What’s Killing the Aspen?
The signature tree of the Rockies is in trouble
Wild Things: Life as We Know It
Chewing dinosaurs, climate change, self-sacrificing ants and black bears
Picture of the Week – Is that Lettuce?
This is a sea slug, Elysia chlorotica, and it looks like a leaf because it has acquired chloroplasts from its algal prey and stored them in its gut lining
Seven Questions for Turkey Day
In preparation for tomorrow’s big day, I offer you a selection of articles on the theme of turkey science:How did the turkey in my oven get so big?
Mountain Gorilla Rangers Negotiate Safe Passage in Congo
One of the first Smithsonian articles I worked on was last year’s Guerrillas in Their Midst, about the endangered mountain gorillas of Rwanda and Congo
Welcome to Our Sister Blog, Surprising Science
A new blog keeps in line with our obsessions
The Body of Copernicus Is Identified
The famed astronomer wasn’t always so well known
Picture of the Week – A Newly Restored Photo of the Earth and Moon
This week’s Picture of the Week is the Earth as seen from the Moon, circa 1966.Thinking ahead, NASA sent five missions up to photograph the moon
When Will There Be Herds of Mammoths?
With the announcement that the woolly mammoth genome has been sequenced, it seems natural to ask when we will finally see live mammoths
A Chemistry Lesson at the American History Museum
Spark!Lab at the National Museum of American History, which reopens on Friday after extensive renovations
Get to Sleep Before You Lose Your Senses and Your Money!
If you don’t get back to sleep, you risk forgetting what you learned, impairing your ability to learn, and preventing yourself from extracting concepts
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