It’s in the Air: Skin, Stardust, Radio Waves, Vitamins, Spider Legs
We seldom notice air, but there’s more going on in that cubic foot of the ether in front of our faces than most of us would ever guess
The Cattle Ranch That Doubles As a School for Doers
Punching cows and hitting the books go together at Deep Springs, a feisty college that acts like it’s run by the students and it is
Shhhh…Those ‘Peculiar People’ Are Listening
They’re out there in there boondocks, doing their best to record the pure sounds of nature while there are still some quiet places left
On These Sidewalks of New York, the Sun is Shining Again
Everybody’s heard about the bad-news Bronx, but few realize there has been an amazing turnaround. Welcome to the good-news Bronx
Keeping Up With Our Freelancers in the Field
Since this magazine started sending writers and photographers all over the world back in 1970, they’ve had more adventures than most of us can dream up
Around The World Solo In a Sailboat: What Does It Take?
It takes stamina, humor, planning—not to mention hanging from a line 60 feet up, over waves the size of a house, in gale-force winds
“The Hermitage”
Its spectacular holdings in art have long been celebrated; but now, as it reaches out to the world, the museum reveals a closely held secret
Merchant Ivory’s Special Take on Thomas Jefferson
In their first feature based on a historic figure, the legendary filmmakers focus on the life and loves of an American in Paris
No Two of a Kind In This Show of Cards
A group of talented art quilters reveal their hands in a stacked deck of unique ‘cards’ soon to be exhibited at the Renwick Gallery
Around the Mall & Beyond
The Freer’s art is indeed stunning, but the quiet elegance of its new glass cases catches the eye of this visitor
“Do You Swear That You Will Well and Truly Try…?”
Trial by jury has had some ups and downs, but it beats what led up to it—trial by combat, and ordeal by fire, water or poison
Human Moms Teach Chimps It’s All in the Family
A nursery school at the Yerkes Primate Center gives lessons to the offspring of lab chimps on how to live like their wild-born relatives
Fickle Desert Blooms: Opulent One Year, No-shows the Next
Arid lands mean life on the edge. Adaptations serve flowers well, but deserts are always mosaics of abundance and seeming sterility
Again and Again in World War II, Blood Made The Difference
In 1940 the hard-driving Harvard biochemist Edwin Cohn broke plasma down into its different proteins and saved millions of soldiers’ lives
Smithsonian Perspectives
Our historic concern for conservation now leads us into many areas related to endangered species and biodiversity
Frederick Douglass Always Knew He Was Meant to Be Free
Taking to the podium throughout his life,the former slave fought with tireless eloquenceto “secure the Blessings of Liberty” for all
Smithsonian Perspectives
The electronic transformation that is under way at the Smithsonian will fulfill a central promise of democracy
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