http://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/Science-Nature.html en-us 2009 Smithsonian Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:06:31 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Five-Giant-Snakes-We-Should-Worry-About.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Five-Giant-Snakes-We-Should-Worry-About.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:24:07 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Feeding-the-Animals-at-the-National-Zoo.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Feeding-the-Animals-at-the-National-Zoo.html After hiring the first animal nutritionist 30 years ago, the National Zoo prepares specific, well-balanced meals for each animal Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:32:58 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Abigail-Tucker-on-In-Search-of-the-Mysterious-Narwhal.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Abigail-Tucker-on-In-Search-of-the-Mysterious-Narwhal.html After hiring the first animal nutritionist 30 years ago, the National Zoo prepares specific, well-balanced meals for each animal Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:09:19 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/A-Swim-Through-the-Oceans-Future.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/A-Swim-Through-the-Oceans-Future.html Can a remote, geologically weird island in the South Pacific forecast the fate of coral reefs? Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:29:07 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Out-of-This-World.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Out-of-This-World.html In the past decade, extraordinary space missions have discovered new features of the Sun, the planets and their moons Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Top-Ten-Places-Where-Life-Shouldnt-Exist-But-Does.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Top-Ten-Places-Where-Life-Shouldnt-Exist-But-Does.html Smithsonian lists the most improbable, inhospitable and absurd habitats on Earth Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:02:52 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Return-of-the-Sandpiper.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Return-of-the-Sandpiper.html Thanks to the Delaware Bay's horseshoe crabs, the tide may be turning for an imperiled shorebird Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Denvers-Street-Smart-Prairie-Dogs.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Denvers-Street-Smart-Prairie-Dogs.html Researchers explore why members of one species are thriving in urban areas while rural populations dwindle Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:44:30 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Peter-Alsop-on-Invasion-of-the-Longhorns.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Peter-Alsop-on-Invasion-of-the-Longhorns.html Researchers explore why members of one species are thriving in urban areas while rural populations dwindle Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:54:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Invasion-of-the-Longhorns.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Invasion-of-the-Longhorns.html In Worcester, Massachusetts, authorities are battling an invasive insect that is poised to devastate the forests of New England Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Evolution-in-the-Deepest-River-in-the-World.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Evolution-in-the-Deepest-River-in-the-World.html New species are born in the turbulence of the Congo River Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:40:42 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/alaska.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/alaska.html In 1899, railroad magnate Edward Harriman invited some of the most preeminent scientists in America to join him on a working cruise to Alaska, then largely unexplored. More than a century later, the nation still has reasons to be grateful. Sun, 01 Jun 2003 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ECOCENTER_Greener_Living.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ECOCENTER_Greener_Living.html Smithsonian.com takes a look at common and easy ways to go green Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:36:32 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/ecocenter/ecocenter-land.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/ecocenter/ecocenter-land.html A look at man-made and natural causes that are threatening the Earth Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:10:05 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ECOCENTER-Energy.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ECOCENTER-Energy.html What are governments, companies and households doing to conserve energy and pursue a "greener" future? Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:25:44 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ecocenter-oceans-1.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ecocenter-oceans-1.html Global health from an underwater perspective and why what you eat matters Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:48:11 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-Magellanic-Penguins-of-Punta-Tombo.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-Magellanic-Penguins-of-Punta-Tombo.html On a tiny peninsula in southern Argentina, nearly 400,000 penguins gather to breed and usher in a new generation of their species Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:09:40 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-Life-of-Charles-Darwin.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-Life-of-Charles-Darwin.html 200 years after the birth of Charles Darwin, the naturalist's impact on modern science could not be overstated Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Frontiers-of-Science.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Frontiers-of-Science.html Smithsonian spotlights the men and women who are breaking new ground in the fields of science and technology Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:12:12 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/dinosaur-dispatches.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/dinosaur-dispatches.html Follow a paleontology team as they dig up dinosaurs in Wyoming's Bighorn Basin Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:43:30 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/stonehenge.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/stonehenge.html Discover the secrets of Stonehenge when two experts share stories from their archaeological dig at the ancient site Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:37:09 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/arctic-dispatches.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/arctic-dispatches.html Follow one journalist's ongoing research into polar climate change in the Arctic Circle Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:42:55 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Are-Scientists-or-Moviemakers-the-Bigger-Dodos.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Are-Scientists-or-Moviemakers-the-Bigger-Dodos.html Scientist-turned-filmmaker Randy Olson says that academics must be more like Hollywood in how they share their love for science Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:43:17 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_aug98.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_aug98.html Before the phonograph and lightbulb, the electric pen helped spell the future for Thomas Edison Sat, 01 Aug 1998 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/sea-glass.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/sea-glass.html Part of the sea glass hunting elite, Nancy and Richard LaMotte are finding the treasures they covet harder to come by Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_june97.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_june97.html From a forest that flourished 207 million years ago, the Sherman Logs bear stony witness to a general's curiosity--and life in an age gone by Sun, 01 Jun 1997 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_sep99.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_sep99.html From a forest that flourished 207 million years ago, the Sherman Logs bear stony witness to a general's curiosity--and life in an age gone by Wed, 01 Sep 1999 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/sundial.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/sundial.html Why a leading expert on the history of timekeeping set out to create a sundial unlike anything the world has ever seen Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-Life-As-We-Know-It-200902.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-Life-As-We-Know-It-200902.html Honeyeater birds, sea slugs, tree frogs, and more Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/tasmanian-devil.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/tasmanian-devil.html Blame Bugs Bunny and a nasty yawn for the Tasmanian devil's bad rap Fri, 01 Feb 2002 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wildthings-jun06.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wildthings-jun06.html From chimpanzee communication to paper wasps and humans fleeing Vesuvius Thu, 01 Jun 2006 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wildthings-jul06.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wildthings-jul06.html Monkey talk, reptilian altruism, anemone stings, aquatic crabs, and Thyrohyrax. Sat, 01 Jul 2006 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/life-field-frozen.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/life-field-frozen.html Glaciers in the Pacific Northwest have recorded hundreds of years of climate history, helping researchers plot how quickly the planet is warming Sun, 01 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/girls-ice.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/girls-ice.html Glaciers in the Pacific Northwest have recorded hundreds of years of climate history, helping researchers plot how quickly the planet is warming Sun, 01 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mirror-elephant.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mirror-elephant.html The first evidence that elephants can recognize themselves Wed, 01 Nov 2006 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wildthings-nov06.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wildthings-nov06.html Killer whales, trap-jaw ants and dinosaurs Wed, 01 Nov 2006 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/antarctica.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/antarctica.html A trip to Mount Erebus yields a rare, close-up look at one of the world's weirdest geological marvels Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/augustine.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/augustine.html As sparks flew during the eruption of Mount St. Augustine in Alaska, scientists made some new discoveries Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/vulture.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/vulture.html Little noticed by the outside world, perhaps the most dramatic decline of a wild animal in history has been taking place in India and Pakistan. Large vultures, vitally necessary and once numbering in the tens of millions, now face extinction. But why? Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-may07.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-may07.html Squid light shows, monkey hugs and chickadee alarms Tue, 01 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/shipwreck.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/shipwreck.html New technologies are aiding the search for one Civil War submarine, and the conservation of another Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild_things_200707.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild_things_200707.html Mystery trees, loggerhead turtles and Brooklyn Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/eol.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/eol.html Life on the Web Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wildthings-aug07.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wildthings-aug07.html Mammoths, Clownfish and Traveling Plants Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/gorilla.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/gorilla.html The slaughter of four endangered mountain gorillas in war-ravaged Congo sparks conservationist action Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/ecocenter/alba.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/ecocenter/alba.html They fly 50 miles per hour. Go years without touching land. Predict the weather. Mate for life. And they're among the world's most endangered birds. Can albatrosses be saved? Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/guerilla.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/guerilla.html Face to face with Congo's imperiled mountain gorillas Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:35:48 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wildthings-oct07.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wildthings-oct07.html Tail-waving squirrels, black-footed ferrets and tool-using crows Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:55:18 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200804.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200804.html Life as We Know It Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:04:48 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200805.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200805.html America's oldest primate, ocean dead zones and alligator lungs Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/hyena.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/hyena.html Long maligned as nasty scavengers, hyenas turn out to be protective parents and accomplished hunters Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Stopping-Sharks-by-Blasting-Their-Senses.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Stopping-Sharks-by-Blasting-Their-Senses.html Chemist and businessman Eric Stroud develops shark repellents to protect sharks from being ensnared in commercial fisheries Sun, 19 Jul 2009 08:39:39 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/on-the-job-zoo.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/on-the-job-zoo.html Suzan Murray talks about making house calls at the nation’s zoo Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/great-white-sharks.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/great-white-sharks.html Great white sharks are typecast, say experts. The creatures are socially sophisticated and, yes, smart Tue, 27 May 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200807.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200807.html Mouse lemur calls, a coral comeback, sunflower seeds and more Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/passion-for-tomatoes.