w The Show Must Go On(line): Watch Free Broadway Musicals Every Friday By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 19:21:46 +0000 Select Andrew Lloyd Webber productions will stream on YouTube for 48 hours at a time Full Article
w Why Scientists Created a 'Smart Toilet' That Recognizes Your Butt By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 20:25:40 +0000 The bidet-like suite of devices detects abnormalities in feces that could flag signs of certain cancers Full Article
w Ornately Decorated Eggs Have Been Traded Worldwide for Thousands of Years By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 11:00:00 +0000 A new analysis of ancient ostrich eggs at the British Museum underscores the interconnectedness of the ancient world Full Article
w Watch This Giant, Eerie, String-Like Sea Creature Hunt for Food in the Indian Ocean By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 15:17:57 +0000 Researchers shared a video of this massive siphonophore, one of the longest of its kind ever recorded Full Article
w Hand-Reared Monarch Butterflies Are Weaker Than Their Wild Cousins By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 17:01:47 +0000 In the wild, only about one in 20 caterpillars grows up to be a butterfly Full Article
w Take a Virtual Tour of Two Recently Excavated Homes in Pompeii By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 18:27:41 +0000 Pompeii Archaeological Park Director Massimo Osanna narrates stunning drone footage of preserved daily life in the ancient city Full Article
w Colorful Image Lights Up Microscopic Guts of 'Water Bear' By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 13:55:38 +0000 Biologist Tagide deCarvalho created this award-winning image of the tardigrade using fluorescent stains Full Article
w Hares and Chickens Were Revered as Gods—Not Food—in Ancient Britain By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 17:43:20 +0000 New research indicates that Iron Age Britons venerated brown hares and chickens long before modern Easter celebrations Full Article
w Shel Silverstein's Historic Sausalito Houseboat Is Now on Sale By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 14:56:16 +0000 The children's book author and illustrator purchased the repurposed World War II vessel in 1967 Full Article
w The Museum of Modern Art Now Offers Free Online Classes By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 18:12:23 +0000 The nine classes span contemporary art, fashion and photography Full Article
w Scientists Suggest New Origin Story for 'Oumuamua, Our Solar System’s First Interstellar Visitor By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 18:43:38 +0000 Perhaps the cigar-shaped object is a shard from a shredded planetary body, a computer simulation suggests Full Article
w Indonesian Volcano 'Anak Krakatau' Fired Lava and Ash Into the Sky Last Weekend By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 19:44:04 +0000 This eruption is the longest since 2018 when the volcano caused a deadly tsunami Full Article
w Wild Dolphins Seem to Have a Range of Personalities By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 13:30:00 +0000 From shy to bold with shades in between, dolphin personalities are surprisingly similar to ours Full Article
w Cook These Quarantine-Friendly World War I Recipes By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 11:00:00 +0000 An online exhibition from the National WWI Museum and Memorial features recipes detailed in 1918 cookbook Full Article
w Portrait Project Reveals the Faces Behind Health Care Workers' Protective Gear By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 14:49:44 +0000 Doctors and nurses are attaching smiling photos of themselves to the outside of their protective gear to maintain connections with patients Full Article
w How To Watch April’s Lyrid Meteor Shower From Home By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 18:38:47 +0000 Though not as plentiful as the Perseids in summer, the Lyrids can serve up some serious fireballs Full Article
w How Flowers Marvelously Evolved Resilience By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 14:00:00 +0000 Blossoms contort and twist back into optimal pollination position after getting bumped and battered Full Article
w Ten Apple Varieties Once Thought Extinct Rediscovered in Pacific Northwest By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 15:26:42 +0000 The "lost" apples will help restore genetic, culinary diversity to a crop North America once produced in astonishing variety Full Article
w The Far Side of the Moon May Someday Have Its Own Telescope, Thanks to NASA Funding By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 17:57:38 +0000 The project hasn’t yet been greenlit, but a proposal just got major funding to explore the potential for the lunar observatory Full Article
w How Rain Evolved Its Distinct Scent—and Why Animals and Humans Love It By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 18:20:58 +0000 New research reveals the ancient symbiotic relationship behind geosmin, the chemical compound responsible for the scent of fresh rain Full Article
w How COVID-19 Interferes With Weather Forecasts and Climate Research By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 13:46:35 +0000 'The break in the scientific record is probably unprecedented,' one ecologist says Full Article
w For Male Lemurs, Love Stinks—and Scientists Now Know Why By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:26:22 +0000 A newly identified trio of chemicals may help the primates find a mate Full Article
w New Hotel in Turkey 'Floats' Above Ancient Ruins By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:07:00 +0000 Closed due to COVID-19, the Museum Hotel Antakya looks forward to welcoming guests with its blend of luxury and history once restrictions are lifted Full Article
w This Free Game Lets Users Build Their Own Virtual Art Museums By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 18:22:51 +0000 "Occupy White Walls" allows players to design their own art galleries—and explore others' out-of-the-box creations Full Article
w Scientists Stage Sword Fights to Study Bronze Age Warfare By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 11:00:00 +0000 Research suggests bronze blades, thought by some to be too fragile for combat, were deadly weapons across ancient Europe Full Article
