Message in a Bottle
By studying objects cast up on our shores, researcher Curtis Ebbesmeyer traces the flow of ocean currents
Following the Track of the Cat
The Bushmen of Namibia are so good at reading the language of footprints they can tell what a leopard did the day before they started pursuing it
Smithsonian Science
Extending a Recording Discoveries and Innovation
Painted Ladies in Space
High schoolers ask: would metamorphosis aboard a space shuttle mission yield normal butterflies?
The Tail of the Whale
Steve King embarks on a whale-watching odyssey
Mapping Galactic Foam
Smithsonian astronomer Margaret Geller plotted the bubble structure of the universe. Now she’s working to find out how it got that way
Sage Grouse Strut Their Stuff
The star of one of nature’s most spectacular spring shows is losing ground and may be headed for the federal Endangered Species List
The Horses Exalt the Officers Who Ride Them
Cantering through smoke, over obstacles and down city streets, recruits in Washington, D.C. train for careers as mounted police
Seeing Fingers Decipher Bones
Give Marsha Ogilvie some bones, and she’ll tell you the who, what and how … and she does it all with her hands
We’re in a Jam
Easing the nation’s growing traffic congestion has experts all backed up
Return of the Pandas
After moving from Wolong to Washington, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian are packing them in at the National Zoo
Seeing Science Six Miles Up
City patterns, farm history, ancient seabeds, old mountains and new, the why of clouds: take a look
Hunting Slime Molds
They’re not animals and they’re not plants, and biologists want to know a lot more about them.
Master of the Deep
Before Smithsonian scientists do underwater research, Michael Lang makes them seaworthy.
The Rhinos Are Baaack!
In South Africa these hefty, unpredictable and inquisitive beasts are flourishing and have become very big business
Noise Busters
To dissect the din that daily assaults our ears, researchers from the Noise Pollution Clearinghouse are taking to the streets
The Bone Collectors
A pair of biologists on Cumberland Island save the remains of dead sea critters for others to study
How Squirrels Fly
Fascinated by the graceful gliding of these mammals with “wings,” scientists take a close look.
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