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DJ Spooky Spins Asia After Dark: Asian Soundscape

A tribute to Duke Ellington adorns a building in Washington, D.C., but what will happen to the genre of American music he helped pioneer? Photo by Carol Highsmith, 2010.

Jazz: Searching for an Audience and a Vibe

What will it take for the next generation to embrace jazz? The Congressional Black Caucus and guest blogger Joann Stevens weigh in

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The Latest Cure for Acne: A Virus

Researchers are looking into a naturally-occuring virus which preys upon the skin bacteria that trigger outbreaks of acne

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Dino Time Botches Dino Feathers

Feathered dinosaurs are wonderful, but DinoTime 3D makes them look stupid

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Technicalities Tangle Tarbosaurus Case

A new development in the ongoing Tarbosaurus struggle complicates attempts to send the dinosaur home

With something for everyone, Museum Day offers a full list of free attractions.

Coming Up this Weekend: Freebie Fun at the Nation’s Museums

Museums across the nation will join the Smithsonian on Sept. 29, offering free admission with a printed ticket

This enticing hunk of casu marzu cheese is rich with fly larvae, but sadly, illegal in the United States.

Five Banned Foods and One That Maybe Should Be

From maggoty cheese to My Little Ponies to roadkill, some illegal and one legal food items in the United States

Baxter, a robot that can work with humans.

Hope and Change: 5 Innovation Updates

Here’s the latest on robots that work with humans, a revolutionary camera, home 3-D printers, mobile wallets and Google’s driverless car

The NFL logo on the 50 yard line

How the Football Field Was Designed, from Hash Marks to Goal Posts

The American football field as evolved over more than 100 years, and with it, the game

Are Science Museums Going Extinct?

Will science museums survive when the topics they cover are invisible or impossibly far away?

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Orlon! Dacron! Antron! The Great American Knits of Fall 1965

As this old newspaper ad supplement shows, in the heydey of synthetic knits, DuPont advanced its chemically made fibers as a key to “Better Living”

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Recapping “The Jetsons”: Episode 01 – Rosey the Robot

Meet George Jetson! The first installment of our 24-part series on the show that would forever change how we view the future

Fossil swim tracks indicate that theropods similar to this Megapnosaurus at least occasionally swam in prehistoric lakes and rivers.

Did Dinosaurs Swim?

Carnivorous theropod dinosaurs were thought to be hydrophobic, but swim tracks show that these predators at least sometimes took a dip in lakes and rivers

In a new study, scientists evaluated female job applicants as less competent and hireable than males, even though their credentials were identical.

Are Scientists Sexist? New Study Identifies a Gender Bias

A new study indicates that the gatekeepers of science, whether male or female, are less likely to hire female applicants to work in labs

The Anacostia Community Museum explores the power of waterways to divide and unite.

Events September 25-27: Waterways, Conserving Masterpieces and Video Blogging

This week, explore the role of the Anacostia River, art conservators at the museum and video blogging in contemporary life

Neanderthals may have collected feathers from dark birds, such as black vultures (shown), for ornamental purposes, a new study suggests.

Do Feathers Reveal Neanderthal Brainpower?

Neanderthals may have used feathers as personal ornaments, which suggests our cousins were capable of symbolic expression

National Zoo Director Dennis Kelly informed crowds of the cub’s death.

Breaking: National Zoo Officials Report the Panda Cub is Dead

The Zoo’s new cub born a week ago died today, Sunday, September 22, is dead

A scanning electron microscope image of the ancient tooth, and the location of the beeswax filling.

6,500-Year Old Beeswax May Be Oldest Known Dental Filling

From the archives of an Italian museum, researchers may have found the oldest dental filling

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The Equinox: See It for Yourself This Weekend

There are many great spots around the globe to observe the celestial phenomena, from Machu Picchu to the Yorkshire moors

America’s Issues with Voter Turnout Stretch Back More Than 200 Years

Since before the Revolutionary War, America has struggled with low voter turnout

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