As the world warms, trees in such forests will no longer be adapted to their local climates. That's where assisted migration comes in
These bizarre creatures have been around for hundreds of millions of years, and for humans, they’ve inspired horror, admiration and culinary prestige
Communities may have thought the celestial events were messages from the gods, a reason to abandon a settlement or a cue to end a war
The human hand is an incredible tool—and a deadly threat
Using solar power, machine learning and her family’s patio umbrella, 18-year-old Selina Zhang created a synthetic tree that lures the destructive species
Bug out with 15 shots of insects and arachnids of all shapes and sizes from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest
For one of them, the story ended with a mission to bring science to the public
The "Messier marathon" prompts space hobbyists to spot 110 celestial objects in one night, and the best time to try it is in March
Bones in Spain suggest a mercury-rich mineral used for art and hallucinogenic trips poisoned a community 5,000 years ago
A Chicago startup has turned a fungus found by NASA into a protein-packed food
Documenting episodes of the phenomenon thousands of years ago may help us predict damaging solar storms in the future
Researchers examined the remnants of a 13th-century fishing site to get a picture of how the marine ecosystem has changed
An anthropologist explains why we experience many objects, from tennis rackets to cars, as extensions of our bodies
Indigenous communities from Alaska to Greenland are harnessing information to make their own decisions
Each dramatic episode over the past few years has led to fresh geologic revelations, and researchers think another bout is on the way
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Smithsonian Gardens’ 28th annual orchid exhibition is underway at the Kogod Courtyard
Some remains found in the 2,000-year-old graves were likely food offerings, but others may have been much-loved companions
Our sister planet’s cloudy exterior gave it an aura of mystery—until humanity developed the technology to probe past the veil
Akito Kawahara has spent his life devoted to lepidoptera. Now he’s correcting the record on where they first evolved