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From the Chesapeake Bay to Panama, scores of Smithsonian divers probe underwater mysteries
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Are you a superstar? Just stick out your tongue and say “yuck”
Weighing threats on land and from the sea
Will Tuvalu Disappear Beneath the Sea?
Global warming threatens to swamp a small island nation
Pent-up water and steam threaten to burst through the park’s surface. (And we’re not talking Old Faithful here)
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The orbiting space telescope has captured star births and deaths, galactic collisions and the accelerating expansion of the universe
When the first astronauts to walk on the Moon returned from their July 1969 lunar expedition, they were confined to quarters
British horsewoman Francesca Kelly brings India’s fiery Marwari to the United States in hopes of reviving the breed
Can Great Coffee Save the Jungle?
Persuaded that guilt alone won’t get Americans to pay more for environmentally friendly coffee, importers give farmers the tools to grow better beans
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The president envisions a future human mission to Mars, but medical researchers say surviving the journey is no spacewalk
Sure, the new Kids’ Farm at the National Zoo will be educational, but a giant rubber pizza and a “caring corral” will make it also a place for fun
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From slime to sponges, scientists are plumbing the ocean’s depths for new medications to treat cancer, pain and other ailments
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Where miners used to dig, an endangered bat now flourishes, highlighting a new use for abandoned mineral sites
The (Scientific) Pursuit of Happiness
What does the Dalai Lama have to teach psychologists about joy and contentment?
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Finding pharmaceuticals in the sea, unsettling images and nuggets of Americana
Quests to Save a Tree… and a Country
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Scores of teams battle for fame and glory in the no-holds-barred World Series of Birding
A San Francisco scientist’s genetic research renews the ancient hope for a way to slow aging
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Blamed for destroying one of North Africa’s most important forests, Morocco’s Barbary macaques struggle to survive
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A Los Angeles scientist says living cells may make distinct sounds, which might someday help doctors “hear” diseases
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