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A Tasting of the Grape, Among Other Things
An amateur wine competition in Manchester, Vt., features vintages that surprise the palate
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Architect Tom Kundig thinks outside the box to reinvent the notion of “home”
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Wild Things: Life as We Know It
The whiskered auklet’s plumage, joshua trees, squid beaks and more
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Wallace Broecker Geochemist, Palisades, New York
How to stop global warming? CO2 “scrubbers,” a new book says
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Forget Jaws, Now it’s … Brains!
Great white sharks are typecast, say experts. The creatures are socially sophisticated and, yes, smart
Great whites have tiny brains but powerful sensory organs
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Lab-grown gemstones are now practically indistinguishable from mined diamonds. Scientists and engineers see a world of possibilities
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Charles Darwin’s bid for enduring fame was sparked 150 years ago by word of a rival’s research
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Where to See Famous Diamonds
Readers Respond to the May Issue
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What a Year!
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A new Smithsonian Networks Film brings alive the upbeat music of Colombia’s cowboy country
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Love Song
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Few U.S. coins are rarer than the never circulated 1933 double eagle, melted down after the nation dropped the gold standard
Environmental Justice Advocate
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Early Birds
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Sir John Soane’s Museum in London and other idiosyncratic house museums in Europe yield pleasures beyond their size
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Gregory Crewdson’s Epic Effects
The photographer uses movie production techniques to create “in-between moments.” But you’ll have to supply the story line
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