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/passion-for-tomatoes.html Whatever the variety—commercial hybrid or precious heirloom—the plump juicy “vegetable” has a place in our hearts Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:40:08 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/platypus.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/platypus.html What the platypus and other Australian species reveal about genetics Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200808.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200808.html LIfe as we know it, from zombie caterpillars to basking sharks at sea Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:56:13 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/victory-at-sea.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/victory-at-sea.html The world's largest protected area, established this year in the remote Pacific, points the way to restoring marine ecosystems Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200809.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200809.html Life As We Know It Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/salmon-king.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/salmon-king.html For the first time there's no fishing for chinook salmon on the California coast. The search is on for why the prize catch is so scarce. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200811.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200811.html Bats' barotrauma, fallow deer, Tahitian vanilla, lucky dinosaurs Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:34:54 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Gene-Therapy-in-a-New-Light.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Gene-Therapy-in-a-New-Light.html A husband-and-wife team's experimental genetic treatment for blindness is renewing hopes for a controversial field of medicine Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-Spotted-Owls-New-Nemesis.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-Spotted-Owls-New-Nemesis.html An battle between environmentalists and loggers left much of the owl's habitat protected. Now the spotted owl faces a new threat Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-Life-As-We-Know-It-200901.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-Life-As-We-Know-It-200901.html Butterflies, clicking antelopes, creatures of the deep and more Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Howling-Success.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Howling-Success.html After years as an endangered species, the wolves are thriving again in the West, but they're also reigniting a fierce controversy Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Whats-So-Hot-About-Chili-Peppers.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Whats-So-Hot-About-Chili-Peppers.html An American ecologist travels through the Bolivian forest to answer burning questions about the spice Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Rare-Clouded-Leopards-Born-at-the-Zoo.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Rare-Clouded-Leopards-Born-at-the-Zoo.html Notoriously difficult to breed, two new clouded leopards are born at the National Zoo’s research facility Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:08:48 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-March09.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-March09.html Mosquitoes, New Zealand flightless birds, pink lizards and more Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Happy-As-Clams.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Happy-As-Clams.html In the Pacific Northwest, fishermen are cashing in on the growing yen for geoducks, a funny-looking mollusk turned worldwide delicacy Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/How-to-Cook-a-Geoduck.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/How-to-Cook-a-Geoduck.html It not only doesn't taste like chicken, it's not even poultry. Learn how to cook a geoduck, a large clam Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:25:42 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Booting-Up-a-Computer-Pioneers-200-Year-Old-Design.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Booting-Up-a-Computer-Pioneers-200-Year-Old-Design.html Charles Babbage, the grandfather of the computer, envisioned a calculating machine that was never built, until now Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:54:51 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Going-Buggy-at-the-New-Audubon-Museum.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Going-Buggy-at-the-New-Audubon-Museum.html Crickets, spiders, ants and many other insects thrive in historic New Orleans, where kids and adults learn about creepy crawlers Thu, 14 May 2009 09:13:47 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Discovering-the-Titanoboa.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Discovering-the-Titanoboa.html As part of a multi-organizational team, Smithsonian scientist Carlos Jaramillo uncovered the fossils of a gigantic snake Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-May09.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-May09.html Dinosaur gangs, psychedelic fish and long-distance elephant calls Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Invasion-of-the-Lionfish.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Invasion-of-the-Lionfish.html Voracious, venomous lionfish are the first exotic species to invade coral reefs. Now divers, fishermen—and cooks—are fighting back Fri, 08 May 2009 03:23:43 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/In-Search-of-the-Mysterious-Narwhal.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/In-Search-of-the-Mysterious-Narwhal.html Ballerina turned biologist Kristin Laidre gives her all to study the elusive, deep-diving, ice-loving whale known as the "unicorn of the sea" Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/How-to-Study-a-Penguin-Egg.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/How-to-Study-a-Penguin-Egg.html Females guard their eggs closely, so scientists must tread carefully when temporarily extracting the eggs for research Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:01:14 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Picking-the-Cutest-Newborn-Chick.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Picking-the-Cutest-Newborn-Chick.html By late-November, many eggs are hatching and cute, tennis-ball sized grey chicks emerge, begging for food from their parents Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:01:39 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-First-Trip-into-the-Ocean.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-First-Trip-into-the-Ocean.html Only two months into their lives, the chicks, with their now stronger flippers, take their first dive from the water’s edge Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:02:03 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-June09.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-June09.html Flight of the hummingbird, termite cloning and the rise of the octopus Tue, 19 May 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Arriving-in-Punta-Tombo-Argentina.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Arriving-in-Punta-Tombo-Argentina.html The winter residents of Punta Tombo fly in steadily over the course of a few days, eventually swarming the small land mass Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:04:23 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Birth-of-a-Robot.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Birth-of-a-Robot.html Can scientists build a machine that learns as it goes and plays well with others? Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-July09.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-July09.html Whale of a comeback, dancing cockatoos, sticky bees, and waltzing pond scum Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Catching-a-Wave.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Catching-a-Wave.html Electrical engineer Annette von Jouanne is pioneering an ingenious way to generate clean, renewable electricity from the sea Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ATM-Ant-Eye-View.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ATM-Ant-Eye-View.html A new photo exhibit featuring the work of biologist Mark Moffett reminds us that we still live in an age of discovery Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:20:34 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-August-09.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-August-09.html Dog faces, the history of laughter, snakes, and bird warning calls Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Mad-About-Shells.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Mad-About-Shells.html Collectors have long prized mollusks for their beautiful exteriors, but for scientists, it’s what inside that matters Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/One-Giant-Leap.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/One-Giant-Leap.html 40 years ago, the lunar module landed on the moon, providing an unforgettable moment for the millions watching back on Earth Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:02:23 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-September-09.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-September-09.html Hungry snakes, giant kangaroos, bat noses, and more Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-October-2009.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-October-2009.html Toucans, Orchids, Monkeys and more Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-Nov09.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Wild-Things-Nov09.html Geckos, tiny dinosaurs, cave man couture, and more Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Out-of-Darwins-Shadow.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Out-of-Darwins-Shadow.html Alfred Russel Wallace arrived at the theory of natural selection independently of Charles Darwin and nearly outscooped Darwin’s The Origin of Species Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:53:40 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/presence-darwin.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/presence-darwin.html Charles Darwin's bid for enduring fame was sparked 150 years ago by word of a rival's research Tue, 27 May 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/What-Darwin-Didnt-Know.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/What-Darwin-Didnt-Know.html Today's scientists marvel that the 19th-century naturalist's grand vision of evolution is still the key to life Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/tribal.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/tribal.html Twenty-five years ago this month, smallpox was officially eradicated. For the Indians of the high plains, it came a century and a half too late Sun, 01 May 2005 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object-jul06.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object-jul06.html In the mid-1800's, "ships of the desert" reported for duty in the Southwest. Sat, 01 Jul 2006 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/History-Of-The-Hysterical-Man.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/History-Of-The-Hysterical-Man.html Doctors once thought that only women suffered from hysteria, but a medical historian says that men were always just as susceptible Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:48:05 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/san-luis-valley.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/san-luis-valley.html In Colorado, the gene linked to a virulent form of breast cancer found mainly in Jewish women is discovered in Hispanic Catholics Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Chronicling_the_Ice.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Chronicling_the_Ice.html Long before global warming became a cause célà¨bre, Lonnie Thompson was extracting climate secrets from ancient glaciers. He finds the problem is even more profound than you might have thought Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-Countrys-Most-Dangerous-Beetles.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-Countrys-Most-Dangerous-Beetles.html Invasive beetles of various colors and sizes have infiltrated U.S. forests, despite efforts by government experts Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Fuel_for_Thought.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Fuel_for_Thought.html Cars that run on vegetable oil? Do-it-yourselfers and entrepreneurs alike fill 'er up with the nation's fastest-growing propellant Thu, 01 Sep 2005 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Prize_Fight.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Prize_Fight.html Raymond Damadian refuses to take his failure to win a Nobel Prize, for a prototype MRI machine, lying down Mon, 01 Dec 2003 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/ecocenter/Rebuilding-Greensburg-Green.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/ecocenter/Rebuilding-Greensburg-Green.html Everyone assumed this Kansas town was destined to fade away. What would it take to reverse its course? Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:14:35 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/ecocenter/Converting-Energy-Waste-into-Electricity-and-Heat.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/ecocenter/Converting-Energy-Waste-into-Electricity-and-Heat.html Energy recycling wiz Tom Casten explains how to capture power that goes up in smoke Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:11:43 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Presence-of-Mind-Buckle-Up-And-Behave.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Presence-of-Mind-Buckle-Up-And-Behave.html Do we take more risks when we feel safe? Fifty years after we began using the three-point seatbelt, there's a new answer Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/moon-mission.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/moon-mission.html Experts provide opposing viewpoints on manned missions to space Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_may98.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_may98.html But 60 mph was a breeze to Barney Oldfield, better known as the "speed king" of the horseless carriage world Fri, 01 May 1998 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_sep98.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_sep98.html An ungainly monster, the steam traction engine helped turn the buffalo's pasture into America's breadbasket Tue, 01 Sep 1998 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom_feb99.