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Are People Who Are Obsessed With Themselves Actually Hotter?
Being narcissistic also tends to make you more physically attractive
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Why Did Plant-Munching Theropods Get So Big?
Were these Late Cretaceous dinosaurs just the culmination of an evolutionary trend towards ever-larger body size or was something else at work?
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Events Nov. 30-Dec. 2: Africa’s Space Programs, the Middle East’s Diva and Ang Lee’s Wedding Banquet
Explore a continent’s long history with the stars, hear the vocal stylings of Karima Skalli and watch another classic in a series of film screenings
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The Meals That Starving Travelers Dream Of
Daydreaming of food is a tradition as old as the saga of man versus wild. What would you wish to eat if you were starving in a tent or a dinghy at sea?
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Danilo Pérez, Creator of Musical Guardians of Peace
The Panamanian performer catches up with Joann Stevens before his Nov. 30 concert at the Kennedy Center
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In response to a changing economy and demographic shift toward urban areas, the deserted homes of Schlitz, PBR and other beers are being repurposed
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The 2012 Smithsonian American Ingenuity Awards Liveblog
Follow along as we award the best innovators of the year
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The Episode Where George Jetson Rages Against the Machine
Never trust a robot co-worker
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Why Do We Hiccup? And Other Scientific Mysteries—Seen Through the Eyes of Artists
In a new book, 75 artists illustrate questions scientists haven’t fully answered yet
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Feathers Fuel Dinosaur Flight Debate
Was the early bird Archaeopteryx more of a glider than a flier?
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A Mysterious Disease Is Killing Hawaii’s Coral
Conservationists and divers alike are on edge over a mysterious disease sweeping through coral reefs in Kauai
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Primate Origins Tied to Rise of Flowering Plants
Scientists argue that grasping hands and feet, good vision and other primate adaptations emerged because the mammals plucked fruits from the ends of tree branches
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Amy Henderson: A Portrait is a Story Unfolding
Artist Everett Raymond Kinstler’s portrait of the legendary performer Christopher Plummer joins the collection as Kinstler is honored in New York City
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Astronomers Discover the Most Explosive Black Hole Yet
The newly discovered quasar spews an amount of energy equivalent to more than two million suns
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An Explosive 25th Anniversary for the Sackler with Artist Cai Guo-Qiang
The Gallery marks the occasion with an “explosion event,” lectures, performances and more
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A Real, Working Transformer Robot!
This remote-controlled car turns into a walking, missile-shooting robot
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Bacterial Life Abounds in Antarctic Lake, Cut Off From the World for 2,800 Years
From a frozen Antarctic lake, researchers pulled samples teeming with bacteria
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Madame Restell: The Abortionist of Fifth Avenue
Without benefit of medical training, Madame Restell spent 40 years as a “female physician”
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Retailers are mining personal data to learn everything about you so they can help you help yourself to their products.
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How Weather Models and Google Could Help Forecast Flu Season
Principles from the weather models that predicted Sandy a week ahead of time might be used to warn about the flu before it arrives
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