Articles

Generosity and Standards

July 2001

The False Step

July 2001

For Your Eyes Only

Keith Melton's museum contains the finest collection of espionage paraphernalia anywhere—and it's so secret we can't even tell you where it's located

June 30, 2001

Samuel Pepys' London Chronicles

The candid diarist portrays the ravages of fire and plague, the bawdy court of Charles II, and his own romps with maids

June 30, 2001

Living Off the Land

Robots that feed themselves could become self-propelled farm machines—or military snipers

July 2001

Message in a Bottle

By studying objects cast up on our shores, researcher Curtis Ebbesmeyer traces the flow of ocean currents

June 30, 2001

Following the Track of the Cat

The Bushmen of Namibia are so good at reading the language of footprints they can tell what a leopard did the day before they started pursuing it

June 30, 2001

Book Reviews: River Run Cookbook: Southern Comfort from Vermont

May 31, 2001

Women Athletes Put On Their Game Face

There was a time when the term "female athlete" was an oxymoron

May 31, 2001

In Good Spirits

Lily dale, New York, is a curious little village where the still-quick commune with the once-quick

May 31, 2001

Eternal Egypt

A landmark traveling exhibition features masterworks from the British Museum's collection of ancient Egyptian art

May 31, 2001

Dr. Franklin's Plan

This printer, scientist and ambassador early formed a plan for himself —and for the country he helped to found

May 31, 2001

Smithsonian Science

Extending a Recording Discoveries and Innovation

May 31, 2001

Painted Ladies in Space

High schoolers ask: would metamorphosis aboard a space shuttle mission yield normal butterflies?

May 31, 2001

The Tail of the Whale

Steve King embarks on a whale-watching odyssey

June 2001

Mapping Galactic Foam

Smithsonian astronomer Margaret Geller plotted the bubble structure of the universe. Now she's working to find out how it got that way

May 31, 2001

Sage Grouse Strut Their Stuff

The star of one of nature's most spectacular spring shows is losing ground and may be headed for the federal Endangered Species List

May 31, 2001

No Place Like Home

Guidebook writer John Thompson discovers a under-appreciated get-away - at the end of his own driveway

May 31, 2001

Cruise to Alaska

Visiting the 49th state by sea means you're in for scenic grandeur and grand hotel comfort

May 31, 2001

On the Totem Trail

June 2001