | By Paul Bisceglio

From a Las Vegas Denny's with a wedding chapel to rock 'n' roll posters, this year's design award winners have a good time with great design
May 09, 2013 | By Leah Binkovitz

The newborn seal pups possess the most well-developed brains compared to other mammals, but that advantage comes with a cost
May 09, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Research shows that our brains have a specialized system to anticipate the location of moving objects, located in the visual cortex
May 08, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

A behind-the-scenes look at the ways the National Zoo assists Washington's most famous sexually frustrated bear couple
May 08, 2013 | By Paul Bisceglio

There's a word for that odd quirk of Apple iPads that hold on to design components of old keyboards
May 08, 2013 | By Jimmy Stamp

They're mining it and selling it. But don't worry, it's all anonymous. Maybe
May 08, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

Any two modern-day Europeans, even those living on opposite sides of the continent, may be more closely related than they might think
May 07, 2013 | By Marina Koren

With their new yard baby-proofed, the two cubs took the outside for a day in the rain before their public debut Saturday
May 07, 2013 | By Leah Binkovitz

Slack Key guitar music sounds new notes for history of cowboys and the West in ceremony honoring the Hawaiian composer
May 07, 2013 | By Joann Stevens

From a Mexican maitre 'd's mishap in 1943 to the gooey, orange stuff you put on your chips at the baseball game today.
May 07, 2013 | By K. Annabelle Smith

Recent testing shows that, contrary to prior findings, new plastic helmets reduce the risk of concussions by 45 to 96 percent
May 07, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

On the 76th Anniversary of the fiery crash, what may be the only passenger ticket to survive the crash can be seen at the National Postal Museum
May 06, 2013 | By Leah Binkovitz

This week, learn how time can tell us where we are, experience Bolivian culture and listen to musicians from the Marlboro Music Festival
May 06, 2013 | By Paul Bisceglio

From seaweed and beetles to lead and synthetic chemicals, lipstick has seen its share of strange—and dangerous—components
May 03, 2013 | By Marina Koren

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