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Naval Gazing: The Enigma of Étienne Bottineau
In 1782, an unknown French engineer offered an invention better than radar: the ability to detect ships hundreds of miles away
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Chimps Shouldn’t Be Entertainers
A new study provides evidence that seeing chimps in commercials makes us care less about them as a species
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A new study finds that Tyrannosaurus truly had “thunder thighs.” Juveniles were likely more agile than adults
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The Long and Bumpy Road to Cappadocia
Of all the bizarre landscapes created by water, wind and time, Cappadocia is among the strangest
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The List: The Smithsonian Institution Celebrates American Archives Month
From automobiles to beards, check out some of the more unusual artifacts in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Pop-Up Relief in Kenya’s Slums
Solar-powered huts built by a Montana-based construction company provide two big needs: water and cellphone power
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The Scottish baritone saxophone musician recalls his 60-year career and the famous singers he’s accompanied
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Is Decanting Wine Worth Doing?
Does the practice really improve the taste or is it just a wine snob’s affectation?
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Everyone talks about innovation, but most people seem uncomfortable with the creative forces that make it happen
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Smithsonian’s newest blog tracks the latest developments in the field of human evolution
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Is there really no such thing as a boring or banal home movie?
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Today at War, Tomorrow in Stores
Advertisers in the 1940s promised American consumers that they would be rewarded for their wartime sacrifices on the homefront
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An Artist Gets a Backstage, Behind-the Scenes Ticket to Tour the Smithsonian
Acclaimed sculptor Elizabeth Turk is studying the properties of marble—her medium—at the Smithsonian Institution
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Travel Pioneers in Southeast Asia
Ex-pat Americans in Asia lead travel firms with a difference—giving back
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Dinosaur Drive-In: Tammy and the T-Rex
A 1990s high school romance flick takes an odd turn when an animatronic dinosaur gets the Frankenstein treatment
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National Portrait Gallery’s David C. Ward: Historian Turns to Poetry
In a new book of poetry, a Smithsonian scholar renders his thoughts on family, nature, celebrity and anonymity
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Edison vs. Westinghouse: A Shocking Rivalry
The inventors’ battle over the delivery of electricity was an epic power play
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What to Eat and Drink in Turkey
My favorite place in any large town is the fruit bazaar, where all this goodness is crammed together into a circus of fragrant, colorful mayhem
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Events Oct. 11-13: Stories From the Mine, Baseball Americana and the Music and Arts of Japan
This week, come to a panel discussion with the Chilean miners, a talk about baseball, and join in an evening of Japanese culture
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