Movements
Environmental and social movements and organizations for cultural preservation
Saving the World's Largest Old Growth Red Pine Forest
Located in Ontario, Canada, Wolf Lake faces the threat of mining for the next 21 years
June 14, 2013 |
By Ryan R. Reed
Mapping the Smells of New York, Amsterdam and Paris, Block by Block
Designer and cartographer Kate McLean charts the sweet scents and pungent odors that fill a city's olfactory landscape
June 07, 2013 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Introducing a Special Report on Energy
In a world hungry for power, a new wealth of innovation hopes to keep the engine of industry running for the foreseeable future
May 23, 2013 |
By Sarah Zielinski
Introducing a Special Report on Energy
In a world hungry for power, a new wealth of innovation hopes to keep the engine of industry running for the foreseeable future
May 23, 2013 |
By Sarah Zielinski
We Don’t Have to Choose Between Fossil Fuels and Green Energy
In a new book, Michael Levi argues that betting on a single energy path will only lead to failure
May 23, 2013 |
By Megan Gambino
Mona Eltahawy on Egypt’s Next Revolution
The Egyptian-American activist speaks out on the dangers women still face in a changing Mideast
May 2013 |
By Ron Rosenbaum
The Strange Beauty of David Maisel’s Aerial Photographs
A new book shows how the photographer creates startling images of open-pit mines, evaporation ponds and other sites of environmental degradation
April 26, 2013 |
By Megan Gambino
Before and After: America’s Environmental History
For the EPA's State of the Environment Photography Project, people are returning to sites photographed in the 1970s. They are snapping the scenes yet again—to document any changes in the landscape
April 22, 2013 |
By Marina Koren
Transforming Raw Scientific Data Into Sculpture and Song
Artist Nathalie Miebach uses meteorological data to create 3D woven works of art and playable musical scores
March 01, 2013 |
By Marina Koren
Document Deep Dive: A Historic Moment in the Fight for Women’s Voting Rights
A cartoonist diagrammed the parade—5,000 suffragists strong—that defiantly marched in Washington 100 years ago
March 01, 2013 |
By Megan Gambino
Seven Must-See Art-Meets-Science Exhibitions in 2013
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
Malibu’s Epic Battle of Surfers Vs. Environmentalists
Local politics take a dramatic turn in southern California over a plan to clean up an iconic American playground
November 2012 |
By Claire Martin
It’s a Woman’s World With the End of Men
Men are floundering in the 21st century, according to Hanna Rosin, and the shift has wide-ranging implications for the workplace and the home
September 11, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
Collage of Arts and Sciences: Now In Session
Our newest blog explores the fertile ground where art and science meet
September 04, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
Document Deep Dive: What Did the Zimmermann Telegram Say?
See how British cryptologists cracked the coded message that propelled the United States into World War I
August 21, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
A Restored Version of Let There Be Light Available Online
Here's your chance to see a haunting and long suppressed WWII documentary about PTSD
May 25, 2012 |
By Daniel Eagan
For the Love of Film Blogathon III: The White Shadow and Streaming Restored Films Online
Catch Casablanca streaming live on Facebook tonight and read about the opportunity to view a recently restored version of one of Alfred Hitchcock's first films
May 16, 2012 |
By Daniel Eagan
Keeping the Smithsonian Sustainable
Secretary Clough writes on the benefits of being an environmentally savvy institution
May 2012 |
By G. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
From Summer Blockbusters to Orphan Films
Three recent gatherings celebrate movies big and small
April 27, 2012 |
By Daniel Eagan
A Little Independent Energy Experiment on the Prairie
If you can fight your way through the dirt storms of Madelia, Minnesota, you may be able to find the future of renewable energy
April 06, 2012 |
By Maggie Koerth-Baker
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