What's new at the Smithsonian in June
How Philadelphia candymakers Eric and Ryan Berley are giving new life to Shane Confectionery
A 2006 drought pushed Syrian farmers to migrate to urban centers, setting the stage for massive uprisings
An asteroid mining company wants your money to put a satellite telescope that you can control into space
A vision-impaired scientist, her coworker, and a composer team up to transform light bursts from stars into rhythms and melodies
For centuries, music notation was an inexact technique and hasty transcriptions may have resulted in this symbol
The similarities between how the shot badgers thrash about compared to harpooned whales will also be factored in
Bottles of strong brew lurk in rock walls and cliffs around southern France. Can you find them?
Our intrepid blogger bids farewell
A century after toucans and toucanets disappeared from patches of Brazilian jungle, trees have evolved to have smaller, weaker seeds
Tired of your clocks losing time? A new clock, which is the most accurate ever, uses ytterbium atoms and lasers to precisely define a second
Mark Fischer, a software developer in California, turns data from recordings of whales, dolphins and birds into psychedelic art
Among the new technology geared to preventive health care is an app that tracks your social behavior and has been described as a human "check engine" light
This weekend, listen to local bands, meet Buzz Aldrin and learn about the art of glass sculpture
The story behind the super sized soda cup in 7-Eleven stores and how it changed soft drinks forever.
An 1864 case that ended with the execution of eight Haitians for child murder and cannibalism has helped define attitudes toward the nation and the religion ever since
Casting aside today’s fondness for the understated, a curator ponders the importance of “the wow factor”
In a lab at Harvard University, Wim Noorduin cultivates microscopic crystalline flowers in glass beakers
This week, see the art that launched the Freer Gallery, test your knowledge of DC celebrities and meet the Smithsonian's first secretary
Long-buried mosses recently exposed in the wake of a Canadian glacier's retreat are sprouting new growth, a study shows
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