Social Media
Amateur Skywatchers Spot New Atmospheric Phenomenon
Its name is Steve, and it’s more common than you might think
Is #Hashtagging Your Environment on Instagram Enough to Save It?
Location-based data might help pinpoint key ecosystems—or make conservation a popularity contest
Social Networks May Give Runners a Motivational Leg Up to Hit the Pavement
Friends' running habits may have more influence on your workouts than you might think
Seduced By a Rare Parrot
What can conservationists learn from New Zealand’s official “spokesbird,” a YouTube celebrity who tries to mate with people’s heads?
Can Social Media Give Sharks a Better Reputation?
A nonprofit called Ocearch is naming tagged sharks and giving them Twitter and Instagram accounts to ease fears and aid in conservation
How a Soap Opera Virus Felled Hundreds of Students in Portugal
The “Strawberries With Sugar” outbreak is just one example of mass hysteria, which goes back centuries
#ColorOurCollections Is Back, Turning Your Favorite Cultural Institutions Into Coloring Books
In its second year, it's more vibrant than ever
Haunting Twitter Account Shares the Fates of the Refugees of the St. Louis
In 1939, Cuba and the United States turned back a ship full of German Jews, 254 of whom were later killed during the Holocaust
Why 2016 Is Only the Most Recent Worst Year Ever
This year has been miserable for many, but it has plenty of competition from its predecessors in the 20th century
Violence Among Teens Can Spread Like a Disease, Study Finds
Surveys of thousands of American teens add evidence to the theory that violence spreads in communities like a contagion
Why Do Flashing Images Cause Seizures?
For people with epilepsy, a flashing screen can be more than a passing annoyance
How the Cell Phone Is Forever Changing Human Communication
An ongoing study by Smithsonian anthropologists investigates the dramatic shifts wrought by the smart phone
From the Telegram to Twitter, How Presidents Make Contact With Foreign Leaders
Does faster communication cause more problems than it solves?
What Happens to Obama's Social Media Accounts When He Leaves Office?
The White House and National Archives have come up with a strategy to smoothly transition the POTUS Twitter and other communications channels
Getty Instagram Grant Winners Document the Drama of the Everyday
From teen moms to slices of street life
New Movie Posters Turn Scientists Into Superheroes
The Center for Infectious Disease Research recasts the fight against disease in a series of movie and comic book-style posters
Black Tweets Matter
How the tumultuous, hilarious, wide-ranging chat party on Twitter changed the face of activism in America
Karl Marx, My Puppy ‘Max,’ Instagram and Me
A historian tries hard to understand modern society and buys a #cutepuppy
The Media Learned Nothing After Misreporting the Reagan Assassination Attempt
As the shooter John Hinckley returns to life outside of imprisonment, it’s worth looking back at every thing the media got wrong that day
These Meals Are Made of Paper
Stop-motion spaghetti? Yes, please
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