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom_feb99.html It's a fast and furious time in science and technology, and a man who knows promises only more of the same Mon, 01 Feb 1999 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_aug99.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_aug99.html It's a fast and furious time in science and technology, and a man who knows promises only more of the same Sun, 01 Aug 1999 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ancient_calendar.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ancient_calendar.html An ancient Greek calendar was ahead of its time Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Second_Nature.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Second_Nature.html More and more, innovative scientists are turning to the natural world for inspiration...and design solutions Mon, 01 Jul 2002 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/eureka.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/eureka.html Accident and serendipity played their parts in the inventions of penicillin, the World Wide Web and the Segway super scooter. But as Louis Pasteur once noted, "Chance favors only the prepared mind" Mon, 01 Sep 2003 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_feb01.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_feb01.html His 1935 rocket was a technological tour de force, but Robert H. Goddard hid it from history. Thu, 01 Feb 2001 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_jun00.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_jun00.html Raymond Damadian's medical imaging machine set off a revolution — but not without controversy Thu, 01 Jun 2000 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/aslan.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/aslan.html Religious historian Reza Aslan calls for a return to Islam's tradition of tolerance Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/flannery.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/flannery.html Software engineer Matt Flannery pioneers Internet microloans to the world's poor Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/richeson.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/richeson.html How does prejudice affect people? Psychologist Jennifer Richeson is on the case Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/tao.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/tao.html Terence Tao is regarded as first among equals among young mathematicians, but who's counting Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/schachter.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/schachter.html Faced with the Internet's overwhelming clutter, Joshua Schachter invented a deceptively simple tool that helps us all cut to the chase Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Batteries_Included.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Batteries_Included.html Let's hear it shhhh, not so loud for electric boats Tue, 01 Jul 2003 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wishful-autocar.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wishful-autocar.html The race is on for cars that drive themselves Wed, 14 Nov 2007 04:09:57 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/energy-innovators/House-Proud.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/energy-innovators/House-Proud.html High design in a factory-made home? Michelle Kaufmann believes she holds the key Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/ecocenter/biofuel.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/ecocenter/biofuel.html As the planet warms up, eco-friendly fuels can't get here fast enough Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/energy-innovators/galitsky.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/energy-innovators/galitsky.html Christina Galitsky's energy-efficient cookstove makes life a little easier for Darfur's refugees Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wishful-ebook.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wishful-ebook.html Electronic books may soon vie with library cards for space in your pocket Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:56:33 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mall-hatch.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mall-hatch.html Electronic eggs hatch new insights into breeding exotic birds at the National Zoo Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:57:38 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wishful_turbulence.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wishful_turbulence.html Can radar networks eliminate airplane turbulence? Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/alba_side.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/alba_side.html A fleet of inventions aims to protect albatrosses from harm Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/patent-pending.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/patent-pending.html The Supreme Court may soon reinvent the rules for invention Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/35-Who-Made-a-Difference-Tim-Berners-Lee.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/35-Who-Made-a-Difference-Tim-Berners-Lee.html First he wrote the code for the World Wide Web. Then he gave it away Tue, 01 Nov 2005 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Peewee_Power.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Peewee_Power.html The invention of a gas-fueled generator the size of a quarter heralds a future of ever-smaller machines Mon, 01 Jul 2002 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Berners_Lee.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Berners_Lee.html First he wrote the code for the World Wide Web. Then he gave it away Tue, 01 Nov 2005 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/making-a-difference/wong.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/making-a-difference/wong.html To clean highly polluted groundwater, Michael Wong has developed a detergent based on gold Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/wherry.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/wherry.html With a possible pandemic in our future, immunologist John Wherry is racing to develop a once-a-lifetime vaccine Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/von-ahn.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/von-ahn.html Luis von Ahn's secret for making computers smarter? Get thousands of people to take part in his cunning online games Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/kaltenegger.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/kaltenegger.html Astrophysicist Lisa Kaltenegger analyzes light from distant stars for evidence we're not alone Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/kleinberg.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/kleinberg.html Where are your friends in cyberspace? Closer than you might think, says Internet researcher Jon Kleinberg Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/hare.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/hare.html Primatologist Brian Hare investigates the social behavior of chimpanzees and bonobos in Africa. But dogs and foxes showed him the way Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/catlos.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/catlos.html Where did the world's highest mountains come from? Geologist Elizabeth Catlos takes a new view Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/shapiro.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/shapiro.html Biologist Beth Shapiro has figured out a recipe for success in the field of ancient DNA research Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/vanderwarker.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/vanderwarker.html Anthropologist Amber VanDerwarker is unraveling the mysteries of the ancient Olmec by figuring out what they ate Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/archimedes.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/archimedes.html Scientists with high-tech tools are deciphering lost writings of the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mall_aug00.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mall_aug00.html Every six months Smithsonian horticulturists give the Haupt Garden a makeover from the roots up Tue, 01 Aug 2000 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/around_jan97.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/around_jan97.html By discovering heart disease early, echocardiograms have improved life for many a human; now Washington cardiologists are using them to help great apes at the National Zoo Wed, 01 Jan 1997 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mall_nov00.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mall_nov00.html Smithsonian and NASA's Chandra x-ray observatory sheds new light on the mysteries of the universe Wed, 01 Nov 2000 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mall_apr00.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mall_apr00.html A Smithsonian anthropologist applies his expertise to cases of missing children and disaster victims Sat, 01 Apr 2000 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_mar00.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_mar00.html For the National Zoological Park, an artist depicts the diversity of the islands' extinct avian species Wed, 01 Mar 2000 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/taishan.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/taishan.html The giant panda born at Washington, D.C.'s National Zoo has charmed animal lovers. Now he's teaching scientists more than they had expected Thu, 01 Jun 2006 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/atm-199508.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/atm-199508.html Plant and the butterflies will come: this summer the Smithsonian's new garden welcomes its winged visitors Tue, 01 Aug 1995 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/diamond.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/diamond.html In the first installment of a multi-part series, Smithsonian diamond expert Jeffrey Post, curator of the National Gem and Mineral Collection, explains how the rare crystals form Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/diamond3.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/diamond3.html In the final installment of this three-part series, Smithsonian diamond expert Jeffrey Post, curator of the National Gem and Mineral Collection, discusses the fascinating stories behind the Smithsonian's diamond collection Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/diamond2.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/diamond2.html In part two of this series, Smithsonian diamond expert Jeffrey Post, curator of the National Gem and Mineral Collection, discusses conflict diamonds, colored diamonds and synthetic gems grown in the lab Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/atm-199612.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/atm-199612.html Since her arrival in September, baby Chitwan has charmed visitors and curators alike; the birth of a rhino is a rare event and hasn't been seen at the National Zoo since 1974 Sun, 01 Dec 1996 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/ecocenter/A-Greener-Smithsonian.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/ecocenter/A-Greener-Smithsonian.html In an Institution-wide pursuit of a greener future, researchers and engineers are furthering the cause of energy sustainability Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:12:37 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/samper.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/samper.html Meet Cristián Samper, Acting Secretary Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mall_dec99.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mall_dec99.html For the National Zoo's esteemed senior citizens, only the very best in geriatric medical care will do Wed, 01 Dec 1999 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ATM-clouded-leopard-comeback.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ATM-clouded-leopard-comeback.html For the National Zoo's esteemed senior citizens, only the very best in geriatric medical care will do Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:55:11 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mall_jan99.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mall_jan99.html For a walk on the wild side, follow the tracks of a tiger or look at a lion close up at the National Zoo Fri, 01 Jan 1999 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/tale-of-two-rocks.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/tale-of-two-rocks.html Retrieved from a mile beneath the earth's surface 65 million years after their creation, they bear witness to a cataclysm - and the death of the dinosaurs Wed, 01 Apr 1998 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Heads_Up.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Heads_Up.html From a computer-generated model, sculptors cast a bronze triceratops that Looks like the real thing Mon, 01 Oct 2001 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_oct96.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_oct96.html It took four years, a shipwright and help from the British to create the blue whale model installed in the National Museum of Natural History. After 33 years, it still attracts millions annually Tue, 01 Oct 1996 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_nov95.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_nov95.html The story behind the Smithsonian's display tiger leads back into tiger history, man-eating and otherwise, and sadly, back to the fact that tigers are now endangered Wed, 01 Nov 1995 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom-may-2004.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom-may-2004.html Where miners used to dig, an endangered bat now flourishes, highlighting a new use for abandoned mineral sites Sat, 01 May 2004 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/interview_lerner.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/interview_lerner.html The Tufts University developmental scientist challenges the myth of the troubled adolescent in his new book, "The Good Teen" Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/stubborn.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/stubborn.html Fifty years ago, Eugene Aserinksy discovered rapid eye movement and changed the way we think about sleep and dreaming Wed, 01 Oct 2003 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/interview-shubin.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/interview-shubin.html The "missing link?" At least a step in a new direction Thu, 01 Jun 2006 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-Inventor-of-Air.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-Inventor-of-Air.html Known for discovering oxygen, scientist Joseph Priestly also influenced the beliefs of our founding fathers. Mon, 09 Feb 2009 07:34:13 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Aleutian-Cackling-Goose-Wild-Goose-Chase.