Mao Zedong encouraged critics of his government—and then betrayed them just when their advice might have prevented a calamity
A small plant native to Australia features two sets of touch-sensitive tentacles to catapult insects towards its digestive concavity and then draw them in deeper
A large passenger jet may consume five gallons of fuel per mile traveled. Is it possible, then, that planes are more efficient than cars?
Anthropologists rely on a variety of fossil, archaeological, genetic and linguistic clues to reconstruct how people populated the world
This year's Wellcome Image Award winners pull at your "art" strings. The curious seek out the science behind them
What will it take for the next generation to embrace jazz? The Congressional Black Caucus and guest blogger Joann Stevens weigh in
Researchers are looking into a naturally-occuring virus which preys upon the skin bacteria that trigger outbreaks of acne
Feathered dinosaurs are wonderful, but DinoTime 3D makes them look stupid
A new development in the ongoing Tarbosaurus struggle complicates attempts to send the dinosaur home
Museums across the nation will join the Smithsonian on Sept. 29, offering free admission with a printed ticket
From maggoty cheese to My Little Ponies to roadkill, some illegal and one legal food items in the United States
Here's the latest on robots that work with humans, a revolutionary camera, home 3-D printers, mobile wallets and Google's driverless car
The American football field as evolved over more than 100 years, and with it, the game
Will science museums survive when the topics they cover are invisible or impossibly far away?
As this old newspaper ad supplement shows, in the heydey of synthetic knits, DuPont advanced its chemically made fibers as a key to "Better Living"
Meet George Jetson! The first installment of our 24-part series on the show that would forever change how we view the future
Carnivorous theropod dinosaurs were thought to be hydrophobic, but swim tracks show that these predators at least sometimes took a dip in lakes and rivers
A new study indicates that the gatekeepers of science, whether male or female, are less likely to hire female applicants to work in labs
This week, explore the role of the Anacostia River, art conservators at the museum and video blogging in contemporary life
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