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Events April 16-18: Art Classes, 19th Century Laundry and the Peacock Room
This week, learn how to knit or make pottery, appreciate how much of a luxury your washing machine is and experience the prettiest room on the Mall
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How One Family Helped Change the Way We Eat Ham
The Harris family struck gold when they introduced the ice house to England in 1856, but what were the costs of their innovation?
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Why Humidity Makes Your Hair Curl
Humid air causes hydrogen bonds to form between water molecules and the proteins in your hair, triggering curls and frizz
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Inside the Great American Baseball Road Trip
Forget loyalty. In 2013, it’s all about the stadium, as ballpark chasers take to the road with the goal of seeing a game in every stadium on the continent
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Lost in Space and Other Tales of Exploration and Navigation
A new exhibit at the Air and Space Museum reveals how we use time and space to get around every day, from maritime exploration to Google maps
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Revealed: The Part of Our Brains That Makes Us Like New Music
Imaging technology shows that a reward center known as the nucleus accumbens lights up when we hear melodies we love
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One World Government and the War of Tomorrow
In 1950, journalist Vincent Sheean argued that renouncing national sovereignty was the only way to prevent nuclear war
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Through staged fashion shoots, an artists’ collective critiqued the ascendant sportswear retailer
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Where Have the Trees of Guam Gone?
Scientists are investigating whether the obliteration of the island’s bird species is thinning the tree canopy and could alter the forests’ structure
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Agony and Ecstasy at the Masters Tournament
It would take a miracle to beat Craig Wood in 1935. Gene Sarazen provided one
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The Best Way to Handle the Coming Cicada Invasion? Heat Up the Deep Fryer
For 17 years, these insects have been lurking, waiting to return, so here are some suggestions to eat your way through the infestation
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Events April 12-14: Experimental Films, Airplanes, Nam June Paik and Cherry Blossoms!
This weekend, watch shorts from a South Korean film festival, learn about flight, celebrate the work of an avant-garde great and enjoy the cherry blossoms
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Researchers Turn Brains Transparent By Sucking Out the Fat
By turning brains clear and applying colored dyes, connections between neuron networks can now be examined in 3D at unprecedented levels of detail
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Robot Cars and R2D2s: Snapshots from Behind-the-Scenes of new “Time and Navigation” exhibit
From sea to space and back again, the new Air and Space exhibit shows you how we get where we’re going
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Decoding the City: The Fire Diamond
Just what are those red, blue, and yellow diamonds hanging outside warehouses and factories?
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Bean Leaves Don’t Let the Bedbugs Bite by Using Tiny, Impaling Spikes
Researchers hope to design a new bedbug eradication method based upon a folk remedy of trapping the bloodsuckers as they creep
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Old Ebbets Field Opens One Hundred Years Ago Today
Revisiting a few pieces of baseball’s past
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Two Musicians Make Historic Donations to Kick Off Jazz Appreciation Month
Two donations from living legends to the American History Museum represent the genre’s global reach
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How to Travel to Outer Space Without Spending Millions of Dollars
Who’s in the space suit? Increasingly, it is our digital selves
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The Story Behind Smithsonian Castle’s Red Sandstone
Author Garrett Peck talks about uncovering the stone’s history for his new book, The Smithsonian Castle and the Seneca Quarry
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