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Know Your Presidents? Stabbings, Pet Raccoons, Cat Fights and Other Presidential Lore
Do you know which president liked to skinny dip in the Potomac or who had the first pet cat in the White House?
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Parched Middle East Faces Severe Water Crisis
Drought and over-pumping has led to groundwater losses in the Middle East that equal almost the entire volume of the Dead Sea, a new study shows.
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Libra: The 21st Century (Libertarian) Space Colony
The government can’t get their hands on you when you’re floating above Earth
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Appreciate Weird, Adorable Pangolins Before They’re Gone
Across Asia, a plague of hunting has hit pangolins, though it’s not too late to save these intriguing creatures from extinction
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From Virginia to Missouri to the Smithsonian: Jefferson’s Tombstone Has a Long Story
At the institution for a year of repairs, the president’s gravemarker calls the University of Missouri campus home
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Climate Change’s Latest Victim: Canada’s Outdoor Ice Rinks
A new project asks citizens to monitor their backyard rinks, helping to track how a warming climate is affecting Canada’s skating tradition
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How Does McCormick Pick the Top Flavors of the Year?
Ten years ago, the spice company identified chipotle as a taste on the rise. They’re back at it again with new predictions for 2013
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The Drones of the Future May Build Skyscrapers
Innovative architects are experimenting with small unmanned aerial vehicles to prove that drones can do more than cause destruction
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“Freakish Absurdities:” A Century Ago, An Art Show Shocked the Country
The Armory Show provoked reactions of love and hate; today it is recognized as changing American art forever
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A Valentine for Sci-Art Lovers
A clever print by designer Jacqueline Schmidt pays homage to 12 different species with one thing in common—they mate for life
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When Cane Juice Meets Yeast: Brewing in Ecuador
The sugarcane trail takes the author across the Andes, into liquor distilleries and from juice shack to juice shack as he pursues fermented sugarcane wine
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Flushing Your Anti-Anxiety Pills Down the Toilet Could Affect the Behavior of Wild Fish
A study shows that wild perch are less fearful, eat faster and are more anti-social when exposed to a common pharmaceutical pollutant
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Events February 15-17: Sketching Lessons, Arabian Jazz and Lincoln’s Dream
This week, indulge your creative side, hear Arab music, and meet a children’s book author
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Jane Jetson and the Origins of the “Women Are Bad Drivers” Joke
What happens when a comedy staple of mid-century sitcoms reappears as a late-century Saturday morning tradition?
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Outrageous Taxidermy, the Subject of a New Show on AMC
Former Smithsonian taxidermist Paul Rhymer is a judge on “Immortalized,” a TV competition that pits up-and-comers against superstars in the field
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The Origins of Wearing Your Heart on Your Sleeve
Valentine’s Day can be an occasion for quirky expressions of love
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Study Predicts Political Beliefs With 83 Percent Accuracy
Scans show that liberals and conservatives use different parts of the brain when they take risks, helping to pinpoint the political party a person prefers
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Meet Indonesia’s New Owl Species
The new species of owl makes a distinctive “pwok” call and is unique to just one island in Indonesia
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Don’t understand love? Not to worry. Scientists continue to study away to try to make sense of it for the rest of us
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Is It Love? Why Some Ocean Animals (Sort Of) Mate For Life
A look at the mating systems of some monogamous ocean animals show that finding life partners helps species protect themselves and their young
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