Since her arrival in September, baby Chitwan has charmed visitors and curators alike. This is the first birth of a rhino at the National Zoo since 1974
Experiments at sea show we can cause phytoplankton to bloom in areas where it otherwise would not
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A Onetime Rancher Wages Lonely War to Save Rare Plants
Working alone, by hand, one man is turning 100 acres of alien trees into a refuge for Hawaii’s endangered botanical treasures
The Dogs That Go to Work, and Play, All Day — for Science
Geneticist Jasper Rine and his colleagues launched the Dog Genome Initiative to elucidate both canine genes and behavior
Most Americans believe science and technology make their lives better, two out of five are “very interested” in them, but not many know how they work
NASM’s new “How Things Fly” gallery is hands-on to the max! At 50 visitor-operated displays, you can see and feel the basic principles of flight in action
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At the ‘Mayo Clinic for Animals,’ the Extraordinary Is Routine
New York’s renowned veterinary hospital takes on almost anything, from a constricted boa to a mite-infested mouse to an anemic iguana
To Be a Champion, a Tree Must Measure Up to High Standards
If it is tall, wide and thick enough, it might qualify for listing on the National Register of Big Trees—but first someone has to find it
It took four years, a shipwright and help from the British to create the blue whale model installed in the National Museum of Natural History
If It Moves, Grab It, but Try Not to Get the End That Bites
That’s the advice researchers in Venezuela give volunteers who help them find and collect specimens of the world’s biggest boa
Let’s Hear It for the Lowly Sound Bite!
In which it is amply demonstrated that the sound bite, long a pariah of pundits and pooh-bahs, is really a help meet to man
Geologists Worry About Dangers of Living ‘Under the Volcano’
The experts believe Mount Rainier will give plenty of notice before it erupts again—the problem is that it can kill in other ways
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Dragonflies Are an Odd Combination of Beautiful Things
Don’t be misled by their dainty appearance. These ornaments of summer are aggressive predators, amazing fliers and bizarre suitors
Seeing the Chesapeake as a whole
At a 2,600-acre research site near Chesapeake Bay, Smithsonian scientists are answering basic questions about how ecosystems work
Houses Built to Move the Spirit—and Save Trees
The innovative dwellings designed by Seattle architect James Cutler are rooted in the wooded contours of the land they complement
Let the Bones Talk’ Is the Watchword for Scientist-Sleuths
When the FBI moved in across the street 60 years ago, Smithsonian anthropologists began a tradition of helping to solve crimes
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Creatures Wild and Wonderful Thrive at a Living Lab in Kenya
The Mpala Research Centre offers a pristine environment for collaborative study on how humans and wildlife can coexist in the future
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Clyde Roper Can’t Wait to Be Attacked by a Giant Squid
After studying (and eating) smaller squid for years, the Smithsonian’s cephalopod man is now ready to face the biggest calamari of all
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