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The Year’s Most Outstanding Science Visualizations
A juried competition honors photographs, illustrations, videos, posters, games and apps that marry art and science in an evocative way
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Pick Your Poison: A Diet Mixer Could Make You Get Drunk Faster
The same amount of liquor causes a higher level of intoxication when mixed with diet soda instead of regular soda, a new study finds
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The History of the Flapper, Part 1: A Call for Freedom
The young, fashionable women of the 1920s define the dress and style of their peers in their own words
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Bangs, Bobs and Bouffants: The Roots of the First Lady’s Tresses
Michelle Obama’s modern look has a long history
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“Earth-Like” Exoplanets May Actually Be Mini-Neptunes
Many newly discovered exoplanets may not be able to shed their dense hydrogen atmospheres, making them unsuitable for life
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Why Cockroaches Meticulously Groom Their Antennae
Just as humans scrub off to remove dead skin cells, sweat and dirt from the day, insects also busy themselves to keep clean
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Don’t Get Duped: Six Foods That Might Not Be The Real Deal
Colored sawdust instead of saffron? Corn syrup instead of honey? It’s all in the newly updated USP Food Fraud Database
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Italian artist Lorenzo Possenti created 16 enormous sculptures of giant insects, all scientifically accurate, now on display at an Oklahoma museum
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Events February 5-7: Tachyons, Middle Eastern Landscape and Ai Weiwei
Hear about the one thing in the world that may be faster than light, consider Western media’s depictions of the Middle East and discuss Ai Weiwei’s art
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Strange Ball in a Strange Place: Watching the Super Bowl in Ecuador
America’s Biggest Game brings excitement, curiosity and some boredom to Ecuador
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Scientists See Insect Outbreaks From Space
A new tool uses satellite imagery to help researchers track small disturbances such as bug infestations, which may increase in scope as climate changes
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A Brief History of the Buffalo Chicken Wing
How the wing went from a throwaway to a delicacy in 50 years
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Athletes Are Exceptionally Fast Visual Learners
Professional football, hockey, soccer and rugby players significantly better than amateurs or non-athletes at processing fast-moving, complicated scenes
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Primal Screens: How Pro Football Is Amping Up Its Game
Pro football is turning to screens—some massive, others on smart phones—to try to keep its fans entertained.
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Drone Couture: Designing Invisibility
While scientists work toward perfecting the invisibility cloak, one designer has already developed a line of clothing that makes people invisible to robots
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Solving the Mystery of Owls’ Head-Turning Abilities
New research shows how owls can swivel their heads around without cutting off blood supply to their brains
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How Climate Change Affects the Smithsonian
Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough looks at how our scientists are studying our changing climate
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Lost and Found Again: Photos of African-Americans on the Plains
What would otherwise be a local-interest story became a snapshot of history integral to the American experience
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