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The Scene of Deduction: Drawing 221B Baker Street
From pen-and-ink sketches to digital renderings, generations of Sherlock Holmes fans have undertaken drafting the detective’s famous London flat
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Shark Week Proves We Are Fascinated by Sharks, So Why Do We Kill So Many of Them?
Around the world, these animals command a strange sort of fascination in their human admirers—an urge to see, learn and encounter, but also to kill
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Helpful Tips for Playing Games in a Corset: A Trip Through the Deep-Rooted Anxiety of Playtime
As this gaming literature from the 19th century shows, games were nothing to play around with
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Dining in the Dark?
You’ve heard of mood lighting, try no lighting with the latest trend
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The 5 Coolest Planets Orbiting Distant Stars
Of the hundreds of exoplanets discovered by scientists, we list of some of the most interesting
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Banjo Gets a Hand
Recently-discovered fossils fill out the arms of one of Australia’s formidable predatory dinosaurs
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Augmented Reality Livens up Museums
We still have to wait a bit for Google Goggles, but augmented reality is moving mainstream, even bringing museum dinosaurs to life
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Triclosan, a Chemical Formerly Used in Antibacterial Soaps, Was Found to Impair Muscle Function
In a study, the chemical inhibited muscle activity in individual human heart cells, mice and minnows
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Q&A: Jayson Musson Breaks Down Coogi Sweaters
With the ‘80s and ‘90s status-symbol clothing a bargain on eBay, the Brooklyn artist buys, disassembles and reconstructs them to make abstract “paintings”
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Celebrate Julia Child’s 100th Birthday with the Smithsonian
The American History Museum has a full day of screenings, book signings and special events for the famous chef’s birthday
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Tooth Chemistry Confirms Early Homo Loved Meat
Two million years ago hominids evolved more specialized diets with early Homo preferring meat and Paranthropus choosing plants
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Confidence in Water Leads to Confidence in Bagels
The latest look into the impact of New York’s water supply on its bagels yields a new potential factor: pride
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Events August 14-17: Green Jobs, Julia Child’s 100th Birthday and Live Jazz
This week at the Smithsonian, learn about emerging green jobs, celebrate Julia Child’s birthday and unwind with a tribute to Thelonious Monk
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The Demonization of Empress Wu
“She killed her sister, butchered her elder brothers, murdered the ruler, poisoned her mother,” the chronicles say. But is the empress unfairly maligned?
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Scientists Create Worm-like Robot That Can Inch Along the Ground
The Meshworm uses artificial muscles and peristalsis to creep quietly along the ground
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Happy 166th Birthday to Us!
The Smithsonian Institution celebrates 166 years since it was signed into existence by President James K. Polk
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Great Food Festivals of the World
To sample the best foods and flavors of a region, head for a festival
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Dinosaurs Better Off Lost
Even in film, searching for Africa’s mythical dinosaurs is a mistake
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As the Olympic Games Conclude, a Look Back at U.S. Opening Ceremony Outfits
The photos tell the story here, as Team USA has always had an eccentric taste in its uniforms
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Smartphone as Doctor
Some think that little computer you carry around with you is about to bring a sea change in the doctor-patient relationship. Is data power?
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