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A Welcome to the Obama Administration’s Scientist Appointees
Last month, then president-elect Obama devoted one of his weekly addresses to science
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The Ghost of Inaugural Lunches Past
Now its a pageant, but the post inauguration meal used to be a pretty mild affair
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An Antarctic Scientist’s Advice for Surviving the Cold
Sure, it’s zero degrees outside. But you can handle it
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Picture of the Week—Baby Gorilla
Did you hear? A western lowland gorilla named Mandara gave birth last Saturday at Smithsonian’s National Zoo
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The Perils of Bird-Plane Collisions
When airlines want to investigate dangerous bird strikes against planes, they turn to the head of the Smithsonian’s Feather Identification Lab
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Inauguration Tours: Smithsonian American Art Museum
No ticket to a fancy ball this Inaugural weekend? I suggest you wander up to the third floor of the Smithsonian Museum of American Art
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Here at Smithsonian, we’re big fans of the Amazing Randi, not least because he’s a fan of the magazine (he told us so)
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George the Lobster Should Stay in Maine Waters
A couple of weeks ago, fishermen off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, pulled up a 20-pound lobster
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