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Pond Walk, by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace

Ten Great Science Books For Kids

From dinosaurs at the Smithsonian to a walk around a pond, here are some of our favorites from 2011

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The Consequences of Fun

A member of the Algonquin Roundtable would have loved going to Vegas

D Train, by Richard Estes

The Many Angles and Perspectives of “Multiplicity” at the American Art Museum

A new exhibition of contemporary art explores the concept of multiples in a variety of ways

The track of an Early Jurassic theropod dinosaur at St. George, Utah's Dinosaur Discovery Site. This track is of the same general type and close of the age of the tracks recently found near Las Vegas.

Paleontologists Track Dinosaurs Near Las Vegas

Very few skeletons have been found from this period, and much of what we know about the dinosaurs of the Early Jurassic Southwest comes from tracksites

Get a hands-on introduction to forensics as part of the "Written in Bone" exhibition

Events Nov. 21-24: For All the World To See, Forensics Lab, Beyond Blackface and Thanksgiving

This week, get a guided tour of a fascinating exhibit, experiment in an interactive forensics lab, hear from a noted author and celebrate Thanksgiving

What was the secret to Grandma's turnips?

Inviting Writing: Thankful for Traditional Recipes

Nothing fancy, just warm and tasty and filled with tradition

Yellow saddle goatfish

The Fish That Hunt Like Lions

Yellow saddle goatfish collaborate when one finds prey to chase

Children's books for the youngest readers

Best of Children’s Books 2011: For the Very Youngest Readers

The first section of Smithsonian’s 2011 Best Children’s Books begins with selections for the youngest readers in your family

Our shelves are always full of children's books.

Welcome to Just One More Story: A Blog Highlighting the Best in Kid’s Books

Our goal is simple: to offer up an unfolding guide to irresistible reads—books that will keep kids up at night, reading by flashlight under the covers

How We Will Live Tomorrow

A Whole Town Under One Roof

We’re moving on up—visions of a self-contained community within a 1,000-foot tall skyscraper

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Telltale Games Returns to Jurassic Park

A new adventure game goes back to the scene of the crime that set the catastrophic events of the first film in motion

Fleming's double-sided watch showed the "Cosmic Time"

Sandford Fleming Sets the World’s Clock

On this day in 1883, the railroads adopted a plan for standardized time zones. It all started when one man missed his train

A marine sea slug

Ocean Creatures In A Warmer World

A new study finds that some marine organisms may have to move fast if they want to survive climate change

Padre Pio (1887-1968), an Italian priest and stigmatic, was elevated to sainthood in 2002 as St. Pio of Pietrelcino. In the 1940s he heard the confession of the future Pope John Paul II and–John Paul recorded–told him he would one day ascend to "the highest post in the Church though further confirmation is needed." The marks of the stigmata can be seen on Pio's hands.

The Mystery of the Five Wounds

The first case of stigmata—the appearance of marks or actual wounds like those Christ received during the Crucifixion—was recorded in 1224

Lisa's vintage stove is a little too vintage.

Cooking Through the Ages: A Timeline of Oven Inventions

How much has technology really changed since the first ovens, wood-fired hearths?

Missionary sisters circa 1920

News from the Preservation Front

Why we need to save orphan films as well as blockbusters

No one knows exactly where Vaux's (pronounced "vauks") swifts spend the winter, or the details of their migration route. But we do know the birds need chimneys.

The Disappearing Habitats of the Vaux’s Swifts

Chimneys may be obsolete in modern buildings, but they’re crucial habitat for the bird species on the West Coast

Designed by Viktor Schreckengost (American, 1906-2008); produced by Cowan Pottery Studio (Rocky River, Ohio, active 1912-1931). Engobed and glazed ceramic, with sgraffito design.

An Art Deco Masterpiece for Eleanor Roosevelt

Birmingham, Alabama, the art museum’s “Jazz Bowl” by famed U.S. industrial designer Viktor Schreckengost was an artistic, and civil rights, turning point

New smart phone apps highlight the importance of good sleep.

Snooze Science Yields Doze Apps

Now you can reportedly track what your brain has been doing all night, all in the name of a good night’s sleep

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Into a Desert Place: A Talk With Graham Mackintosh

In remote fishing camps, a few older fishermen remember a red-haired Englishman who tramped through 30 years ago, disappearing around the next point

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