Of carnivores and herbivores
Phineas Gage: Neuroscience’s Most Famous Patient
An accident with a tamping iron made Phineas Gage history’s most famous brain-injury survivor
Momentous or Merely Memorable
Who Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls?
Resolving the dispute over authorship of the ancient manuscripts could have far-reaching implications for Christianity and Judaism
Buckhannon, West Virginia: The Perfect Birthplace
A community in the Allegheny foothills nurtured novelist Jayne Anne Phillips’ talent for storytelling
The world’s foremost lion expert reveals the brutal, secret world of the king of beasts
They are perhaps the world’s most notorious wild lions. Their ancestors were vilified more than 100 years ago as the man-eaters of Tsavo
Wild Things: Life as We Know It
Vanishing dinosaurs, breeding birds, redback spiders and more
How Do Smithsonian Curators Decide What to Collect?
The Star Spangled Banner and John Glenn’s spacesuit were clearly musts. Other artifacts are less obvious
Brian Switek lists some of the year’s greatest dinosaur discoveries
Inventing Your Way to a Better Champagne Experience
Countless inventors have tried to improve upon the champagne experience. Take a look at the inventions that have changed the way we toast
The first decade of the millennium may have been a good one for cuisine, but it was a mixed bag in terms of food-related news
Organic becomes a household name, chefs become celebrities and exotic ingredients become ordinary
Dino documentaries, paleo art tips, why dinosaurs matter and more
Nine Science Stories You Should Have Read This Year
From robot babies to counterfeit drugs, here’s what you missed
Make a New Year’s Resolution to Get Cultured
Visit these exhibitions before they close in the new year
Nine Wildlife Stories You Should Have Read This Year
From geoducks to the Cahaba, here’s what you missed
The Science Behind the Marijuana Munchies
The researched link between marijuana and an increased appetite
Alternate Evolution and Avatar
How James Cameron’s newest film is inspiring questions about evolution
An unlikely marriage proposal in the Museum of Natural History
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