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The secret to the world’s sweetest rhubarb? Sealed sheds, total darkness and a little old-fashioned flair ..read more
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Only two robotic missions have made it to the Swift Planet, but they were crucial for upending many false assumptions of that sun-scorched world ..read more
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The medical condition is named after a fictional storyteller who in turn was based on a real-life German nobleman known for telling tall tales ..read more
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During World War II, British researchers conducted tests on themselves to gauge how submariners' brains would function at extreme depths ..read more
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Ornithologists and conservationists say humans can take key steps to make urban environments less hazardous for our avian friends ..read more
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Our byways are an unnatural incursion into the natural world, especially when they’re allowed to fall into disuse. Meet a roadkill scientist and a journalist tracking how roads mess with nature—and what we can do about it ..read more
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Research suggests that experience may matter more than innate ability when it comes to a sense of direction ..read more
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These ten misconceptions underplay how much we have altered the global environment and undermine the new perspective we need to deal with a drastically changed world ..read more
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These Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest images feature the captivating creatures that live beneath the waves ..read more
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Two perspectives on the astronomical phenomenon that has fascinated humans for as long as we’ve been watching the skies ..read more