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The History of the Olympic Pictograms: How Designers Hurdled the Language Barrier
Infographic design first appeared at the Olympics in 1948, when the games were last in London
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The dinosaur paleontologists named Oviraptor, “egg thief,” ironically turned out to be a caring mother
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40 Under 40 Opens at the Renwick Today
Forty artists honor 40 years of craft
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A treatment for the disease has eluded scientists for almost two decades. But new research offers hope that they finally may be on the right path
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Six Guys Stood At Nuclear Ground Zero And Lived To Tell The Tale
In 1957, five Air Force officers volunteered (and one cameraman was voluntold) to stand directly below a mid-air detonation of a 2-kiloton nuclear warhead
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Events July 20-22: Living Earth Festival, Movie Day, Book Signings at Air and Space
This weekend, celebrate Earth, have a movie day and check out some super cool planes at the Udvar-Hazy Center
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1927 Magazine Looks at Metropolis, “A Movie Based On Science”
How filmmakers created a gorgeous, dystopian future
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Energy Drinks: Wassup With Supplements?
The effects of energy drink supplements like taurine, guarana and ginseng have been studied prolifically, and some of their benefits are rather surprising
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Huge dinosaurs like Diplodocus couldn’t chew, so how did they eat?
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Neanderthals Weren’t Stone Age Rodeo Riders?
Neanderthal injuries are often compared to those of rodeo riders, but these cowboys may not be the best guide to our cousins’ trauma
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Teen Photographers Win Spot at National Portrait Gallery
Winners of the museum’s Teen Portrait Competition discuss their portraits and the stories behind them
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The Mystery of 221B Baker Street
Our series on Design and Sherlock Holmes begins with an investigation into the location of the famous detective’s London flat
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Man’s Best Friend or the World’s Number-One Pest?
With perhaps 600 million strays skirmishing for food on the fringe of the human world, street dogs are a common element of travel just about everywhere
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Hitler Plotted to Kill Churchill With Exploding Chocolate
Nazis are known for their heinous wartime crimes and tactics. Now, exploding chocolate can be added to that list, as revealed by a 60-year-old letter
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At 107°F, Death Valley Sets Record for Hottest Daily Low
Death Valley, California set an unusual new record last week matching the hottest low temperature ever recorded on Earth
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Ocean Acidity Rivals Climate Change As Environmental Threat
Rising ocean acidity is now considered to be just as much of a formidable threat to the health of Earth’s environment as the atmospheric climate changes
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Mesa Verde’s Mary Jane Colter Collection (But Don’t Call it That)
Among the treasures that will be on display when the park’s new museum opens later this year are 30 pieces donated by the legendary architect
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