May 2015
Smithsonian magazine delivers trusted and incisive reporting on history, science, nature, culture and travel.
Features
Viva Manila
A wave of Filipino families in Las Vegas is putting a Pacific spin on fried chicken, hot dogs and Sin City itself
The Body Shop
At a laboratory in North Carolina, scientists are working furiously to create a future in which donor lists have no wait
The Skeleton Crew
Scientists are using cutting-edge technology to grow human bones in the lab
Mind Meld
Brain-to-brain communication is no longer unthinkable, opening up a startling world of new therapies--and dilemmas
Strokes of Genius
Not Impossible Labs has developed a breakthrough approach to communication--writing with your brain
Upload Your Mind
The idea is about as science fiction as it gets. But surprising progress in neuroscience has some entrepreneurs ready to press "send"
Levitation Nation
Back to the Future made the hoverboard cool. Greg and Jill Henderson made it possible.
The Sheltering Sky
Hundreds of miles above Earth, orbiting satellites are becoming a bold new weapon in the age-old fight against famine
An Eye for Trouble
For George Clooney and the United Nations, the new frontier in satellites is humanitarian aid
Amazon Watch
Can high-flying modern technology protect the world's least modern people? A U.S. researcher makes the case
Monolith
The newly acquired archives of Arthur C. Clarke shed new light on a futuristic giant
Plastic Planet
A beachcombing artist's stunning images show we're in a sea of trouble
Welcome to Farmtopia
A new kind of food-focused suburb is sprouting across America. But is it sustainable?
Departments
Beth Shapiro
A biologist at the University of California, Santa Cruz explains the science of de-extinction in How to Clone a Mammoth, out this month.
Natural Selections
Darwin transformed our understanding of the world. But an artist along on the famous voyage captured its wonders most vividly
Re-fighting Gallipoli
Russell Crowe's controversial new film views the battle from the Turkish side.