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Scientists Explain How an All Drug Olympics Could Create the Greatest Athletes Ever

If we let athletes dope all they want, just how big, fast and strong can they really get?
August 03, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth

76 Years Ago Today, Jesse Owens Proved the Nazis Wrong

In 1936 Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics, throwing the idea of Aryan supremacy back into Hitler's face.
August 03, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth

Marlen Esparza

Meet Team USA’s Marlen Esparza, the New Face of Women’s Boxing

The flyweight pugilist has spent all her life waiting for the chance to compete on the Olympic stage. Now, she just needs to win
August 03, 2012 | By Jim Morrison

I Put Ice in My Wine Because You Don’t Serve it at the Right Temperature

Is there one perfect temperature to serve red or white wine? Perhaps not, but here are some good guidelines
August 02, 2012 | By Kat J. McAlpine

Why don’t sprinters start with a pistol anymore? They’re too fast

The classic starting gun leaves too much margin of error, so London has switch to an electronic beep.
August 02, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth

Charles Austin's Guide to Watching the High Jump

August 02, 2012 | By Smithsonian.com

Susan Williams' Guide to Watching the Triathlon

August 02, 2012 | By Smithsonian.com

Natalie Golda's Guide to Watching Water Polo

August 02, 2012 | By Smithsonian.com

“Night At The Museum” For Adults Lets You Sleep Over With Dinosaurs

London's Natural History Museum is challenging adults to channel their inner child in an upcoming grown ups-only slumber party.
August 01, 2012 | By Rachel Nuwer

Old-Timey Olympians Show How Things Have Changed

Clendenin's photos evoke the feeling that for all the changes seen by the modern Olympic games, the athletes themselves could easily be transposed across time.
August 01, 2012 | By Colin Schultz

Is the Livestock Industry Destroying the Planet?

For the earth's sake, maybe it's time we take a good, hard look at our dietary habits
August 01, 2012 | By Alastair Bland

Who Is Your Favorite Summer Olympian?

Recall the athletes who capture our imaginations every four years and let us know who is your favorite
August 2012 | By Channing Holman, Kat J. McAlpine, Jeanie Riess, K. Annabelle Smith and Ayesha Venkataraman

Photos: Your Favorite Summer Olympian

Recall the athletes who capture our imaginations every four years and let us know who is your favorite
August 01, 2012 | By Channing Holman, Kat J. McAlpine, Jeanie Riess, K. Annabelle Smith and Ayesha Venkataraman

Hello Mars — This is the Earth!

In 1919, Popular Science magazine imagined how Earthlings might communicate with Mars
July 31, 2012 | By Matt Novak

Document Deep Dive: A Peek at the Last Time London Hosted the Olympics

Records at the National Archives in London show how organizers cobbled together the 1948 "Austerity" Games
July 31, 2012 | By Megan Gambino

goal line technology

Gooooal! Two Technologies Compete to Sense Soccer Goals

A major botched call by referees during the World Cup has opened the door for computerized replacements
July 31, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth

Wernher von Braun’s Martian Chronicles

In 1954, a special issue of Collier's magazine envisioned a ten-ship flotilla to the red planet.
July 30, 2012 | By Matt Novak

How China Will Beat the US in Olympic Medals

How to tell which countries will take home more bling, and why weight lifting matters.
July 30, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth

More Great Books and Where Best to Read Them

A continuation of last week's list of the author's favorite reads
July 27, 2012 | By Alastair Bland

How to Win Money by Predicting the Olympics

Statistics could help predict just how fast athletes will run and swim at this summer's Olympics.
July 27, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth


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