Articles

“For a While…It Was Fun”

Then the full force of the storm hit. By the time it had played itself out, Galveston, Texas, was a shambles

September 1999

Outsmarting Napoleon

War games enthusiasts use miniature soldiers and multiple-terrain boards to simulate real battles

August 31, 1999

Will the Kitchen Please Shut Up!

Talking oven mitts, anyone? At the Counter Intelligence Project, research wizards are creating the culinary gizmos of tomorrow

September 1999

Something Just Bit You?

Was it a scorpion? A spider? A snake? The toxin experts at APDIC can tell you what to do

August 31, 1999

Durians Smell Awful — But the Taste Is Heavenly

September 1999

Creature Keepers

Conservation and research remain key elements in the National Zoo’s ever-expanding programs

September 1999

A Census of the Wild

A government report takes a look at what we have left and where we are heading

August 31, 1999

The Man Who Invented Elsie, the Borden Cow

August 31, 1999

Charting One School’s Challenging Course

As the principal of Montpelier High, Charlie Phillips has worked to make his school a place where teachers and administrators listen to kids

July 31, 1999

Sculpture Blossoms in a New Garden on the Mall

The National Gallery of Art has given the people a park for all seasons and all ages

July 31, 1999

Tantalizing Turquoise

The brilliant blue-green gemstone, prized by admirers from ancient times to our own, commands a booming, billion-dollar market

July 31, 1999

The Many Faces of Gustave Moreau

The 19th-century French painter infused his diverse works with exoticism and poetic imagination

July 31, 1999

Review of ‘Great Feuds in Science and Portraits of Discovery’

August 1999

What Good Is a List If You Can’t Read It?

August 1999

In the Year 1, Augustus Let the Good Times Roll

The year 2000 is almost upon us, but what in the (Western) world was happening when the counting began?

July 31, 1999

Mount Athos, Where “Every Stone Breathes Prayers”

At this remote sanctuary, art and religion have intertwined for 1,000 years

July 31, 1999

“There Is a Certain Amount of Humor in Checkers”

But if you think this game is easy, you haven’t met the Ayshire Lassie, the Black Doctor, the Goose Walk or the Canalejas Cannonball

July 31, 1999

A New Day Begun

Committed to its community, the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Museum sets lofty goals for the future

August 1999

Turning Water to Gold

Confronted with a hill full of gold, miners removed the hill and the gold and left a mess behind

August 1999

Do Not Take the Javelina Lightly

Oh yes, it’s a touchy-feely creature all right, but the collared peccary, or javelina, has very big teeth and it knows how to use them

July 31, 1999