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Aleutian-Cackling-Goose-Wild-Goose-Chase.html How one man's obsession saved an "extinct" species Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:27:10 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wolf-lady.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wolf-lady.html Biologist Gudrun Pflueger talks about her encounter with a Canadian pack Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:32:09 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/rhino-man.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/rhino-man.html Wildlife biologist Hemanta Mishra's efforts to save the endangered Indian rhinoceros Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:55:52 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/roosmalen-200802.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/roosmalen-200802.html How did a renowned scientist who has done groundbreaking research in Brazil run afoul of authorities there? Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:03:28 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/galileo-reconsidered.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/galileo-reconsidered.html The first biography of Galileo Galilei resurfaces and offers a new theory as to why the astronomer was put on trial Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/making-a-difference/interview-patricia-zaradic.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/making-a-difference/interview-patricia-zaradic.html The trouble with "videophilia" Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:07:03 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/energy-innovators/interview-broecker-200806.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/energy-innovators/interview-broecker-200806.html How to stop global warming? CO2 "scrubbers," a new book says Tue, 27 May 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mall_mar01.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mall_mar01.html Before Smithsonian scientists do underwater research, Michael Lang makes them seaworthy. Thu, 01 Mar 2001 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/neanderthal.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/neanderthal.html Svante Paabo has probed the DNA of Egyptian mummies and extinct animals. Now he hopes to learn more about what makes us tick by decoding the DNA of our evolutionary cousins. Sun, 01 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/owsley.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/owsley.html Dead people tell no tales—but their bones do, when he examines them Tue, 01 Nov 2005 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/cousteau.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/cousteau.html Taking up the family business, Philippe Cousteau campaigns to save our oceans and rivers Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/interest_feb01.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/interest_feb01.html A pair of biologists on Cumberland Island save the remains of dead sea critters for others to study Thu, 01 Feb 2001 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/making-a-difference/ahead_clouds.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/making-a-difference/ahead_clouds.html Susan Solomon helped patch the ozone hole. Now, as a leader of a major United Nations report—out this month—she's going after global warming Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/making-a-difference/songanddanceman.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/making-a-difference/songanddanceman.html Growing up in a gritty urban neighborhood, Erich Jarvis dreamed of becoming a ballet star. 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A new book takes readers behind the headlines Fri, 01 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/fly.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/fly.html A new book traces the Wright brothers' triumph 100 years ago to an innovative design and meticulous attention to detail Tue, 01 Apr 2003 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/book_may95_c.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/book_may95_c.html A new book traces the Wright brothers' triumph 100 years ago to an innovative design and meticulous attention to detail Mon, 01 May 1995 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/bookrev_oct96.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/bookrev_oct96.html A new book traces the Wright brothers' triumph 100 years ago to an innovative design and meticulous attention to detail Tue, 01 Oct 1996 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/books_jan98_a.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/books_jan98_a.html A new book traces the Wright brothers' triumph 100 years ago to an innovative design and meticulous attention to detail Thu, 01 Jan 1998 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/bookreview_may99.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/bookreview_may99.html A new book traces the Wright brothers' triumph 100 years ago to an innovative design and meticulous attention to detail Sat, 01 May 1999 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/supergerm.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/supergerm.html Dragon's drool, frog's glands and shark's stomachs have all been recruited for the fight against drug-resistant bacteria Tue, 01 Oct 2002 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/deep.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/deep.html A new book of photographs taken in the ocean depths reveals a world abounding in unimagined life Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:29:12 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/interview_grinker.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/interview_grinker.html His new book offers a scholar's— and father's— perspective on autism Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/interview-lowman.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/interview-lowman.html Bugs in trees and kids in labs get their due in a new book by "Canopy Meg" Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/interview_gilbert.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/interview_gilbert.html What will make you happy? 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But researchers ask: just what does a female whale want? Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:08:25 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/teeth.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/teeth.html Fossils tell a new story about the diversity of hominid diets Wed, 01 Nov 2006 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/bones-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/bones-abstract.html Fossils tell a new story about the diversity of hominid diets Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:49:21 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/rehab-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/rehab-abstract.html Rehabilitating injured or abandoned wildlife fulfills the longing of many animal lovers to know other bloods Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:49:20 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/ecocenter/mercury.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/ecocenter/mercury.html How mercury gets into tuna and other fish in the ocean has scientists searching from the coast to the floor Thu, 27 Sep 2007 04:23:49 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Saving_Malis_Migratory_Elephants.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Saving_Malis_Migratory_Elephants.html A new photo library of West Africa's desert elephants is helping researchers track the dwindling herd and protect their imperiled migration routes. Fri, 01 Jul 2005 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/elephants.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/elephants.html Daphne Sheldrick has turned her Nairobi home into a nursery and rehabilitation center for infant elephants who have lost their families Sat, 01 Mar 1997 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/tattoo_remove.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/tattoo_remove.html A new type of body art ink promises freedom from forever Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/eye-of-the-whirlpool.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/eye-of-the-whirlpool.html From the mythical Charybdis to the monster Maelstrom, these watery gyres thrill and chill us Wed, 01 Aug 2001 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Raising-Alexandria.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Raising-Alexandria.html More than 2,000 years after Alexander the Great founded Alexandria, archaeologists are discovering its fabled remains Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/geminids.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/geminids.html One of the year's best meteor showers comes in December. Here's how to view the action Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:14:15 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/ecocenter/bamboo.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/ecocenter/bamboo.html An ancient plant becomes a new sensation Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:11:01 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/digs-spacerace.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/digs-spacerace.html Scientists worry that a contest to send robotic rovers to the moon will threaten lunar landmarks Tue, 27 May 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom_mar99.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom_mar99.html Caution: Unexpected birdsong can cause flashbacks that lift the listener out of time and place Mon, 01 Mar 1999 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Borne-on-a-Black-Current.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Borne-on-a-Black-Current.html For thousands of years, the Pacific Ocean’s strong currents have swept shipwrecked Japanese sailors onto American shores Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:22:59 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Brendan-Borrell-on-Whats-So-Hot-About-Chili-Peppers.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Brendan-Borrell-on-Whats-So-Hot-About-Chili-Peppers.html For thousands of years, the Pacific Ocean’s strong currents have swept shipwrecked Japanese sailors onto American shores Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:14:12 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Fighting-the-Perils-of-Bird-Plane-Collisions.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Fighting-the-Perils-of-Bird-Plane-Collisions.html When airlines want to investigate dangerous bird strikes against planes, they turn to the head of the Smithsonian’s Feather Identification Lab Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:35:24 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Cats-as-Pets-and-Predators.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Cats-as-Pets-and-Predators.html Jake Page explores the evolution and enigmatic ways of the most popular pet in America -- the house cat Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:18:04 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Richard-Conniffs-Wildlife-Writing.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Richard-Conniffs-Wildlife-Writing.html International journalist Richard Conniff has reported on animals that fly, swim, crawl and leap in his 40 years of writing Wed, 27 May 2009 01:44:21 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Turbo-the-Penguin-Who-Loved-Humans.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Turbo-the-Penguin-Who-Loved-Humans.html One Magellanic penguin rejected his own species and instead of fearing the scientists, he befriended and lived with them Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:02:55 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Penguin-Wrangling.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Penguin-Wrangling.html Handling and tagging a penguin can be no easy task, leaving oneself open to a vicious and potentially dangerous beak attack Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:00:21 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-Scientists-of-Punta-Tombo.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-Scientists-of-Punta-Tombo.html For over 25 years, researcher Dee Boersma has been coming with students in tow to Punta Tombo to study the penguins Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:03:33 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/frank-clifford-contributor.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/frank-clifford-contributor.html For over 25 years, researcher Dee Boersma has been coming with students in tow to Punta Tombo to study the penguins Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:01:58 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/ecocenter/Energy-Saving-Lessons-From-Around-the-World.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/ecocenter/Energy-Saving-Lessons-From-Around-the-World.html The curator of an exhibit at the National Building Museum highlights case studies of community involvement in energy conservation Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:12:10 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Stem-Cell-Pioneers.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Stem-Cell-Pioneers.html Despite federal opposition to embryonic stem cell research, the promise of medical benefits, academic freedom and profits in California is luring scientists to the field Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:15:24 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/High-Hopes-for-a-New-Kind-of-Gene.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/High-Hopes-for-a-New-Kind-of-Gene.html Scientists believe that microRNA may lead to breakthroughs in diagnosing and treating cancer Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/A-Salute-to-the-Wheel.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/A-Salute-to-the-Wheel.html Always cited as the hallmark of man’s innovation, here is the real story behind the wheel – from its origins to its reinvention Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Elizabeth-Rusch-on-Catching-a-Wave.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Elizabeth-Rusch-on-Catching-a-Wave.html Always cited as the hallmark of man’s innovation, here is the real story behind the wheel – from its origins to its reinvention Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:57:53 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Sylvia-Pagan-Westphal-on-High-Hopes-for-a-New-Kind-of-Gene.