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Smithsonian Facility on the Chesapeake Bay Preps for Hurricane Irene
To protect equipment and ongoing experiments, scientists at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center have to think beyond sandbags
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It may be difficult to view the entire 17-minute speech online, but two films were made about the March on Washington that highlight that momentous day
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The Satellite Eyes On Irene (And Other Great Resources)
There are satellites orbiting overhead, powerful computers and plenty of scientists to make sense of a wealth of data
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The many fuzzy and feathery dinosaurs that have been discovered reveal one of the most magnificent evolutionary transformations in the history of life
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Wyoming Paleontology Dispatch #9: Why It’s Called “Breaking Camp”
Some trick of the human psyche makes a patch of sagebrush feel like home
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Before Steve Jobs: 5 Corporate Innovators Who Shaped Our World
The former head of Apple comes from a long line of American innovators who changed society
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The Apple CEO’s resignation has prompted an outpouring of tributes you rarely, if ever, see for corporate executives
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Truman Capote, America’s Author-Celebrity
Just a few decades ago, one of the country’s biggest superstars was a writer. Capote’s story goes from pariah to celebrated socialite and back again
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While it’s hard to be the consummate kitchen maven in the face of disaster, it’s still possible to manage food prep without a fully functional kitchen
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Pixar Rewrites Dinosaur History
What if the cataclysmic asteroid that forever changed life on Earth actually missed the planet and giant dinosaurs never went extinct?
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The Great New England Hurricane of 1938
Katharine Hepburn’s Connecticut beach house and 8,900 other homes were swept into the sea
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The List: Smithsonian’s Top 11 Football Artifacts
The Smithsonian’s unique collection of football art, memorabilia and unusual artifacts
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IBM scientists say their “cognitive” chip is a key step toward developing computers that think and learn more like human beings and less like calculators
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Paradise Lost’s Joe Berlinger on the Roots of his West Memphis Three Films
The director of the award-winning documentary reflects on what it was like to film a “real-life Salem Witch Trial”
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The Sweet and Sour of Pickling
There is a reason, I discovered, that households of yore required at least one full-time homemaker to keep things running smoothly
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Smithsonian Museums and National Zoo Are Open Today, but the Castle Remains Closed
The museums are open today, but assessment of any damages from yesterday’s earthquake will continue throughout the day
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Even so, a terrestrial, 16-foot, carnivorous crocodile-like predator is not something I would like to meet in a dark alley (or anywhere else, really)
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