w Researchers Follow a 15th-Century Recipe to Recreate Medieval Blue Ink By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 15:34:41 +0000 The purplish-blue pigment, derived from a Portuguese fruit, fell out of use by the 19th century Full Article
w On May 27, Astronauts Will Launch From U.S. Soil for the First Time in Nine Years By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 18:35:31 +0000 The two NASA astronauts will lift off from historic launch pad 39A, used for the Apollo and space shuttle missions Full Article
w England to Debut World's Longest Coastal Path by Middle of Next Year By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 18:39:03 +0000 The nearly 2,800-mile-long walking route runs all the way around the English coast Full Article
w Museums Challenged to Showcase 'Creepiest Objects' Deliver Stuff of Nightmares By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 20:00:19 +0000 We’re really, really sorry Full Article
w Unwind With These Free, Museum-Led Meditation and Mindfulness Sessions By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 13:59:20 +0000 The Rubin Museum of Art and the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art offer an array of relaxing experiences Full Article
w Like Dolphins and Whales, Ancient Crocodiles Evolved to Spend Their Time at Sea By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 14:31:54 +0000 Researchers tracked changes in the crocodilian creatures’ inner ears to learn how they moved into the sea Full Article
w Norway Lobsters Crush Ocean Plastic Into Even Smaller Pieces—and That's Bad By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 15:17:05 +0000 The crustaceans' guts pulverize plastics into tiny bits that can be consumed by even smaller creatures at the base of the ocean food chain Full Article
w Enjoy Free Video Tours of Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings Across America By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 16:22:40 +0000 The 20th-century architect defined a uniquely American style that used nature-inspired motifs and horizontal lines Full Article
w Toxic Newts Use Bacteria to Become Deadly Prey By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 13:00:00 +0000 Scientists discover neurotoxin-producing bacteria living on the skin of rough-skinned newts Full Article
w Insomnia and Vivid Dreams on the Rise With COVID-19 Anxiety By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 14:23:40 +0000 Fears around the pandemic are causing sleep patterns to change and strange dreams to linger in people’s memories Full Article
w This NASA Website Shows What the Hubble Telescope Saw on Your Birthday By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:17:38 +0000 The snazzy search is part of the telescope’s 30th anniversary celebration Full Article
w 300,000-Year-Old Stick Suggests Human Ancestors Were Skilled Hunters By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 16:28:52 +0000 The ancient throwing stick may have been used by Neanderthals or an even earlier hominin Full Article
w Why the Anne Frank House Is Reimagining the Young Diarist as a Vlogger By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 14:02:28 +0000 The controversial series stems from the museum's desire to reach a younger generation by telling history in new ways Full Article
w Why Microsoft Word Now Considers Two Spaces After a Period an Error By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 14:27:05 +0000 Traditionalist "two-spacers" can still disable the function Full Article
w One Hundred Years After Influenza Killed His Twin Brother, WWII Veteran Dies of COVID-19 By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 15:23:28 +0000 In the days before his death, the New York man spoke often of his lost twin and the lessons humanity seemed not to have learned Full Article
w Gorgeous New Map of the Moon Is Most Detailed to Date By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 17:02:52 +0000 The rendering builds on decades of data that dates back to the Apollo missions, which happened some fifty years ago Full Article
w New Study Gives a More Complex Picture of Insect Declines By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 18:22:45 +0000 The researchers gathered data from 166 surveys of insect abundance around the world, mostly conducted since the 1980s Full Article
w Meet the New Species of Snake Named After Salazar Slytherin of the Harry Potter Franchise By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 13:30:00 +0000 Perhaps the fictional Hogwarts founder would have appreciated the honor Full Article
w What Does Your Sourdough Starter Smell Like? Science Wants to Know By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 15:52:05 +0000 A citizen science project aims to chart the microbial diversity present in starters all over the world Full Article
w Archaeologists Unearth Remnants of Lost Scottish Wine-Bottle Glass Factory By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 16:24:23 +0000 The 18th-century Edinburgh factory once produced a million bottles a week Full Article
w Land O'Lakes Drops the Iconic Logo of an Indigenous Woman From Its Branding By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 16:30:23 +0000 The story behind the image, and its removal, led to mixed reactions from the public, including native communities Full Article
w Dolphins, Surfers and Waves Sparkle in Bright Blue Bioluminescent Glow Off California Coast By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 16:31:43 +0000 A rare bloom of microscopic organisms capable of making their own blue light has transformed several of the state’s beaches Full Article
w Why Scottish Archaeologists Are Building a Replica of an Iron Age Stone Tower By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 20:28:00 +0000 By building a new broch, the project aims to better understand how and why the original structures were constructed Full Article
w Why Video Calls Are Surprisingly Exhausting By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 14:10:54 +0000 Expressing yourself and trying to read others’ faces in a grid of video feeds is a taxing task Full Article
w Researchers Uncover New Evidence That Warrior Women Inspired Legend of Mulan By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 15:07:57 +0000 Nearly 2,000 years ago, women who rode horseback and practiced archery may have roamed the steppes of Mongolia Full Article