The James Webb Telescope Successfully Launches Into Space
A rocket carrying the $10 billion dollar invention blasted off Christmas morning and powered up as planned, providing astronomers with a long-awaited gift
The Ten Most Significant Science Stories of 2021
Thrilling discoveries, hurdles in the fight against Covid and advancements in space exploration defined the past year
The Ten Best Science Books of 2021
From captivating memoirs by researchers to illuminating narratives by veteran science journalists, these works affected us the most this year
Why Do Pilot Whales Chase Killer Whales Near Iceland?
Scientists are working to understand the strange inter-cetacean conflict
Meet the White Tern, a Seabird Surprisingly Thriving in a Big City
The bird—also known as Manu-o-Kū—has excited ornithologists, its population growing within Honolulu, the busiest of Hawai'i's urban landscapes
How Covid-19 Has Hurt the Effort to Track STDs
As gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia have hit their highest marks in decades, many STD contact tracers have shifted to work on the pandemic
The Ten Most Significant Science Stories of 2020
From the rapid development of vaccines for Covid-19 to the stunning collection of an asteroid sample, these were the biggest science moments of the year
The Ten Best Science Books of 2020
New titles explore the mysterious lives of eels, the science of fear and our connections to the stars
How Patients With Eating Disorders Have Been Affected by the Pandemic
A recent study suggests that worries related to Covid-19 may exacerbate conditions including anorexia and binge eating
Planet Positive
From stories about rebounding species to dispatches about green innovations, <em>Smithsonian</em> magazine shares environmental practices that are working.
