Photo Essay

Wiki Cell

Would You Eat Something Wrapped in a WikiCell?

Harvard bioengineer David Edwards believes he’s found a way to cut down on packaging waste
June 2013 | By Mark Strauss

Henrik Sorensen photographs

The Amazing Grace of Underwater Portraits

Photographer Henrik Sorensen takes a fluid approach to the body in motion
June 2013 | By Paul Bisceglio

Basilosaurus

Spotlight

What's new at the Smithsonian in June
June 2013 | By Paul Bisceglio

Where to Take a Tour of the World’s Power Plants

From Nevada’s Hoover Dam to a geothermal plant next to an Icelandic volcano, these six power stations open their doors to visitors
May 23, 2013 | By Marina Koren

London's Best Restaurants

An eating tour of London—from Soho to Shoreditch, Bermondsey to Brixton—reveals the best restaurants among the city’s diverse new culinary scene
May 06, 2013 | By Peter Jon Lindberg

Wave Glider

PHOTOS: The Mind-Blowing, Floating, Unmanned Scientific Laboratory

Wave Gliders are about to make scientific exploration a lot cheaper and safer
May 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

A Union washerwoman in Richmond, Virginia, c. 1865

Spotlight

The latest Smithsonian exhibitions showcase Civil War photography, Buddhist figures and Time magazine cover portraits
May 2013 | By Paul Bisceglio

Photography

Before There Was Photoshop, These Photographers Knew How to Manipulate an Image

Jerry Uelsmann and other artists manually blended negatives to produce dreamlike sequences
May 2013 | By Paul Bisceglio

The 10 Worst Teachers and Principals From Pop Culture

From Ferris Bueller’s Day Off to Mean Girls, on-screen educators have a talent for causing trouble. Here are the worst offenders.
April 15, 2013 | By Eleanor Barkhorn

Manassas Park Elementary School, Manassas, Virginia.

Where Are the Greenest Schools in the Country?

The definition of being eco-conscious is so much more than having solar panels on a roof
April 12, 2013 | By Megan Gambino

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