Nature
Events March 13-15: Public Murals in Southeast DC, The Last Reef, and Hoop Dance with Thirza Defoe
This week, discuss the varying views on public murals, take a 3-D journey of the world's coral reefs, and perform a People's Dance with Thirza Defoe
Behind-the-Scenes With Curator Nick Pyenson: A New Fossil Whale
Around the Smithsonian, routine work can often reap scientific discovery
More Great Walks of the World
Which hikes are the best in the world, and which ones did we miss?
Great Walks of the World
The fact that people opt to walk today tells us there is something virtuous and irresistible in the plodding of one foot forward after the other
New Zealand: What’s Hot and What’s Not
From Stewart Island in the south to the Surville Cliffs in the north, New Zealand is a country almost as geographically diverse as the United States
Free Camping in New Zealand: Don’t Bank on It
Wild camping isn't just a pleasure; it's a necessity for many cyclists
Designing the Perfect Fruit
How a tiny, seedless fruit becomes the iPhone of the produce aisle
Halfway to the Bottom of the Earth: The Catlins
To see this place on a globe, home of the world's southernmost tapas reastaurant, one must lift it upward to expose the underbelly of the planet
President Obama to Speak At Groundbreaking for African American History and Culture Museum
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Smithsonian's newest museum, scheduled to open in 2015, will feature Obama, Laura Bush and others
Archivist Michael Pahn Free Associates Among the Smithsonian’s Music and Film Collections
On a search through the Smithsonian archives, Pahn follows one tradition after another to find that music is the connective thread that binds many cultures
Love on the Road
Traveling does seem to facilitate encounters—especially between like-minded people searching for similar things
Shattered: Christchurch After 10,000 Earthquakes
The abandoned boulevards and blocks of condemned buildings look like a scene from an unhappy future
New Zealand’s Darkest, Bloodiest Secret: The Sandfly
Kiwi recommendations for stopping the biting beasts: DEET, geranium leaves, garlic, rancid bacon, Marmite, Vegemite. Does anything really work?
How Much the Hope Diamond is Worth and Other Questions From Our Readers
From American art, history and culture, air and space technology, Asian art and any of the sciences from astronomy to zoology, we'll find an answer
Questing for Calories in New Zealand’s High Country
There is something liberating in running out of food. Concerns about rationing are out the window and the world is simplified into a foraging playground
Celebrate Black History Month with the Smithsonian
From Kenyan storytelling performances to Black Power film screenings, February on the Mall is buzzing with Black History Month events
Ancient Popcorn Unearthed in Peru
New discoveries indicate people were eating our favorite movie snack far longer ago than we thought
Remembering “The Beautiful Time” at the Natural History Museum
Congolese artist Sammy Baloji challenges his nation's collective memory with collages that meld the past and present, on view at the Natural History Museum
New Zealand: Too Orderly, Tidy and Tame?
After leaving her job and home to bike around the world, a cyclist finds New Zealand a little too comfortable
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