Scientists

Hypatia, Ancient Alexandria’s Great Female Scholar

An avowed paganist in a time of religious strife, Hypatia was also one of the first women to study math, astronomy and philosophy
March 15, 2010 | By Sarah Zielinski

The Truth About Lions

The world's foremost lion expert reveals the brutal, secret world of the king of beasts
January 2010 | By Abigail Tucker

UBI in the Knife and Gun Club

The secret language of doctors and nurses
October 2009 | By Richard Conniff

Galileo's Vision

Four hundred years ago, the Italian scientist looked into space and changed our view of the universe
August 2009 | By David Zax

Darwin for Dads

A daughter tries to help one member of an endangered species survive
August 2009 | By Joe Queenan

Booting Up a Computer Pioneer’s 200-Year-Old Design

Charles Babbage, the grandfather of the computer, envisioned a calculating machine that was never built, until now
April 02, 2009 | By Aleta George

Forensic Astronomer Solves Fine Arts Puzzles

Astrophysicist Don Olson breaks down the barriers between science and art by analyzing literature and paintings from the past
April 2009 | By Jennifer Drapkin and Sarah Zielinski

The Inventor of Air

Known for discovering oxygen, scientist Joseph Priestly also influenced the beliefs of our founding fathers.
February 09, 2009 | By Bruce Hathaway

How Lincoln and Darwin Shaped the Modern World

Born on the same day, Lincoln and Darwin would forever influence how people think about the modern world
February 2009 | By Adam Gopnik

What Darwin Didn't Know

Today's scientists marvel that the 19th-century naturalist's grand vision of evolution is still the key to life
February 2009 | By Thomas Hayden

A Naturalist's Pilgrimage to the Galapagos

Smithsonian's Laura Helmuth vacationed in the Galapagos Islands and returned with even more respect for Charles Darwin
January 30, 2009 | By Laura Helmuth

At Home with the Darwins

Recipes offer an intimate glimpse into the life of Charles Darwin and his family
January 23, 2009 | By Kathleen M. Burke

Darwin on Lincoln and Vice Versa

Two of the world’s greatest modern thinkers are much celebrated, but what did they know of one another?
January 22, 2009 | By Laura Helmuth, Mark Strauss and Terence Monmaney

Out of Darwin’s Shadow

Alfred Russel Wallace arrived at the theory of natural selection independently of Charles Darwin and nearly outscooped Darwin’s The Origin of Species
January 22, 2009 | By Lyn Garrity

Wild Goose Chase

How one man's obsession saved an "extinct" species
January 02, 2009 | By Rob R. Dunn

Bugs, Brains and Trivia

No detail is too small for students at the Linnaean games, an annual national insect trivia competition
November 17, 2008 | By Abigail Tucker

Galileo, Reconsidered

The first biography of Galileo Galilei resurfaces and offers a new theory as to why the astronomer was put on trial
August 12, 2008 | By Mike Price

Wallace Broecker Geochemist, Palisades, New York

How to stop global warming? CO2 "scrubbers," a new book says
June 2008 | By Kenneth R. Fletcher

On the Origin of a Theory

Charles Darwin's bid for enduring fame was sparked 150 years ago by word of a rival's research
June 2008 | By Richard Conniff

Patricia Zaradic, Conservation Ecologist, Pennsylvania

The trouble with "videophilia"
April 2008 | By Megan Gambino

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