Science
Science includes topics in the applied, natural and social sciences and theories and discoveries in the field
Wealthy Economic Liberals Actually Are Wimps
In the animal kingdom, larger males are likewise prone to hoard resources and defend larger territories than weaker competitors
May 20, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Specially-Trained Honeybees Forage for Land Mines
With special training, these honeybees can sniff out TNT
May 20, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
You Actually Can Die of a Broken Heart
The stress of loss can actually break your heart, a rare type of heart attack known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
May 20, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Your Public Pool Probably Has Feces in It
In the majority of public pools health officials found E. coli and other fecal bacteria
May 20, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Elizabeth Cottrell
Director of Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Program
May 20, 2013 |
By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference
Justin Kasper
Solar Astrophysicist at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
May 20, 2013 |
By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference
Kirk Johnson
Director of the National Museum of Natural History
May 20, 2013 |
By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference
John Mather
Nobel Laureate and Senior Project Scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope
May 20, 2013 |
By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference
Suzan Murray
Chief Veterinarian at the National Zoo
May 20, 2013 |
By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference
Nick Pyenson
Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals at National Museum of Natural History
May 20, 2013 |
By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference
Lola Fatoyinbo-Agueh
NASA Earth Scientist
May 20, 2013 |
By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference
Eric Green
Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute
May 20, 2013 |
By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference
Maria Klawe
Mathematician, Computer Scientist & President of Harvey Mudd College
May 20, 2013 |
By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference
Should Students Who Are Bad at Math Receive Therapeutic Electro-Shock Treatments?
Students who had their brains zapped solved math questions 27 percent faster than those who did not
May 17, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Endangered Ocean Creatures Beyond the Cute and Cuddly
Marine species threatened with extinction aren't just whales, seals and turtles--they include fish, corals, mollusks, birds, and a lone seagrass
May 17, 2013 |
By Emily Frost
A Bust of Richard III, 3D-Printed From a Scan of His Recently Exhumed Skull
A forensic art team reconstructed Richard III's face
May 17, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Two-Thirds of the World Still Hates Lefties
For 2/3 of the world's population, being born left handed is still met with distrust and stigma
May 17, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Subway Is Just as Bad For You as McDonald’s
This ad for Subway sandwiches reminds you that, unlike their fast food competitors that sell burgers and fries and shakes, Subway is healthy. That seems obvious, since they’re selling sandwiches with lettuce on them while other places sell fattening burgers. But a new study suggests that in fact eating at Subway might be less healthy [...]
May 16, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Doctors Used to Use Live African Frogs As Pregnancy Tests
Now, those former test subjects may be spreading the deadly amphibian chytrid fungus around the world
May 16, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