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Sylvia-Pagan-Westphal-on-High-Hopes-for-a-New-Kind-of-Gene.html Always cited as the hallmark of man’s innovation, here is the real story behind the wheel – from its origins to its reinvention Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:03:26 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Yellowstone-Grumbles.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Yellowstone-Grumbles.html Pent-up water and steam threaten to burst through the park's surface. 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http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/arctic-dispatch-1.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/arctic-dispatch-1.html Journalist Christine Dell’Amore travels to Alaska’s Toolik Field to observe the environmental changes occurring in the Arctic Circle Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:16:28 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/arctic-dispatch-9.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/arctic-dispatch-9.html After leaving Toolik, the team finds points of interest on the road back to Fairbanks Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:00:20 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/arctic-dispatch-8.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/arctic-dispatch-8.html Alaska’s Arctic lakes are a source of methane experiments for a warming planet Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:00:49 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/tomato-recipes.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/tomato-recipes.html Chef Craig Von Foerster of Sierra Mar Restaurant at the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur, California shares two of his favorite tomato recipes Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:55:12 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Laura-Helmuth-on-Seeing-is-Believing.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Laura-Helmuth-on-Seeing-is-Believing.html Chef Craig Von Foerster of Sierra Mar Restaurant at the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur, California shares two of his favorite tomato recipes Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:09:56 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/29705894.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/29705894.html A great fossil find high in the Chilean Andes began with a delayed flight in New York City and ended with a horseback ride from hell Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:52:03 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/national-park-slideshow.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/national-park-slideshow.html Photo Gallery: Experience the rich diversity of America's national parks Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:17:09 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/jeff-wheelwright-contributor.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/jeff-wheelwright-contributor.html Photo Gallery: Experience the rich diversity of America's national parks Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/condors-coal-mine.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/condors-coal-mine.html California's lead bullet ban protects condors and other wildlife, but its biggest beneficiaries may be humans Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/cheetah-interview.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/cheetah-interview.html National Zoo scientist Adrienne Crosier discusses how scientists are using artificial insemination to rescue the species Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:02:52 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/elephant-seals.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/elephant-seals.html Elephant seals descend on California beaches for breeding season Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:25:06 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/whales-sidebar2.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/whales-sidebar2.html Tuning in to why humpbacks sing Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:07:08 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/whales-sidebar1.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/whales-sidebar1.html Japan's lethal whale research draws criticism Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:08:02 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/giraffe.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/giraffe.html Wild giraffes are making a comeback despite having to compete for resources with some of the world's poorest people Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/rocks-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/rocks-abstract.html Mysteriously moving stones in Death Valley leave whimsical trails. How do they do that? Fri, 02 Jan 2009 06:50:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/whales-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/whales-abstract.html A great fossil find high in the Chilean Andes began with a delayed flight in New York City and ended with a horseback ride from hell Sat, 01 Dec 2001 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/cohn-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/cohn-abstract.html In 1940 the hard-driving Harvard biochemist Edwin Cohn broke plasma down into its different proteins — and saved millions of soldiers' lives Wed, 01 Mar 1995 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/confucious-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/confucious-abstract.html In a remote corner of eastern China, travelers tread the path of the ancient sage Thu, 01 Nov 2001 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/drilling-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/drilling-abstract.html The unending quest for oil has now led drillers to vast reserves lying more than a mile beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico Thu, 01 Nov 2001 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/refractors-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/refractors-abstract.html The exquisite telescopes crafted by Alvan Clark and his sons helped make the last half of the 19th century a golden age of astronomy Mon, 01 Oct 2001 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/leopard-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/leopard-abstract.html The Bushmen of Namibia are so good at reading the language of footprints they can tell what a leopard did the day before they started pursuing it Sun, 01 Jul 2001 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/horses-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/horses-abstract.html Cantering through smoke, over obstacles and down city streets, recruits in Washington, D.C. train for careers as mounted police Tue, 01 May 2001 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/galaxies-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/galaxies-abstract.html Smithsonian astronomer Margaret Geller plotted the bubble structure of the universe. Now she's working to find out how it got that way Fri, 01 Jun 2001 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/panda-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/panda-abstract.html After moving from Wolong to Washington, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian are packing them in at the National Zoo Sun, 01 Apr 2001 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/rhinos-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/rhinos-abstract.html In South Africa these hefty, unpredictable and inquisitive beasts are flourishing and have become very big business Thu, 01 Mar 2001 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/storks-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/storks-abstract.html As its Florida habitat disappears, the American wood stork, our largest wading bird, is migrating northward to new nesting grounds. Thu, 01 Feb 2001 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/spirit-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/spirit-abstract.html Studying the nighttime hours across the centuries, says historian Roger Ekirch, sheds light on preindustrial society Mon, 01 Jan 2001 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/crab-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/crab-abstract.html The vaults of the Natural History Museum in Paris contain a menagerie of curious crustaceans Mon, 01 Jan 2001 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/conservation-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/conservation-abstract.html For 25 years, scientists at the Smithsonian's Conservation and Research Center have snatched endangered creatures from the brink and redefined conservation biology Wed, 01 Nov 2000 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/jaguar-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/jaguar-abstract.html In Mexico's Maya jungle, the survival of the jaguar hangs on radio collars, hounds and former hunters Sun, 01 Oct 2000 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/magma-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/magma-abstract.html In California's Long Valley, the earth trembles every day where a volcano once exploded Tue, 01 Feb 2000 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/belugas-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/belugas-abstract.html The beluga whales of Canada's St. Lawrence River have endured a lot over the years, but they're still around, and still controversial Mon, 01 Nov 1999 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/beardogs-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/beardogs-abstract.html When grizzlies and black bears start hanging around people, Carrie Hunt and her feisty Karelians persuade them to go away Sat, 01 May 1999 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-Peaceful-Primates.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-Peaceful-Primates.html Costa Rica's squirrel monkeys are adorable, charismatic, sexy and critically endangered Tue, 01 Jun 1999 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/weather-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/weather-abstract.html Everyone talks about the weather — the people at the Weather Channel live it 24 hours a day Thu, 01 Apr 1999 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Tracking-Americas-First-Dogs.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Tracking-Americas-First-Dogs.html Carolina dogs, discovered in the Southeast woods, may provide clues to the primitive dogs that arrived with the first humans in America Mon, 01 Mar 1999 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/calendar-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/calendar-abstract.html It took two millennia to get the one we now use; we owe a lot to the sun and moon, to Caesar, Pope Gregory and, oh yes, the Earl of Chesterfield Mon, 01 Feb 1999 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/monkeys-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/monkeys-abstract.html Loitering on sidewalks and begging at shops, macaques are familiar, but not always welcome, sights in cities across Asia Fri, 01 Jan 1999 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/back-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/back-abstract.html At the University of Vermont, scientists work to pinpoint the source of your pain Sat, 01 Aug 1998 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/lobsters-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/lobsters-abstract.html In down east Maine, the lobster means more than seafood Wed, 01 Oct 1997 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/garden-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/garden-abstract.html Green activist Dan Barker is seeding many lives with hope Mon, 01 Sep 1997 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/seton-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/seton-abstract.html In his lifetime no one did more than Ernest Thompson Seton to promote the idea that nature is a very good thing Tue, 01 Jul 1997 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/pearls-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/pearls-abstract.html Did they once belong to Vietnam's royal family? Perhaps. But for Ben Zucker, a mystical "sleuth" of the gems trade, seeking the answer matters more than finding it. Tue, 01 Jul 1997 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/condors-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/condors-abstract.html Hopes for the endangered vultures' survival soared recently after six captive birds were released on a clifftop in the Arizona wilds Thu, 01 May 1997 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/lotus-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/lotus-abstract.html Ganna Walska pursued life with a passion, from husbands to opera to plants. Her legacy is Lotusland, an exotic California garden Sat, 01 Mar 1997 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/dragon-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/dragon-abstract.html But try telling that to the people who live on a few islands in Indonesia where several thousand real dragons subsist in the wild Tue, 01 Apr 1997 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/hawaii-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/hawaii-abstract.html Working alone, by hand, one man is turning 100 acres of alien trees into a refuge for Hawaii's endangered botanical treasures Fri, 01 Nov 1996 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/chesapeake-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/chesapeake-abstract.html At a 2,600-acre research site near Chesapeake Bay, Smithsonian scientists are answering basic questions about how ecosystems work Mon, 01 Jul 1996 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mayo-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mayo-abstract.html New York's renowned veterinary hospital takes on almost anything, from a constricted boa to a mite-infested mouse to an anemic iguana Tue, 01 Oct 1996 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/rainier-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/rainier-abstract.html The experts believe Mount Rainier will give plenty of notice before it erupts again--the problem is that it can kill in other ways Mon, 01 Jul 1996 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mpala-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mpala-abstract.html The Mpala Research Centre offers a pristine environment for collaborative study on how humans and wildlife can coexist in the future Wed, 01 May 1996 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/forensic-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/forensic-abstract.html When the FBI moved in across the street 60 years ago, Smithsonian anthropologists began a tradition of helping to solve crimes Wed, 01 May 1996 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/sharp-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/sharp-abstract.html At the Lawrence Livermore lab, researchers John Hunter and Harry Cartland want to train a behemoth barrel on the reaches of outer space Mon, 01 Jan 1996 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/sound-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/sound-abstract.html At RH Lyon Corp, noisebusting engineers tackle everything from leaf blowers to ticking clocks in their search for the right sound Thu, 01 Feb 1996 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ganson-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ganson-abstract.html MIT sculptor Arthur Ganson is on a roll, creating machines that whir and clack as they seem to take on a life of their own Mon, 01 Jan 1996 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/saguara-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/saguara-abstract.html The Sonoran Desert's mighty saguaro cactus is the living embodiment of the Southwest, a 'charismatic megaplant' that people care about Mon, 01 Jan 1996 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/soil-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/soil-abstract.html From her research plots at Cornell, scientist Jane Mt. Pleasant wants to take agriculture back to its Native American roots — and into the future Wed, 01 Nov 1995 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/csuri-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/csuri-abstract.html When a big mainframe first showed up at Ohio State University, this member of the artfaculty began moonlighting across the quad Wed, 01 Feb 1995 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/davidson-abstract.