In the years preceding the Internet, futurist books hinted at the massive information infrastructure that was to come
With nothing but numbers, logic and some basic know-how, the inventor of the Turing Test explained how to make a stripe
Here's a quick look at the five nominees
Amid growing concerns that skyscrapers were blocking sunlight for people on the ground, a British architect proposed a novel solution
Smithsonian paleontologist Matthew Carrano explains how to identify dinosaurs from isolated teeth
The descendants of American presidents are the athletic trainers, lawyers, salesmen and executives of everyday life
Researchers have made a flurry of discoveries related to memory loss recently. But will they really help us find a way to keep brains from shutting down?
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Smithsonian's newest museum, scheduled to open in 2015, will feature Obama, Laura Bush and others
Sir Basil Zaharoff was the archetypal "merchant of death"—an arms salesman who made a career out of selling to both sides in a conflict
There are two delicacies unique to the Canary Islands that every visitor should try at least once—and in the case of one of them, once is quite enough
Cyclists in New Zealand see these handmade, unguarded food stalls in the distance, advertising some product of the homestead
As far as the microwaves were concerned, the 7-inch-long tube did not exist -- is true invisibility that far away?
Even the world's most formidable consumers eventually became food themselves
Which are the best shorts to watch and which one will take home the award next weekend?
There are reasons to be very positive about this result, but also reasons to be very cautious
On a search through the Smithsonian archives, Pahn follows one tradition after another to find that music is the connective thread that binds many cultures
A reader spots what may be the wrinkliest dinosaur of all time
Newlyweds who didn't want to visit the cliched destination of the time, Niagara Falls, dreamt of one day spending their first days as a couple on the moon
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