Nature

A crocheted coral reef

Smithsonian Events Week of 12/1-7

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Deep Sea 3-D: Even a Four-Eyes Can Have Fun

A review of Deep Sea 3-D by a 3-D movie skeptic

The Fresco Fiasco: Smithsonian Scientists Examine the Capitol's Art

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A New Exhibition Gets All The Dirt on Soil

I don't know how dirt got its bad reputation. The word is a catch-all for every vile behavior humankind can muster...

Smithsonian's Crystal Skull Is Now on View at Natural History

“Everybody needs beauty... places to play and pray in, where Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike,” wrote Muir (c. 1902).

John Muir's Yosemite

The father of the conservation movement found his calling on a visit to the California wilderness

Chin Up for Butterflies

At a sneak-peek press preview of the Live Butterfly Pavilion at the Natural History Museum earlier this week

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Big Bono

The IMAX movie "U2 3D," currently on view at the Natural History Museum, adds new dimension to the age-old concert movie

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Sneak Peak: Systema Naturae

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Mystery on the Mall: Case Closed

A Myth in the Making

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Encounter with a Humboldt

This summer, news reports rang with concern that the mighty Humboldt squid was expanding its home turf off the coast of California

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Smithsonian Says No to "Lucy"

A gypsy moth larva crawls along a leaf.

Unwelcome Guests

A new strategy to curb the spread of gypsy moths

35 Who Made a Difference: Andy Goldsworthy

Using nature as his canvas, the artist creates works of transcendent beauty

Adirondacks

Adirondacks Style

At six million acres, New York's funky wilderness preserve, one of America's largest refuges, is also one of the most alluring. An aficionado explains why

The Hatiguanico River, largely untouched by industry or farming, flows through the Zapata Swamp. Tarpon is the catch of the day.

The Nature of Cuba

Tiny frogs. Vast swamps. Pristine rivers. Whether by design or default, the island boasts the Caribbean's best-kept wildlands. But for how long?

This image shows an about 1.6 inch (4 cm) large male Yellow-winged Darter (Sympetrum flaveolum) from the side

Dragonfly Dramas

Desert Whitetails and Flame Skimmers cavort in the sinkholes of New Mexico's Bitter Lake Refuge

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Close Encounters With the Old Sow

Local expert Robert Godfrey relates true life-and-death stories of people sucked into the Old Sow whirlpool

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Hunting Slime Molds

They're not animals and they're not plants, and biologists want to know a lot more about them.

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