Articles

Seen from the aircraft that Steinmetz calls his "flying lawn chair," a salt-making site at the village of Teguidda-n-Tessoumt in arid northern Niger appears to be a vast work of abstract art. The clay-lined pools hold briny water that slowly evaporates, yielding salt solids that workers truck to southern Niger and Nigeria, where the minerals are given to livestock. The bluish pools bear a salty crust that reflects the sky.

Africa on the Fly

Dangling from a paraglider with a propeller on his back, photographer George Steinmetz gets a new perspective on Africa

Przewalski's horse thrives at Smithsonian's Conservation and Research Center

Teaming Up

University partnerships are key to the success of the Smithsonian Institution's education initiatives

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Weekend Events: Story Time and Art a la Cart

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New Year's Foods for Luck and Money

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Enter the Dinosphere

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Top 10 Things to Do at the Smithsonian in 2009

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The Year of Charles Darwin Ultimate Tour (Part 1)

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From Edison's Light Bulb to the Ball in Times Square

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Our Relatives, the Dinosaurs

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2008 Beer in Review

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Visitors Get to Play Games at American Art

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A Year of Wild Things -- Orcas, Alligators, Caterpillars, Lizards, and More!

The Wild Things column in the magazine is, by far, the most fun part to work on

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Weight-loss Pills Can Have Unsafe Ingredients

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Blog Carnival, Edition #3

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Eight Great Science Stories From the Magazine in 2008

The week before the new year is a time for reflection, right? And so I though I would share my favorite stories from the magazine

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Smithsonian Events Week of 12/29/08-1/4/09: Kwanzaa celebrations; Eleanor Roosevelt goes sky-high

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Smithsonian Weekend Events: American Indian Holiday Celebration, Extended Hours at Natural History Museum

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Picture of the Week—Christmas Tree Cluster

If it is clear out tonight, grab your binoculars or a telescope and look up at the constellation of Monoceros, the Unicorn

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Not a Creature Was Stirring, Not Even a Microraptor

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A Brief History of Gingerbread

Whose bright idea was this delicious concoction, anyway?

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