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/davidson-abstract.html Robert Davidson and Bill Reid rediscovered their past with the help of anthropologists, old books, tribal elders and a common ancestor Sun, 01 Jan 1995 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/diamonds-on-demand.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/diamonds-on-demand.html Lab-grown gemstones are now practically indistinguishable from mined diamonds. Scientists and engineers see a world of possibilities Tue, 27 May 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Jocelyn-Kaiser-Contributor.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Jocelyn-Kaiser-Contributor.html Lab-grown gemstones are now practically indistinguishable from mined diamonds. Scientists and engineers see a world of possibilities Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/alaska-salmon.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/alaska-salmon.html For the Yup'ik people of Alaska, fall chum is the answer to a troubled fishing season and a link to the outside world Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:19:06 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Dinosaur_Dispatch_Days_9_10_and_11.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Dinosaur_Dispatch_Days_9_10_and_11.html A new site and more digging yields a dinosaur discovery Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Dinosaur_Dispatch_Day_14.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Dinosaur_Dispatch_Day_14.html The paleontology team bids a fond farewell to Wyoming’s Big Basin Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Dinosaur_Dispatch_Days_6_7_8.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Dinosaur_Dispatch_Days_6_7_8.html The team survives the Death March dig and makes an essential stop in Thermopolis Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:54:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Dinosaur_Dispatch_Day_1.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Dinosaur_Dispatch_Day_1.html Michelle Coffey moves from biology class to the Bighorn Basin and prepares for her first dinosaur dig Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:52:44 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/truth-about-traffic.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/truth-about-traffic.html Author Tom Vanderbilt Shows Why Cars and People Don’t Mix Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/last-page-200809.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/last-page-200809.html This invasion would have driven even Alfred Hitchcock psycho Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenomena-200810.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenomena-200810.html Passions run high in an Australian town: Should the endangered birds be feared—or fed? Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom-vietnam.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom-vietnam.html The discovery of the saola alerted scientists to the strange diversity of Southeast Asia's threatened forests Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:51:52 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom-200803.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom-200803.html Where do the elusive mountain climbers go? Researchers have finally learned some answers Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:03:43 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/ecocenter/Whale_of_a_Tale.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/ecocenter/Whale_of_a_Tale.html When Luna, a people-loving orca, chose Vancouver Island's Nootka Sound for his home, he set in motion a drama of leviathan proportions Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:20:04 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/editors-200811.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/editors-200811.html Niger's giraffes and our 16th president Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/editors-200803.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/editors-200803.html Kanini and Quincy Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:01:19 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200810.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200810.html Great white sharks, endangered frogs and more Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200806.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200806.html The whiskered auklet's plumage, joshua trees, squid beaks and more Tue, 27 May 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200802.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200802.html Life as We Know It Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:16:03 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200803.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wild-things-200803.html An Australian conservation group uses Hubble space telescope software to identify animals by their markings Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/energy-innovators/termites-bellies-biofuels.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/energy-innovators/termites-bellies-biofuels.html Scientist Falk Warnecke's research into termite digestion may hold solutions to our energy crisis Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/last-page-200803.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/last-page-200803.html Marketing through pseudoscience Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:50:20 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/making-a-difference/rare-breed.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/making-a-difference/rare-breed.html Can Laurie Marker help the world's fastest mammal outrun its fate? Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:16:41 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/editors-200804.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/editors-200804.html Unraveling an astronomical mystery... and a presidency Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:05:36 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Phenomena-Rocky-Aspens-200812.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Phenomena-Rocky-Aspens-200812.html The signature tree of the Rockies is in trouble Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/ecocenter/Mining-the-Mountain.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/ecocenter/Mining-the-Mountain.html Explosives and giant machines are destroying Appalachian peaks to obtain coal. In a tiny West Virginia town, residents and the industry fight over a mountain's fate Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/barbaro_author.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/barbaro_author.html In this interview, Steve Twomey, author of "Barbaro's Legacy," discusses how interest in the horse extends outside the racetrack Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/bear.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/bear.html Only hundreds of miles from the North Pole, industrial chemicals threaten the Arctic's greatest predator Tue, 01 Apr 2003 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/deadsea.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/deadsea.html The ancient salt sea is the site of a looming environmental catastrophe Sat, 01 Oct 2005 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/hippos.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/hippos.html An idealistic married couple defy poachers and police in strife-torn Zimbabwe to protect a threatened herd of placid pachyderms Sun, 01 Jan 2006 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phen_feb97.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phen_feb97.html As scientists probe deeper into whether animals really have consciousness, peripheral questions arise. If they think, do we really want to know what they think . . . about us? Sat, 01 Feb 1997 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom_may97.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom_may97.html Life not only thrives in the heat and violence of Earth's submarine volcanoes, it may have started there. And at least one other body in the Solar System just might have eruptions on its ocean floor Thu, 01 May 1997 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom_sep97.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom_sep97.html Galápagos seabirds tolerate human spectators, and crabs in Panama ignore cars (but hide from trucks) Mon, 01 Sep 1997 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom_mar98.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom_mar98.html Bursts of gamma rays have been a mystery for 30 years; Now, with new satellites, we have some clues Sun, 01 Mar 1998 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom_dec97.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom_dec97.html Thanks to 300 volunteers, steelhead are back again, despite highways, offices and a campus Mon, 01 Dec 1997 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom_oct98.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom_oct98.html In one spot on the continental shelf, scientists aim to understand all that happens, 24 hours a day Thu, 01 Oct 1998 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_apr99.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_apr99.html A Smithsonian biologist tracks the protein-rich nuts to understand their role in the Amazonian forest Thu, 01 Apr 1999 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_jun99.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_jun99.html A Smithsonian scientist studies the relationship between Eocene insects and the plants they ate Tue, 01 Jun 1999 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom_jun99.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom_jun99.html Light travels 186,000 miles per second in a vacuum; in Lene Hau's lab, it ambles at 38 miles an hour Tue, 01 Jun 1999 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom_oct99.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom_oct99.html The space agency crashed a satellite on the moon in a search for water. It wants to "shoot" a comet. Fri, 01 Oct 1999 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_feb00.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_feb00.html Long displayed, long dispersed, the famous Hornaday bison "family" is reunited in a new home Tue, 01 Feb 2000 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom_apr00.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom_apr00.html Sediment layers suggest that 7,500 years ago Mediterranean water roared into the Black Sea Sat, 01 Apr 2000 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom_may00.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom_may00.html Three Smithsonian astronomers run a worldwide news service about what is happening overhead Mon, 01 May 2000 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom_aug00.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom_aug00.html Aliens are tunneling through North America. Who'd have thought these earth tillers have a downside? Tue, 01 Aug 2000 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_jun01.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_jun01.html High schoolers ask: would metamorphosis aboard a space shuttle mission yield normal butterflies? Fri, 01 Jun 2001 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/journeys_whale.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/journeys_whale.html Steve King embarks on a whale-watching odyssey Fri, 01 Jun 2001 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Somethings_Fishy.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Somethings_Fishy.html Scientists are trying to fathom why Hawaii's fish population is declining Sat, 01 Dec 2001 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/crane-07.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/crane-07.html Preparing the critically endangered whooping crane for migration could save the flock Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:42:32 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/trout_main.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/trout_main.html Native trout are returning to America's rivers and streams, thanks to new thinking by scientists and conservationists Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/pyramid.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/pyramid.html Tackling an ages-old puzzle, a French architect offers a new theory on how the Egyptians built the Great Pyramid at Giza Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/origami.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/origami.html Physicist Robert Lang has taken the ancient art of origami to new dimensions Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/sun_cult.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/sun_cult.html In Peru, scientists discover the oldest solar observatory in the Americas Tue, 01 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/species.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/species.html What happens when you mix evolution with climate change? Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wilddogs.