Electrodes placed on a car's tires can harness the energy generated when rubber meets road
Teaming up with botanical gardens, researchers at the Natural History Museum are digging deep into garden plant genomics
After collecting real-time data from the sun, two astrophysicists got to tinkering with video game components and the outcome is breathtaking
A new show at the Cooper Hewitt reveals the process behind designer Thomas Heatherwick's projects
More than 70 artifacts, from an artificial heart to an Etch A Sketch, grace the entryway to the American History Museum's new innovation wing
Artist Jeremy Sutton painted on his iPad while musicians performed and visitors played virtual reality games at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
In a historic drought, a group of decision makers take to the water to discuss the future of rivers
A weathervane from the Smithsonian collections is emblematic of Harland Sanders’s decades-long pursuit to make his chicken finger-lickin' good
Musician James Murphy wants to replace the beeps of the system's turnstiles with beautiful music
A startup called CrowdMed asks volunteer detectives to study cases of patients with symptoms that baffle doctors
Author Norton Juster says one boon to his magical writing is that he was born with synesthesia and hears colors
Scientific discoveries and faraway voyages inspired fantastic tales—and a new Smithsonian exhibition
An outspoken Harvard neuroscientist is tackling the wondrous challenge of understanding the workings of the brain
A centuries-old pastime in the United Arab Emirates gets a reboot
Digital scholars are zeroing in on stories that were trending way back in the 19th century
A rocky rollicking journey to Machu Picchu along one of the greatest engineering feats in the Americas
The idea of using pneumatics to send objects has been around for ages. But people?
Engineers at Drexel University are developing micro-swimmers that loosen arterial plaque and release drugs into the bloodstream to prevent future buildup
A new exhibition explains why the everyday objects of today and the recent past are so important to understanding who we are
A group of architects envisions a rolling solution to the state's homelessness problem
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