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The Komodo Dragon is an All-Purpose Killing Machine
A visit to one of Indonesia’s most popular tourist destinations could be your last
Obesity Could Be the True Killer for Football Players
Head injuries have received much deserved attention in the news, but there’s a 350-pound problem that few are discussing
VIDEO: See a Thought Move Through a Living Fish’s Brain
By using genetic modification and a florescent-sensitive probe, Japanese scientists captured a zebrafish's thought in real-time
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To see exactly how certain sound effects are humanly possible, a team of University of Southern California researchers took MRI scans of a beatboxer in action
January 30, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
A new study shows that cats--especially feral ones--kill far more birds and small mammals than scientists previously thought
January 29, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
For lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals, a new study suggests that coming out provides a tangible health benefit, both mentally and biologically
January 29, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Ambient heat produced by a city's buildings and cars often gets lifted into the jet stream and affects temperatures in places thousands of miles away
January 26, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Preview some of the top-notch shows—on anatomy, bioluminescence, water tanks and more—slated for the next year
December 28, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
Artist Lisa Nilsson creates elaborate anatomical illustrations from thin strips of paper
December 20, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
To test the reaches of laser communication, NASA beamed a digital image of Leonardo da Vinci's famous portrait to a satellite orbiting the moon
January 25, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
A new study suggests that lightning alone—even without the other elements of a thunderstorm—might trigger migraines
January 25, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
An 8-year old boy; a group of stranded divers; a celebrity's husband: Just a few of the recent victims of Komodo dragon attacks
January 24, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
A new study shows the tiny feces ball-rolling insects orient themselves by the stars
January 24, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
A new study shows that dispersing minerals into oceans to stem climate change would be an inefficient and impractical process
January 23, 2013
| By Claire Martin
As cities like New York prepare for what appears to be a future of more extreme weather, the focus increasingly is on following nature's lead.
January 23, 2013
| By Randy Rieland
Artist and MIT professor Erik Demaine makes flat geometric diagrams spring into elegant, three-dimensional origami sculptures
January 23, 2013
| By Marina Koren
According to a new study, they're also much more likely to lie about their findings as they climb the academic ladder
January 23, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Home to the naturalist for 40 years, the estate near London was always evolving
February 2013
| By Rebecca Stott
Countless bones and a billion years of geological action make Dinosaur National Monument the go-to park for fossil finds
February 2013
| By Mary Roach
Recent scientific findings date their arrival earlier than ever thought, sparking hot debate among archaeologists
February 2013
| By Guy Gugliotta
A visit to one of Indonesia’s most popular tourist destinations could be your last
February 2013
| By Brendan Borrell
February 2013 | By Ker Than
Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough looks at how our scientists are studying our changing climate
February 2013
| By G. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
Gold nanoparticles are multitaskers when it comes to destroying cancer cells, researchers have found
January 22, 2013
| By Marina Koren
Tonight, night sky watchers in the Northern Hemisphere can see Jupiter pass less than a finger's width away from the waxing Moon
January 21, 2013
| By Mohi Kumar
A British artist, with experience in ornithology, explains how she created anatomical drawings of 200 different species of birds for a new book
January 18, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
With just 29 dominoes, you can take down the Empire State Building
January 17, 2013
| By Colin Schultz
But a new study finds most of them still use deodorant
January 18, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
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