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wilddogs.html Traditionally viewed as dangerous pests, Africa's wild dogs have nearly been wiped out. But thanks to new conservation efforts, the smart, sociable canines appear ready to make a comeback Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/vulture_side.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/vulture_side.html The first two Asian vultures breed in captivity Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/pronghorn.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/pronghorn.html Development threatens to block the ancient migration of a herd of pronghorn antelopes in western Wyoming. Without new protections, conservationists say, the speedy animals are running out of time. Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wildyukon.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wildyukon.html A Danish photographer goes the extra mile to document wildlife in one of North America's most remote, most pristing areas, now coveted by mining and oil companies. Sat, 01 Jul 2006 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/tigers.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/tigers.html Despite poachers, insurgents and political upheaval, India and Nepal's bold approach to saving wildlife in the Terai Arc just may succeed. Sat, 01 Jul 2006 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/strawberry.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/strawberry.html Why is horticulturalist Harry Jan Swartz so determined to grow an exotic strawberry beloved by Jane Austen? Sat, 01 Jul 2006 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/plastic.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/plastic.html Wal-Mart and others are going green with "biodegradable" packaging made from corn. But is this really the answer to America's throwaway culture? Tue, 01 Aug 2006 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/pettit.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/pettit.html Wal-Mart and others are going green with "biodegradable" packaging made from corn. But is this really the answer to America's throwaway culture? Sun, 01 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/planet-side.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/planet-side.html Why our solar system just shrank. Sun, 01 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/bonobowebsidebar.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/bonobowebsidebar.html Lola Ya Bonobo, or "Bonobo Paradise" in the Lingala language, is an 86-acre sanctuary set in verdant hills 20 miles south of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/bonobo.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/bonobo.html Civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has threatened the existence of wild bonobos, while new research on the hypersexual primates challenges their peace-loving reputation Wed, 01 Nov 2006 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/cougar.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/cougar.html A plummeting cougar population alters the ecosystem at Zion National Park Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mullet.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mullet.html A coastal community struggles to preserve the North Carolina "mullet blow" Wed, 01 Nov 2006 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/people-feb06.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/people-feb06.html To prosecutors, it was child abuse - an Amish baby covered in bruises, but Dr. D. Holmes Morton had other ideas Wed, 01 Feb 2006 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/lemurs.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/lemurs.html To her delight, social worker-turned-scientist Patricia Wright has found the mischievous Madagascar primates to be astonishingly complex Sat, 01 Apr 2006 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/flu.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/flu.html For years, Robert Webster has been warning of a global influenza outbreak. Now governments worldwide are finally listening to him Sun, 01 Jan 2006 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ride.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ride.html A generation later, the first female astronaut is still on a mission Tue, 01 Nov 2005 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/anwr.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/anwr.html The renewed debate over drilling for oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge hits home for the two Native groups nearest the nature preserve Sat, 01 Oct 2005 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Footloose.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Footloose.html The image of Bruce McCandless' spacewalk two decades ago still amazes. It was the first untethered walk ever—and was among the last Mon, 01 Aug 2005 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/brink.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/brink.html Not every endangered species is doomed. Thanks to tough laws, dedicated researchers, and plenty of money and effort, success stories abound Thu, 01 Sep 2005 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Shark-August2005.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Shark-August2005.html Recent attacks on people off the Florida coast are a tragic reminder of the animal's fierce nature. Yet scientists say the terrifying predator is itself in grave danger Mon, 01 Aug 2005 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/snakeheads.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/snakeheads.html The voracious "Frankenfish" has turned up in the Potomac River, Lake Michigan and a California lake, sparking fears of an ecological Armageddon. But is the Asian import a monster—or the victim of monster hype? Tue, 01 Feb 2005 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/carnage.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/carnage.html A pistol-packing American scientist puts his life on the line to reduce "the most serious threat to African wildlife"—the illegal hunting of animals for food—and to STOP THE CARNAGE Sat, 01 Jan 2005 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Chestnutty.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Chestnutty.html Wielding cutting-edge science and lots of patience. James Hill Craddock hopes to restore the ravaged American chestnut tree to its former glory Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:25:05 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/condor.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/condor.html The California condor learns from people, other condors and the school of hard knocks Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:25:01 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Fighting_For_Foxes.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Fighting_For_Foxes.html A disastrous chain of events nearly wiped out California's diminutive island fox. Scientists hope it's not too late to undo the damage Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:24:52 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/herd.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/herd.html In Anchorage, Alaska, you never know when a moose will show up on your doorstep Wed, 01 Dec 2004 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/raja.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/raja.html British horsewoman Francesca Kelly brings India's fiery Marwari to the United States in hopes of reviving the breed Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:31:24 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/quest.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/quest.html A San Francisco scientist's genetic research renews the ancient hope for a way to slow aging Mon, 01 Mar 2004 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/monkey.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/monkey.html Blamed for destroying one of North Africa's most important forests, Morocco's Barbary macaques struggle to survive Mon, 01 Mar 2004 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/lostsea.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/lostsea.html What's killing the great Atlantic salmon? Mon, 01 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/drummer.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/drummer.html Today's timber frame revivalists are putting up everything from millionaire mansions to a replica of Thoreau's cabin Mon, 01 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ocelots.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ocelots.html Once thought to have vanished from North America victims of hunting and habitat loss the cats maintain a slender pawhold in the thickets of South Texas Sat, 01 Jun 2002 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/incident.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/incident.html A pod of dolphins stranded in the Florida Keys reignites an emotional debate over how much human "help" the sea mammals can tolerate Mon, 01 Jul 2002 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/extremes.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/extremes.html Without the extraordinary dedication of a few conservationists, New Zealand's kakapo would likely have gone the way of the dodo Tue, 01 Oct 2002 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Rain_Man.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Rain_Man.html Snow, sleet, hail or volcanic eruption cloud physicist Peter Hobbs will find a way to fly into it Tue, 01 Oct 2002 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/apples.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/apples.html Fruit sleuths and nursery owners are fighting to save our nation's apple heritage...before it's too late Fri, 01 Nov 2002 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/otterly.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/otterly.html Inquisitive, formidable and endangered, giant otters are luring tourists by the thousands to Brazil's unspoiled, biodiverse waterscape Fri, 01 Nov 2002 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/portraits.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/portraits.html In an unexplored region of Africa's Atlantic coast, an innovative photographer captures Gabon's bountiful wildlife Wed, 01 Oct 2003 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/atchafalaya.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/atchafalaya.html A more than 70-year effort to "control" America's largest river basin swamp is threatening the Cajun culture that thrives on it Sat, 01 Nov 2003 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/thief.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/thief.html When biologists study food theft among endangered roseate terns, they find that crime most definitely pays Mon, 01 Dec 2003 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/sightseeing.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/sightseeing.html From Triton's active geysers to the Sun's seething flares, newly enhanced images from U.S. and foreign space probes depict the solar system as never before Sat, 01 Nov 2003 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/primate.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/primate.html Researcher Frans de Waal shows that apes (and humans) get along better than we thought Fri, 01 Aug 2003 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Chess_Queen.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Chess_Queen.html At 22, Jennifer Shahade is the strongest American-born woman chess player ever Fri, 01 Aug 2003 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/To_Touch_the_Heavens.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/To_Touch_the_Heavens.html Noreen Grice has given the visually impaired a feel for the universe Fri, 01 Aug 2003 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/shorething.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/shorething.html In the new Boston Harbor Islands national park area, city dwellers can escape the madding crowds Fri, 01 Aug 2003 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/firefight.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/firefight.html With forests burning, U.S. officials are clashing with environmentalists over how best to reduce the risk of catastrophic blazes Fri, 01 Aug 2003 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ice.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ice.html Alaska's husband-and-wife team of avalanche experts work to save lives all winter, then take to their kayaks in summer Sat, 01 Mar 2003 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/hotstuff.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/hotstuff.html In the former Soviet Union, "rad rangers" are racing to find lost radiation devices before terrorists can turn them into "dirty bombs" Sat, 01 Mar 2003 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/To_the_Rescue.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/To_the_Rescue.html Las Vegas showman Jonathan Kraft went from riches to rags to turn a patch of Arizona desert into a refuge for abused and abandoned exotic animals Sat, 01 Mar 2003 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/iceberg.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/iceberg.html When a million-ton iceberg threatens your $5 billion oil platform, who you gonna call? Jerome Baker Sat, 01 Feb 2003 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/expectations.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/expectations.html Elephant researchers believe they can boost captive-animal reproduction rates and reverse a potential population crash in zoos. Sun, 01 Jun 2003 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/alba_author.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/alba_author.html Kennedy Warne, author of "The Amazing Albatrosses," talks about dangerous waters and albatross love Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/atm-199703.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/atm-199703.html An all-day Saturday seminar on spices - one of the many programs on the Mall, around the world, even in cyberspace, offered by the Smithsonian Associates Sat, 01 Mar 1997 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/trout.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/trout.html A poem by Izaak Walton Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wishful_wireless.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wishful_wireless.html Bundle up your power cords&#151;wireless energy transfer is here Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Covering_the_Earth.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Covering_the_Earth.html A collection of Smithsonian's recent environmental stories Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ice_author.