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Events June 27-July 1: Trivia Night, Book Signing, the Butterfly Garden and an American Indian Museum Film

Part of Plate XII from Leidy's Cretaceous Reptiles of the United States, showing some vertebrae from Hadrosaurus.

Dinosaur Classics: Leidy’s Dinosaur Inventory

Contrary to a snarky review, this monograph is one of the most important works ever published in the history of vertebrate paleontology

What is "Cancun Style," exactly?

Inviting Writing: Restaurant and Kitchen Surprises

I was horrified to see the world's creepiest menagerie of alien-looking sea creatures wandering through my walk-in

Vernon Reid performing in 2008

Q and A With Living Colour Guitarist Vernon Reid’s “Artificial Afrika”

Guitarist Vernon Reid takes on a new project, the multimedia show, Artificial Afrika; see the performance at the Portrait Gallery this weekend

Temple Leslie and Rosalie Bourland on their wedding day

June: A Time for Weddings and Wedding Tales

A wedding dress made from a WWII parachute makes for a sweet story

Anthony Bourdain's Medium Raw

Summer Reading List: Seven Tasty New Titles

The common thread among these recent releases is that the best food stories are really about people

Still from Cars 2

Top Ten Kids’ Movies With a Green Theme

Loggers, hunters, developers, fishers, polluters and whalers are the evil villains in this movie genre

Rex Riders, by J.P. Carlson

Riding With Rex

If you like Westerns but wonder what it would be like to replace cattle with Triceratops and horses with Tyrannosaurs, give this book a look

The issue of juiced baseballs surfaces every couple years during the month of April due to a high rate of home runs hit.

The Physics of Cheating in Baseball

Corked bats and juiced balls have long plagued baseball, but do they really help a player’s game? Four scientists found surprising answers

Founded as the Palace Hotel in 1912, the Far Western Tavern has been attracting accolades for its Santa Maria-style barbecue from near and far.

The Historic Saloons of Central California

Not even rumors of apparitions could stop a group of eager drinking companions from investigating these ghost town bars

Guess who is buried here? James Smithson, of course. Take a tour of the Castle on Friday at 9:30.

Weekend Events June 24-26: Castle Tour, Stories for Children and Portrait Gallery Exploration

June 24-26, take a look inside the Smithsonian Castle, a story you and your children will love and a new way to view the National Portrait Gallery

One of Will Walker's demotivational posters for scientists

Science Humor: Anti-Inspirational Posters

"I was learning for the first time about all the gremlins that stand between the researcher and The Answer."

Birdshot + jello

Law and Order: Jell-O Gelatin Unit

From drunk driving to acts of Cold War espionage, here's a look at how Jell-O has sprung up in our criminal justice system

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Dinosaur Battle Town

This short film is about dueling towns—on the backs of enormous dinosaurs

Actress Nichelle Nichols

Q & A: Nichelle Nichols, AKA Lt. Uhura, and NASA

Actress Nichelle Nichols on playing Lt. Uhura, Star Trek fame, and how she she helped create opportunities for women and minorities in space

Sequoyah

The List: Four Figures and One Animal Who Shaped the States

Explore the people behind the creation of the borders that form America's states

Salisbury steak TV dinner

Salisbury Steak: Civil War Health Food

After 30 years of research Dr. Salisbury finally published his ideas, setting off one of the earliest American fad diets

Scientists are still trying to figure out why primates have excellent vision.

Snake-Spotting Theory Brings Primate Vision into Focus

Do camouflaged predators explain why monkeys, apes and other primates evolved superior eyesight?

Chocosaurs at Hatch Family Chocolates

Dinosaur Sighting: Delicious Dinosaurs

Since I moved out West, I have been seeing dinosaurs everywhere

Galileo impersonator Mike Francis and curator David DeVorkin look at the skies through their respective telescopes.

378 Years Ago Today: Galileo Forced to Recant

Curator David DeVorkin, an expert on the history of astronomy who has been known to stargaze with Galileo himself, tells the real story

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