Nature is constantly in flux, and climate issues are accelerating the pace of change. Each year brings new and different developments across the United States. For wolves and moose in Michigan, one annual study has tracked the changes of 65 years for the two populations.
This Barbie is an astronaut. This Barbie is a scientist. This Barbie is a Smithsonian star.
Nature is for everyone; however, it's not always accessible for all.
New York City is a special place. Home to millions, this energetic city also captures the fancies of tourists who fly thousands of miles to see the famous skyline and absorb its history and culture. The metropolis has a 400-year history and a present-day population of about eight and a half million people across its five boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. These years and lives represent countless American stories.
Discovering buried treasure is a dream for many, but once in a blue moon, it can actually happen.
Penguins are survivors. Modern species of the adorable birds withstand freezing temperatures or dive deep in swift currents.
Birds may not seem like fascinating windows into the past, but for paleontologists our feathery friends are living relics. Birds have a direct line of continuity back to the age of the dinosaurs. Many varieties survived while the likes of the T-Rex went extinct through catastrophic events. But why the birds were able to survive is still a question for study.
In 1992, farmers near the village of Shiyan Beicun in Zhejiang province, China, were considering several ponds on their lane.
What's the coolest thing you've discovered on a hike?
From the 1830s to today, photography has come a long way. We no longer use glass plates to capture negatives, and cameras can take many photos per second. To understand how photography evolved from processes such as the daguerreotype to the iPhone camera, one must read up on the history of the medium. This history is entwined with other developments of the past two centuries—including political turmoil, women's liberation, and the Civil Rights movement.
How did you learn to swim?
Researchers in Israel found a deposit of ancient bird bones clearly collected by people from 12,000 years ago.
