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From Wyoming to Mexico, A Beautiful Time-Lapse Trip Down the Colorado River
A time lapsed kayak trip down the Colorado River
March 05, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Women’s History Month at the Smithsonian
From a Confederate spy to a deepwater researcher, women are everywhere and the Smithsonian is telling their stories
March 05, 2013 |
By Leah Binkovitz
North Korea Has Begun a Week-Long Countdown to War
North Korea is threatening to end a 60 year-old ceasefire with South Korea
March 05, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Luxury Home Developer Wants to Tear Down Part of the Berlin Wall’s Remains
Cultural preservation met urban development over the weekend with protests to save the Berlin Wall
March 05, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
The Nazi’s Concentration Camp System Was, Somehow, Even Worse Than We Knew
There were tens of thousands more Nazi prisons and concentration camps than anyone previously realized.
March 05, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
This Might Be Why People Don’t Move Away From Tornado Zones
Living through a tornado doesn't change our optimism about our chances of injury compared to other people
March 04, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
One Hundred Years Ago, 5,000 Suffragettes Paraded Down Pennsylvania Avenue
On the eve of Woodrow Wilson's inauguration, suffragists descended upon Washington
March 04, 2013 |
By Angela Serratore
This Is The Only Known Footage of George Orwell
Scholars had thought that, although he lived in the 1950s, author George Orwell's mug was never captured on film
March 04, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Being a Soccer Fan Can Actually Kill You
During the 2006 World Cup watching a soccer game doubled the risk of a heart attack in German fans
March 04, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
The American Bumblebee Is Crashing, Too
Colony Collapse Disorder targets honey bees. But now American bumblebees are missing, too
March 04, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Will the Statue of Liberty Ever Reopen?
The Statue of Liberty to remain closed indefinitely until NYPD; National Park Service agree on security screening system
March 04, 2013 |
By Angela Serratore
Biking Ecuador’s Spectacular Avenue of the Volcanoes
Home to a string of high peaks, including 20,564-foot Chimborazo, the area offers some of the finest cycling, hiking and adventuring country anywhere
March 03, 2013 |
By Alastair Bland
The Stupid Reason the NHL Drafts Older Players First
Take note, coaches: stop listening to Malcolm Gladwell, and start listening to science
March 01, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
The True-Life Horror that Inspired Moby-Dick
The whaler Essex was indeed sunk by a whale—and that's only the beginning
March 01, 2013 |
By Gilbert King
This Simple Test Could Help Stop River Blindness
River blindness, one of the world's leading causes of blindness, begins when a small parasitic worm wiggles its way into human skin
March 01, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Why Did (or Didn’t) the Meerkat Cross the Road?
Dominant female meerkats hang back to let subordinates cross busy, dangerous roads first
March 01, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
The Fishy History of the McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish Sandwich
How a struggling entrepreneur in Ohio saved his burger business during Lent and changed the McDonald's menu for good.
March 01, 2013 |
By K. Annabelle Smith
There’s More to Celtic Music Than “Danny Boy”
A new album from Smithsonian Folkways will brighten anyone’s St. Patrick’s Day
March 2013 |
By Leah Binkovitz
The Lost Tribes of the Amazon
Often described as “uncontacted,” isolated groups living deep in the South American forest resist the ways of the modern world—at least for now
March 2013 |
By Joshua Hammer
Why Was This Man an Outcast Among Anthropologists?
Napoleon Chagnon’s new memoir reignites the firestorm over his study of the Yanomamö
March 2013 |
By Joshua Hammer
