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The nutty-flavored seeds responsible for Chia Pets provide a nutrient boost to smoothies, burgers and soups
April 08, 2013 | By Marina Koren

This week, hold some creepy crawlers, look at craters on the moon and watch a film based on Joseph Conrad's first novel
April 08, 2013 | By Paul Bisceglio

A chemical analysis of early 1900s medicines, billed as cure-alls, revealed vitamins and calcium along with toxic compounds
April 08, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

Specifically placed small wetlands can help capture watershed runoff, helping city planners to guard against flood disasters
April 05, 2013 | By Claire Martin

Rural Czech communities in Texas have been enjoying the buttery pastry for more than a century, now homesick Texans bring kolaches to the rest of us
April 05, 2013 | By Leah Binkovitz

No Fools Need Apply to the Smithsonian's Curatorial Conference On Stuff, A Sometimes Annual Scholarly Gathering on a Subject Rarely Considered
April 05, 2013 | By Amy Henderson

The brush to block revolution saw a flowering of Japanese popular culture that still intrigues and enchants
April 05, 2013 | By Leah Binkovitz

In 1969, Internet pioneer Paul Baran predicted that specialized new media would undermine national cohesion
April 05, 2013 | By Matt Novak

Sears styles sprung from the ideas of European artists and couturiers
April 05, 2013 | By Emily Spivack

This year, a San Francisco-based artist will unveil 365 new paintings, reminiscent of growing bacteria, on her blog, The Daily Dish
April 05, 2013 | By Megan Gambino

They're still a threat to bats and birds and now they even have their own "syndrome". So, are there better ways to capture the wind?
April 05, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

Using droplets coated in oil as "ink," a 3D printer can construct a network of synthetic cells that mimics brain and fat tissue
April 04, 2013 | By Marina Koren

A learning algorithm, coupled with brain scans, was able to predict the images seen by dreamers with a 60 percent accuracy
April 04, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

When LucasArts was first starting out in the 1980s, the future of video games included holograms, virtual reality headsets and worldwide networking
April 04, 2013 | By Matt Novak

This week, experience Japanese design, celebrate poetry with your family and learn about African Americans' roles in shaping Washington, DC's architecture
April 04, 2013 | By Paul Bisceglio

Three decades in and photojournalist Brian Skerry is still getting acquainted with the ocean's many characters
April 04, 2013 | By Leah Binkovitz

Lashed to swords and spears from the Pacific's Gilbert Islands are teeth from two shark species that were never known to have swam in the area
April 03, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

Though assumed to be great for soil, earthworms actually may be killing off orchids by ingesting their seeds
April 03, 2013 | By Paul Bisceglio

Around the globe, physics and astronomy labs—some on mountaintops, others underground—welcome visitors to tour the premises
April 03, 2013 | By Alastair Bland

The lawman had a reputation to protect—but that reputation shifted after he moved East
April 03, 2013 | By Gilbert King

The vaunted Staunton Chess Set, the standard chess set you probably grew up with, has its roots in neoclassical architecture
April 03, 2013 | By Jimmy Stamp

From celebrating championships to begging teams to stay, baseball music has a lot more than Take Me Out to the Ball Game
April 03, 2013 | By Leah Binkovitz

Smithsonian historian David Ward umpires the field of poetry, honoring the boys of spring, and calls a strike
April 03, 2013 | By David C. Ward

The 1985 film that famously revealed the lives of astronauts in zero gravity returns to the big screen
April 02, 2013 | By Marina Koren

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What Makes Rain Smell So Good?

A mixture of plant oils, bacterial spores and ozone is responsible for the powerful scent of fresh rain
April 02, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

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