Wild Things: Life As We Know It
Human behavior, primate intelligence, meal planning, tree-dwelling orchids and detangling history
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Mountain lions are thought to be multiplying in the West and heading east. Can we learn to live with these beautiful, elusive creatures?
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Interview with Steve Kemper, Author of “Cougars on the Move”
Kemper talks about how cougars have been hated throughout history and what surprised him while researching the animals
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Tourists flock to the World Trade Center site, but for New Yorkers, 9/11 is history
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Our intrepid reporter gets up close and personal with New Guinea natives who say they still eat their fellow tribesmen
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Fall Weekend in the Hudson Valley
This region still has more than enough natural and cultural treasures to fill a three-day weekend. Here are some suggestions
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The mythical West lives on - even as the wealthy, the leisured and the retired buy into Big Sky Country. An essay
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The National Museum of American History will undergo a dramatic makeover
American Art, African Culture and Mardi Gras
A poignant homecoming launches a harrowing quest
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Though the artist doesn’t think of himself as a painter of portraits, a new exhibition makes the case that they are key to his work
Space shuttle-watchers took their place in the sun, not yet awakened to the true risks of exploring the heavens.
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A photographer takes a pinhole view of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, which struck a year ago this month
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Wegman speaks about photographing his Weimaraners, including Man Ray and Fay Ray
The winners (and some runners-up) of SMITHSONIAN’s annual photo contest take a bow
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Urban planners take a cue from pre-WWII cities and towns
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Waste Into Walls: Building Casas Out of Sand
A green technology guru heads to the dump in search of the stuff of dreams
Erdrich speaks about notable weather, Wal-Mart and writing
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Uncovering the History of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
The author behind the authoritative retelling of the 1911 fire describes how he researched the tragedy that killed 146 people
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Scientists and soldiers combine forensics and archaeology to search for pilot Bat Masterson, one of 88,000 Americans missing in action from recent wars
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