The Journey to Elsewhere, U.S.A.
A professor explains how new technology drastically altered the modern American family unit
The AP reported earlier this week that the Indian pharmaceutical industry is spewing a drug soup into the waters of a town near Hyderabad
Lincoln vs. Darwin (Part 4 of 4)
On this blog, several of the staff of Smithsonian magazine have been debating who was more important, Abraham Lincoln or Charles Darwin
Lincoln vs. Darwin (Part 3 of 4)
We asked: Who was more important, Abraham Lincoln or Charles Darwin? T.A. Frail took up the fight for Lincoln, and Laura Helmuth argued for Darwin
Lincoln vs. Darwin (Part 2 of 4)
Recently, someone here at Smithsonian asked: Who was more important, Abraham Lincoln or Charles Darwin?
Picture of the Week—Snowy Peaks
The recent cold spell is getting a lot of attention, but we should all remember that it could be worse
Lincoln vs. Darwin (Part 1 of 4)
Next month we celebrate an odd double anniversary—the 200th anniversaries of the births of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin
How Many Ugandan Mountain Gorillas?
Mountain gorillas are rare and endangered, and they have the misfortune to live in a part of the world wracked by human violence
Alfred Russel Wallace arrived at the theory of natural selection independently of Charles Darwin and nearly outscooped Darwin’s The Origin of Species
A Welcome to the Obama Administration’s Scientist Appointees
Last month, then president-elect Obama devoted one of his weekly addresses to science
An Antarctic Scientist’s Advice for Surviving the Cold
Sure, it’s zero degrees outside. But you can handle it
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