Entrepreneurs are using jewelry, fragrances and clothing to demonstrate what’s possible with repurposed carbon—and environmentalists have questions
Scientists in California are working with communities—and a suite of tools—to better monitor air quality
From laptops to iPhones, the first successful typewriter’s keyboard layout lives on
Pilgrims who left behind ancient graffiti are the subject of new research in the middle of the Nile
These highlights from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest commemorate Labor Day
The Smithsonian American Art Museum brings its latest time-based media art to the widest possible audience, including the deaf and hearing impaired
The new freezing technique could reinvigorate corals suffering from warming oceans—or even preserve human organs in the future
Using DNA analysis and historic records, his work allows us to look ancient humans in the eye
Before he changed aviation forever, the daredevil achieved an unparalleled speed record on land
Two chroniclers of explorers, including one who profiled OceanGate’s Stockton Rush, reflect on what visiting the depths of the ocean can—and can’t—teach us
The infinite wonder of space awaits further exploration, and SCHOTT will be there, pushing the boundaries of glass technology to new horizons each year
Escaping communism in a DIY aircraft wasn’t enough for Ivo Zdarsky. So he invented his own way of life in a Utah desert ghost town
Scientists are building machine-learning-powered software that can recognize a species based solely on a cellphone picture
A math historian explores how "x" came to stand in for an unknown quantity
The unplanned experiment provided clear lessons on the value—and limitations—of online learning. Are educators listening?
More than 60 years ago, an unfortunate picnic set Ohioan Ermal C. Fraze on a path to inventing the first pop-top tab opener for canned beverages
A new Natural History Museum exhibition explores how the devices link us to Earth and to a network of people worldwide involved in their supply chain
With office usage hovering near 50 percent of pre-pandemic levels, cities are putting the underutilized space to new use growing food
A device called the Antikythera mechanism is the true-life basis for the object at the center of the franchise’s latest installment
The family-owned facility in Tennessee produces more than 70 million pencils annually