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What Would a Cross Between a Polar Bear and a Grizzly Really Look Like?
As climate changes and Arctic sea ice melts, species shift habitats and may interbreed. Lamm digitally manipulates photographs to imagine these hybrids
You Can, You Will, You MUST See This Poster at American History (as soon as it reopens)
The museum presents one of the war’s most popular billboard designs in a new installation
How to Make (and Where to Eat) the Best Dim Sum
One woman’s love of dim sum takes her to Hong Kong, where she tries her hand at making the bite-size cuisine
Why Binge Drinking Makes You More Likely to Break Your Bones
Research in mice shows that heavy drinking triggers cellular changes that interfere with bone formation
Due to the Shutdown, Arrival of the Natural History Museum’s T. Rex is Postponed Until Spring
The highly anticipated acquisition of one the most complete T. Rex specimens in existence is delayed
Will Google Glass Make Us Better People? Or Just Creepy?
Some think wearable tech is just the thing to help us break bad habits, others that it will let us invade privacy like never before
Insects Are Less Randy in the Rain
Beetles, moths and aphids are markedly turned off by the hint of impending rain, likely an evolutionary adaptation to prevent them from getting washed away
Why Do We Eat Popcorn at the Movies?
The movie theater’s most popular concession wasn’t always associated with the movies—in fact, it used to be explicitly banned
Are Diesel Exhaust Fumes to Blame for Honeybee Colony Collapse?
Tests show that diesel pollutants reduce bees’ ability to smell flowers, potentially playing a role in the disappearance of the pollinating insects
This Alkaline African Lake Turns Animals into Stone
Photographer Nick Brandt captures haunting images of calcified animals, preserved by the extreme waters of Tanzania’s Lake Natron
Radioactive Wastewater From Fracking Is Found in a Pennsylvania Stream
New testing shows that high levels of radium are being released into the watershed that supplies Pittsburgh’s drinking water
Snack on This: One Curator Has Devoted a Whole Show to Pizza Art
What is it about that slice of cheesy goodness that makes it such an appealing subject for these artists?
Meet the Fantastically Bejeweled Skeletons of Catholicism’s Forgotten Martyrs
Art historian and author Paul Koudounaris elucidates the macabre splendor and tragic history of Europe’s catacomb saints
Your Smartphone Could Someday Warn You That Earthquake Waves Are About to Hit
The accelerometer chip in iPhones can detect seismic movement and may even provide a few seconds of warning before the most violent shaking strikes
Former Grateful Dead Drummer Mickey Hart Composes Music from the Sounds of the Universe
Hart teams up with a Nobel Prize-winning cosmologist to translate light and electromagnetic waves into octaves humans can hear
Museums Closed Due to Government Shutdown
All Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are affected
Why Do Naked Mole Rats Live So Long?
The rodents’ usual cellular structure is good at taking information from DNA and making proteins—these proteins may help extend their lifespans
How the City of Mud Stays Standing: Meet the Masons of Djenné, Mali
A new exhibition at Natural History explores the ancient craft in a modern world
The Sounds of Pink Floyd, Daft Punk and James Brown, As Expressed by Flying Paint
Photographer Martin Klimas sets paint atop a speaker and cranks the volume, snapping shots as the boom of music pulses paint into the air
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