Bluebrain’s Soundtrack for the National Mall
DC electro-pop duo Bluebrain have released a location-aware album app that serves as a soundtrack for the National Mall
Blog Carnival #32: Scientist Stereotypes, Sauropod Necks, Dinosaur Facts and More
The best of what’s being written about dinosaurs in the blogosphere
Weekend events June 3-5: Thunder God, Craft Invitational, Jazz at American Art
Events for the weekend of June 3-4 include jazz, a Nigerian art lecture, and Family Day at the Renwick
Scientists have generated the first video of a shock wave from a trombone
USDA Demolishing the Food Pyramid
USDA began offering nutritional advice in 1894. We had 12 food groups in the 1930s, seven in the 1940s, four in the 1950s, then a pyramid and now a plate
How Do You Feed A Whale Shark?
Whale sharks gather off of the Yucatán Peninsula every summer for one big feeding frenzy
Dinosaur Diamond: Moab’s Potash Road
The area is piled high with sedimentary rock from the heyday of the dinosaurs. At a few spots, it’s easy to see the animals’ tracks
The Goose That Flies Over the Himalayas
The bar-headed goose spends its winters at sea level in India and its summers in central Asia
Will unmanned aerial vehicles—drones—soon take civilian passengers on pilotless flights?
Wildlife researchers and tourists are heading to a tiny Mexican village to learn about the mystery of the largest fish in the sea
Wild Things: Yawning Chimps, Humpback Whales and More…
Leaping beetles, Pacific salmon, prehistoric mammals and other news updates in wildlife research
How to Turn 8,000 Plastic Bottles Into a Building
Peace Corps volunteer Laura Kutner demonstrates how she turned trash into the building blocks for one community’s revival
The Story Behind the Peacock Room’s Princess
How a portrait sparked a battle between an artist–James McNeill Whistler—and his patron–Frederick R. Leyland
The rock guitarist talks about his custom-made Frankenstein 2 that is now in the collections of the American History museum
Food Like You’ve Never Seen Before
Molecular gastronomist Nathan Myhrvold creates culinary oddities and explores food science in his groundbreaking new anthology
An Unforgettable Photo of Martha Graham
Barbara Morgan’s portrait of the iconic dancer helped move modern dance to center stage
Readers Respond to the April Issue
“You compete me”
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