Most of What You Think You Know About Grammar Is Wrong

And ending sentences with a preposition is nothing worth worrying about
February 2013 | By Patricia T. O’Conner and Stewart Kellarman

How to Save a Dying Language

Geoffrey Khan is racing to document Aramaic, the language of Jesus, before its native speakers vanish
February 2013 | By Ariel Sabar

When Did Humans Come to the Americas?

Recent scientific findings date their arrival earlier than ever thought, sparking hot debate among archaeologists
February 2013 | By Guy Gugliotta

Welcome to America’s Dinosaur Playground

Countless bones and a billion years of geological action make Dinosaur National Monument the go-to park for fossil finds
February 2013 | By Mary Roach

The House Where Darwin Lived

Home to the naturalist for 40 years, the estate near London was always evolving
February 2013 | By Rebecca Stott

"Evolution of the Host"—A New Poem by Robert Pinsky

February 2013 | By Robert Pinsky

How Long Can Turtles Stay Underwater and Other Questions From Our Readers

You asked? We answered
February 2013 | By Smithsonian magazine

New Research Disproves Prehistoric Killer-Comet Theory (Again)

Maybe the problem here is that other prevailing theories of the Clovis’ decline are just super boring by comparison
January 31, 2013 | By Lauren Kirchner

A New Disease, a New Reason to Hate And Fear Ticks

A worrisome new tick-borne disease, similar to Lyme disease but caused by a different microbe, turned up in 18 patients in southern New England
January 31, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Just a Nibble of Chocolate Is Enough to Satiate Cravings

Larger portions lead to increased grazing, but there's no benefit when it comes to banishing cravings.
January 31, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

How the Star-Nosed Mole ‘Sees’ With Its Ultra-Sensitive Snout

The utterly strange-looking creature sees the world with one of the most sensitive touch organs in the animal kingdom
January 30, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

Some Microbes Are So Resilient They Can Ride Hurricanes

By comparison, other lifeforms such as fungal spores and pollen don’t thrive nearly as well as the microbes, the survey found.
January 30, 2013 | By Lauren Kirchner

People Have Been Eating Curry for 4,500 Years

Thanks to new research methods and a pile of (very old) dirty dishes, archaeologists have discovered the very ancient origins of a globally popular cuisine.
January 30, 2013 | By Lauren Kirchner

Beatboxing, as Seen Through Scientific Images

To see exactly how certain sound effects are humanly possible, a team of University of Southern California researchers took MRI scans of a beatboxer in action
January 30, 2013 | By Megan Gambino

Here’s What Three Mummies Might Have Looked Like While Alive

For the first time in over 2,000 years, these three mummies' faces now stare back at viewers, much as they might have appeared just before their deaths
January 30, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Citrus Greening Will Ruin Morning OJ, No Matter How You Slice It

A recent study from the USDA looked into whether the juice from plants with citrus greening - who produce small, shriveled and green fruits -- can still be used for orange juice
January 30, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Google’s New Maps Reveal That, Yes, There Are Roads in North Korea

Seemingly overnight the formerly Google map-blank North Korea modernized, with highways, roads and train stops clustering around the capital and snaking into the country's northern stretches
January 30, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

To Hear Color, This Man Embedded a Chip in the Back of His Head

Because of a rare condition called achromatopsia—total color-blindness—he lived in a black-and-white world, until he and an inventor paired up to developed the “eyeborg,” a device that translates colors into sound
January 29, 2013 | By Lauren Kirchner

First Signs of Life Found in Antarctica’s Subglacial Lakes

Preliminary tests from subglacial Lake Willard have shown signs of life
January 29, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

This Gun Shoots Criminals With DNA

This new gun shoots the bad guys with artificial DNA, that can then be traced back and identified
January 29, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

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