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Video: Meet the Team of Scientists Who Discovered Gravitational Waves

Kip Thorne, Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish and Ronald Drever | Smithsonian Magazine’s 2016 American Ingenuity Award Winners for Physical Sciences In February, physicists announced the first-ever detection of gravitational waves—a …

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Flythrough Video of the Apollo 11 3D Model

Take a guided trip through the model and then head over to Smithsonian X 3D to zip through it yourself.

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The Past, Present and Future of Agriculture

Humans have been modifying plants since the beginning of agriculture, but now, globalization and new technologies have given us more control and more power over our food than ever before.

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These Gentle Giants Would Rather Be Left Alone

Historically feared by humans, brown bears were once aggressively hunted in the contiguous U.S. Because of this, 95% of these majestic creatures live in Alaska.

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An Electric Eel Shocks a Fake Human Arm

Credit: Ken Catania, PNAS, 2016

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An Electric Eel’s Defensive Response

Credit: Ken Catania, PNAS, 2016

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Darwin Letter Recovered, Returned to Smithsonian

A letter by Charles Darwin that was stolen more than 30 years ago was recovered by the FBI’s Art Crime Team and returned to the Smithsonian on May 26, 2016. …

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An Evening with E O Wilson

E.O. Wilson discusses his new book, “Half-Earth,” and his recent and thought-provoking proposal to devote half the surface of the Earth to nature. The livestream video features E.O. Wilson and …

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Coral Bleaching 2016

Images collected by Professor Terry Hughes, Director ARC Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies. James Cook University

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Artist Michael Najjar Travels to the Stratosphere

(Credit: Michael Najjar/Courtesy of Benrubi Gallery, NYC)

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How Fast Does a Snake Strike?

Slowed-down recordings from a lab experiment show two snake species striking at a test glove. (Video clips courtesy of David Penning)

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Ancient Lizards Revealed in 3D Scans

A short movie explores 3D scans of some of the mid-Cretaceous lizards found trapped in amber. (courtesy of Daza et al., Science Advances)

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Hunting for Deep Life

This time-lapse video shows researchers collecting samples inside a South African gold mine. (by Gaetan Borgonie)

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Native American Tribes Suffer When the Truckee River Slows to a Trickle

Several communities rely on the 121-mile-long river, fed by snowpack melting into Lake Tahoe. (Carla Schaffer/AAAS)

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Dogs Engage in Rapid Mimicry

A slowed-down recording, made as part of a scientific study, shows one dog quickly mimicking another canine’s expression during playtime in a park in Palermo. (Video courtesy Elisabetta Palagi)

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What Is the Anthropocene?

Discover why scientists think we are in a new geologic age and what it means for our future.

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Impalas and Baboons Share a Feast

Research in Tanzania shows that impalas follow baboons to sausage trees to share fruits and feel safer from predators. (Video courtesy Brooke Davis)

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Simulating Bubbles in the Brain

This video shows a laser being fired into neurons grown in a gel, re-creating the shock wave-induced cavitation that may cause brain damage in blast victims. (Jon Estrada, Christian Franck/Brown …

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How Army Ants Build Better Bridges

In Panama, researchers recorded army ants crafting living bridges to take the most efficient route along the forest floor. (Christopher R. Reid, Matthew J. Lutz, Simon Garnier, and the New …

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Electric Eels Curl Up to Boost Their Power

In these clips, an electric eel in the lab attacks a dead fish attached to wire, which is shaken to simulate a struggle. The sounds represent the change in voltage …

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Watch This Virtual “Fly Through” of a Human Brain

SNAP, by Cleveland-based company Surgical Theater, gives surgeons a three-dimensional view of their patients. (Credit: Surgical Theater)

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What Are Mosquito-Borne Infections?

This animation explains how diseases, like dengue, are transmitted. Credit: C. Schaffer/AAAS.

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Jays Robbing a Hummingbird Nest

A new study shows that hummingbirds often nest near hawks to avoid egg-robbing Mexican jays, like the pair seen here. (Video by Harold F. Greeney, Yanayacu Biological Station)

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Mysterious Octopus Pranks Its Prey

Rather than pouncing on its prey, the larger Pacific striped octopus extends a tentacle and taps its victim, startling it into the octopus’s deadly embrace. (Video courtesy Roy Caldwell, UC …

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This Prototype for a Robotic Flipper Was Inspired by Sea Lions

Megan Leftwich, an engineering professor at George Washington University, is building a robotic flipper based on her observations of sea lions

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Bumblebees Are Feeling the Heat

While bumblebees are not expanding northward, some are retreating to higher elevations as the temperature warms. This animation shows the range compression for a hypothetical North American species forced to …

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Why Seahorses Have Square Tails

Used more for grasping than locomotion, seahorse tails are both flexible and uniquely strong. (Video courtesy Dominique Adriaens, UGent)

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