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ice_author.html Madeleine and Thomas Nash braved high altitudes and frigid temperatures for "Chronicling the Ice" Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/archimedes_author.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/archimedes_author.html In this interview, Mary K. Miller, author of "Reading Between the Lines," describes becoming a shift supervisor in the lab Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/alexandria_author.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/alexandria_author.html Andrew Lawler, author of "Raising Alexandria" talks about the hidden history of Egypt's fabled seaside capital Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mullet-dec06.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mullet-dec06.html A coastal community struggles to preserve the North Carolina "mullet blow" Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/vulture_author.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/vulture_author.html In this interview, Susan McGrath, author of "The Vanishing," describes getting up close and personal with vultures Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/planet-interview.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/planet-interview.html Rob Irion spoke with Amy Crawford about his article, "The Planet Hunters" Sun, 01 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/qanda_nash.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/qanda_nash.html Nash, a science reporter, discusses her most thrilling weather experience, and her fascination with the scariest forces of nature. Fri, 01 Sep 2006 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/tangley.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/tangley.html An interview with Laura Tangley, author of "Learning from Tai Shan" in the June 2006 issue of SMITHSONIAN. Thu, 01 Jun 2006 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/strawberry-side.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/strawberry-side.html David Chelf, a former physicist who shifted gears into horticulture, launched a venture in 2003 to grow large quantities of Mara des Bois strawberries. Sat, 01 Jul 2006 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/heyman_jan99.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/heyman_jan99.html The National Museum of Natural History aims to become a hub for science education Fri, 01 Jan 1999 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/devilfish.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/devilfish.html The National Museum of Natural History aims to become a hub for science education Wed, 01 Jul 1998 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Charting_a_New_Course.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Charting_a_New_Course.html Establishing a permanent marine station heralds an era of progress for Smithsonian research Mon, 01 Jun 1998 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/heyman_apr97.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/heyman_apr97.html The Smithsonian's gardens and greenery are things of beauty and delight as well as utility Tue, 01 Apr 1997 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/heyman_jan97.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/heyman_jan97.html In the ever-expanding field of anthropology, the Smithsonian still excels in research and exhibition Wed, 01 Jan 1997 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/heyman_oct96.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/heyman_oct96.html The Smithsonian is uniquely suited to run long-range research programs that monitor the state of the natural world Tue, 01 Oct 1996 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/chesapeake.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/chesapeake.html At a 2,600-acre research site near Chesapeake Bay, Smithsonian scientists are answering basic questions about how ecosystems work Mon, 01 Jul 1996 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/evolution.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/evolution.html Eighty years after a Dayton, Tennessee, jury found John Scopes guilty of teaching evolution, the citizens of "Monkeytown" still say Darwin's for the birds Fri, 01 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/tigertracks.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/tigertracks.html Revisiting his old haunts in Nepal, the author looks for tigers and finds a clever new strategy for saving them Tue, 01 Jan 2002 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/hero.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/hero.html Challenged to prove his germ theory of disease, Louis Pasteur shaped the terrain on which the battle against anthrax is being fought Tue, 01 Jan 2002 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Eureka_Fell_Swoops_and_Stubborn_Molars.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Eureka_Fell_Swoops_and_Stubborn_Molars.html Challenged to prove his germ theory of disease, Louis Pasteur shaped the terrain on which the battle against anthrax is being fought Sat, 01 Dec 2001 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/journeys_abcamels.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/journeys_abcamels.html For Dromedary Trekkers in Australia's Outback, it's Camelot in the Desert Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/small_aug00.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/small_aug00.html For Dromedary Trekkers in Australia's Outback, it's Camelot in the Desert Tue, 01 Aug 2000 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_0695.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/object_0695.html How a great snake, attended by alarums and excursions, made it from an Asian jungle to the National Zoo and so, eventually, to its present berth in a Smithsonian museum Thu, 01 Jun 1995 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Splendid_Isolation.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Splendid_Isolation.html When the first astronauts to walk on the Moon returned from their July 1969 lunar expedition, they were confined to quarters Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:31:21 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/galloping-200711.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/galloping-200711.html In Poland's primeval forest, a Nazi scientist re-created an extinct breed of horse. Or did he? Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:10:23 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/Tao-lw.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/Tao-lw.html A quick questionnaire with Terence Tao Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/cousteau-lw.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/cousteau-lw.html A quick questionnaire with Philippe Cousteau Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/flannery-lw.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/flannery-lw.html A quick questionnaire with Matt Flannery Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/wong-lw.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/wong-lw.html A quick questionnaire with Michael Wong Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/vonahn-lw.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/vonahn-lw.html A quick questionnaire with Luis von Ahn Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/kaltenegger-lw.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/kaltenegger-lw.html A quick questionnaire with Lisa Kaltenegger Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/richeson-lw.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/richeson-lw.html A quick questionnaire with Jennifer Richeson Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/kleinberg-lw.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/kleinberg-lw.html A quick questionnaire with Jon Kleinberg Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/wherry-lw.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/wherry-lw.html A quick questionnaire with John Wherry Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/catlos-lw.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/catlos-lw.html A quick questionnaire with Elizabeth Catlos Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/hare-lw.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/hare-lw.html A quick questionnaire with Brian Hare Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/galitsky-lw.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/galitsky-lw.html A quick questionnaire with Christina Galitsky Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/shapiro-lw.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/shapiro-lw.html A quick questionnaire with Beth Shapiro Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/vanderwarker-lw.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/innovators/vanderwarker-lw.html A quick questionnaire with Amber VanDerwarker Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/baywatch.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/baywatch.html Smithsonian scientists' study of the Chesapeake may benefit a wider world Fri, 01 Aug 2003 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Lighthouse_of_the_Skies.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Lighthouse_of_the_Skies.html The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory probes the universe for the unimaginable Tue, 01 Jul 2003 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Pizza_Park.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Pizza_Park.html Sure, the new Kids' Farm at the National Zoo will be educational, but a giant rubber pizza and a "caring corral" will make it also a place for fun Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:31:32 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Deep_Science.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Deep_Science.html From the Chesapeake Bay to Panama, scores of Smithsonian divers probe underwater mysteries Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:25:06 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/secretary-oct07.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/secretary-oct07.html Health Checks Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:01:07 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/secretary-sep06.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/secretary-sep06.html This month, pandas and other exotic creatures go on view at the National Zoo's new Asia Trail. Fri, 01 Sep 2006 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/secretary-apr06.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/secretary-apr06.html Two robots, neither as graceful as its namesake, but no less accomplished, are among advances keeping scientists on the cutting edge Sat, 01 Apr 2006 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/secretary-aug06.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/secretary-aug06.html The National Museum of American History will undergo a dramatic makeover. Tue, 01 Aug 2006 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/heyman_may95.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/heyman_may95.html At the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, we are gaining insights for our society in the 21st century Mon, 01 May 1995 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Child_of_Wonder.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Child_of_Wonder.html Cristián Samper's lifelong love of flora and fauna inspires creative new displays of the world's largest collection Tue, 01 Mar 2005 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Invention_at_Play.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Invention_at_Play.html The Lemelson Center celebrates a decade of nurturing the inventor in each of us Fri, 01 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Being_There.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Being_There.html Robotic spacecraft allow geologists to explore other planets as if they were on-site Wed, 01 Dec 2004 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/whale-called-phoenix.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/whale-called-phoenix.html A very large mammal will help tell an even weightier tale—about the ocean in this crowded, challenging century Thu, 01 Dec 2005 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/New_Hall_on_the_Mall.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/New_Hall_on_the_Mall.html A dazzling exhibition space celebrates mammalian diversity through re-creations of habitats on four continents Sat, 01 Nov 2003 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Bats_Will_Scatter.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Bats_Will_Scatter.html A dazzling exhibition space celebrates mammalian diversity through re-creations of habitats on four continents Tue, 01 Oct 2002 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Keepers_of_the_Flames.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Keepers_of_the_Flames.html A dazzling exhibition space celebrates mammalian diversity through re-creations of habitats on four continents Fri, 01 Feb 2002 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/small_jan01.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/small_jan01.html A dazzling exhibition space celebrates mammalian diversity through re-creations of habitats on four continents Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Coalition_of_the_Differing.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Coalition_of_the_Differing.html It took Margaret Mead to understand the two nations separated by a common language Sun, 01 Jun 2003 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/lastpage_aug97.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/lastpage_aug97.html It took Margaret Mead to understand the two nations separated by a common language Fri, 01 Aug 1997 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The_Scientific_Pursuit_of_Happiness.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The_Scientific_Pursuit_of_Happiness.html What does the Dalai Lama have to teach psychologists about joy and contentment? Sat, 01 May 2004 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Ghost_of_a_Chance.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Ghost_of_a_Chance.html How did the ivory-billed woodpecker, which was feared extinct, hang on all these years? Mon, 01 Aug 2005 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Prince_of_Tides.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Prince_of_Tides.html Before "ecology" became a buzzword, John Steinbeck preached that man is related to the whole thing Tue, 01 Jan 2002 05:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Stopping_a_Scourge.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Stopping_a_Scourge.html No one knows if SARS will strike again. But researchers' speedy work halting the epidemic makes a compelling case study of how to combat a deadly virus Mon, 01 Sep 2003 04:00:00 GMT