Transportation | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/transportation/RSS feed for TransportationenThu, 23 Apr 2026 11:00:31 +0000The Remarkable, Amazing Stories of Route 66 Reflect the Twists and Turns of 100 Years of Americanahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-remarkable-amazing-stories-of-route-66-reflect-the-twists-and-turns-of-100-years-of-americana-180988601/Among the first interstates, the beloved roadway that connected Chicago to Los Angeles still looms large in popular culture and our collective imaginationThu, 23 Apr 2026 11:00:31 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-remarkable-amazing-stories-of-route-66-reflect-the-twists-and-turns-of-100-years-of-americana-180988601/'Fresh Eyes on Ice' Teaches Kids to Collect Vital Ice Data in Remote Alaskan Communitieshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/fresh-eyes-on-ice-teaches-kids-to-collect-vital-ice-data-in-remote-alaskan-communities-180988556/Students measure ice thickness and monitor spring break-up to help save lives in areas where frozen rivers are used as roadwaysThu, 16 Apr 2026 14:10:43 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/fresh-eyes-on-ice-teaches-kids-to-collect-vital-ice-data-in-remote-alaskan-communities-180988556/In a First, the World's Most Expensive and Volatile Substance—Antimatter—Traveled by Truckhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/in-a-first-the-worlds-most-expensive-and-volatile-substance-antimatter-traveled-by-truck-180988431/The work paves the way for longer-distance transport of the rare material so scientists can study it at other facilitiesThu, 26 Mar 2026 16:02:37 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/in-a-first-the-worlds-most-expensive-and-volatile-substance-antimatter-traveled-by-truck-180988431/