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Air and Space Curator Margaret Weitekamp Explains Why ‘Star Trek’ Matters
With the release of the 12th Star Trek film, curator Margaret Weitekamp explains why the franchise is so influential
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When F. Scott Fitzgerald Judged Gatsby By Its Cover
A surprising examination of the original book jacket art to The Great Gatsby
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Amazing Sea Butterflies Are the Ocean’s Canary in the Coal Mine
These delicate and stunning creatures are offering Smithsonian scientists a warning sign for the world’s waters turning more acidic
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Buried Pig Bodies Help Scientists Refine Search Methods for Mass Graves
Currently, the science of detecting mass graves is hit or miss, though the remains of thousands of missing persons may be stashed in clandestine graves
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Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy Choice Increasingly Common, Still Medically Murky
Angelina Jolie’s choice to remove breasts is part of a larger trend - but doctors aren’t sure why it’s more popular now than ever, or whether it should be
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Gil Goldstein and Bobby McFerrin’s New Project at the Kennedy Center
Gil Goldstein lends an experienced hand to Bobby McFerrin’s new concert series and recording project that honors familiar spirituals with a new spirit
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Solving an Alligator Mystery May Help Humans Regrow Lost Teeth
A gator can replace all of its teeth up to 50 times—learning what triggers these new teeth to grow may someday keep us from needing dentures
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In France’s Périgord region, never mind the truffles, foie gras and wine—at least for a day—because this country is ground zero of the noble walnut
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Events May 14-16: New Research, Old Films and Live Jazz
This week, hear the latest from the brains at the Smithsonian, dissect the great Nam June Paik’s video legacy and relax with live music
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Slave Cabin Set to Become Centerpiece of New Smithsonian Museum
A slave cabin from a South Carolina plantation is being shipped to the new National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Leaproaches, Mutant Butterflies and Other Insect News That the 17-Year Cicadas Missed
Since 1996, scientists have found the oldest fossil insect, the largest living bug, a new taxonomic order and more
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Barns Are Painted Red Because of the Physics of Dying Stars
Have you ever noticed that almost every barn you have ever seen is red? Here’s why.
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Benjamin Franklin’s Phonetic Alphabet
One of the founding father’s more quixotic quests was to create a new alphabet. No Q included
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Macoto Murayama’s Intricate Blueprints of Flowers
The Japanese artist depicts blossoms from various plant species in fastidious detail
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The World According to Twitter, in Maps
A new geographic analysis of millions of tweets provides a remarkably broad view of humanity, by language, location and other factors
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10 New Things Science Says About Moms
Among then: They answer a lot of questions and their spit is good for us
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$18 for a Dozen Eggs by 2010? Inflation Fears in 1982
The Omni Future Almanac predicted that a gallon of gas would be cheaper than a quart of milk
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The Water On the Moon Probably Came From Earth
New isotopic analysis of hydrogen in Apollo-era Moon rocks shows that the water locked inside them hails from our planet
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28-Year Satellite Time-Lapse Shows Exactly What We’re Doing to Our Planet
28 years in just a few seconds, as seen from space
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