sa Saving a Nest of Baby Rabbits Mauled by a Dog By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 After a dog digs up a rabbit's nest and leaves a litter exposed, the team at the Toronto Wildlife Center must rehabilitate the malnourished babies before they can be released back into the wild. Full Article
sa Ask Smithsonian: What Keeps Satellites From Falling Out of the Sky? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Are you the kind of person who needs to know what keeps satellites from plummeting to the Earth in a big, fiery ball? Then you need to watch this one-minute video, where Ask Smithsonian host Eric Schulze gives us the lowdown on what-in-the-name-of-science makes those satellites stay up. Full Article
sa Ask Smithsonian: Is Quicksand Real? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Can quicksand really swallow you up, or does that just happen in the movies? Host Eric Schulze dives in to separate science fact from science fiction." Full Article
sa With "Master of None," Aziz Ansari Has Created a True American Original By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Aziz Ansari | Smithsonian Magazine’s 2016 American Ingenuity Award Winner for Performing Arts The actor, comedian and author is being honored for his starring role as Dev Shah in “Master of None,” the Netflix series that he created with Alan Yang. Like the character he plays, Ansari is the son of Indian immigrant parents, and his smart, surprising take on life, love, technology and cultural identity in the United States has helped make the show “the year’s best comedy straight out of the gate,” as the New York Times put it. Among Ansari’s other accomplishments are his unforgettable portrayal of the loopy Tom Haverford on NBC’s “Parks and Recreation,” his best-selling book about dating in the internet age, Modern Romance (co-authored with Eric Klinenberg), and his blockbuster stand-up act that sold out Madison Square Garden. Read more about Ansari’s work: http://smithmag.co/jvdAaL | #IngenuityAwards And more about the American Ingenuity Awards: http://smithmag.co/77xPqy Full Article
sa How Neil Armstrong Saved the Gemini 8 Spacecraft By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Gemini 8 was in trouble. After completing the first space docking with another craft, it begins to spin uncontrollably. Ditching protocol, commanding officer Neil Armstrong tries an unorthodox plan. Full Article
sa Ask Smithsonian: What’s Up With Saturn’s Rings? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Despite being just one minute long, this Ask Smithsonian video hosted by Eric Schulze is crammed full of strange things you never knew – but should – about Saturn’s rings. Prepare to be amazed. Full Article
sa Haleakala Crater: A Sacred Place By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Read more about Haleakala: http://j.mp/ufv44s The Hawaiian volcano, with its unique vegetation and meditative winds, has a spiritual connection to the native population Full Article
sa The Shocking History and Legacy of the Salem Witch Trials By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 What fueled the frenzy that sent so many to their deaths in colonial America? And how did Americans reckon with the aftermath of the panic? --- For more videos from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/ Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Video Editor: Sierra Theobald Full Article
sa To the Moon and Back: Apollo 11 Celebrates its 40th Anniversary By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Sending a man to the moon required an overhaul of the entire space program, involving more powerful rockets and new spacecraft (Video: Lauren Hogan, Beth Py-Lieberman, Brian Wolly) Full Article
sa How Do You 3-D Scan a Dinosaur? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 A night at the museum with the Smithsonian's "Laser Cowboys" http://j.mp/17Vclt8 Using laser scanners and high-tech computer software, Vince Rossi and Adam Metallo are recreating a digital Dinosaur Hall before it's dismantled Full Article
sa As Hurricanes Get Stronger, Can a $34 Billion Plan Save Texas? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 After Hurricane Ike destroyed thousands of homes and inflicted an estimated $30 billion in damages in 2008, engineers hatched an ambitious plan to protect southeast Texas and its coastal refineries and shipping routes from violent storms. The $34 billion collaboration spearheaded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is a harbinger of the type of massive public works projects that could be required to protect coastal cities like New York and Miami as sea levels rise and hurricanes become less predictable and more severe due to climate change. Smithsonian magazine contributor and Texas native Xander Peters reflects on his experiences growing up in a hurricane corridor and tells us how the wildly ambitious effort came together. Then, Eric Sanderson, an ecological historian, tells us how the project could be applied to other low-lying coastal cities. Read Xander Peters' Smithsonian magazine story about the Ike Dike here (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/galveston-texas-plan-stop-next-big-storm-hurricane-ike-180984487/) . Let us know what you think of our show, and how we can make it better, by completing our There's More to That listener survey here (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfS90zjBZ2oGa9JxVa-R5affKcOHaR2-ib1_KZeWm3HDQXJIA/viewform) . Find prior episodes of our show here (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/podcast/) . Listen to the New York Botanical Garden podcast "Plant People" here (https://www.nybg.org/plantpeople/) . There’s More to That is a production of Smithsonian magazine and PRX Productions. From the magazine, our team is Chris Klimek, Debra Rosenberg and Brian Wolly. From PRX, our team is Jessica Miller, Adriana Rosas Rivera, Genevieve Sponsler, Rye Dorsey, and Edwin Ochoa. The Executive Producer of PRX Productions is Jocelyn Gonzales. Fact-checking by Stephanie Abramson. Episode artwork by Emily Lankiewicz Music by APM Music. Full Article
sa Ask Smithsonian: Why Are Lakes Freshwater and Oceans Saltwater? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Erosion, evaporation, and a leaky faucet, our host Eric Schulze breaks it all down. Full Article
sa Richard Saul Wurman, Creator of TED Conference: "I Hate Being Spoken To" By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Richard Saul Wurman, the founder of the popular speaker series, shares his ideas for how to make learning more interesting Full Article
sa Underwater Archaeology in Pensacola Bay By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Researchers from the University of West Florida are slowly uncovering the remains of a 16th-century shipwreck of a Spanish galleon in the shallow, murky waters near Pensacola Full Article
sa NASA's First Chimp in Space By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 As part of Project Mercury, NASA prepared to send a chimpanzee, Ham, into space to test the effects of space on a living creature. Full Article
sa How the Osage Changed Martin Scorsese’s Mind About "Killers of the Flower Moon" By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 A true-life saga involving organized crime, racial prejudice, and evolving American identity, David Grann’s 2017 nonfiction book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the F.B.I. seemed at first glance like a perfect fit for Martin Scorsese, the beloved filmmaker whose dozens of critically adored movies include Taxi Driver, GoodFellas, and The Departed. But when Jim Gray, a former chief of the Osage Nation, and other Osage leaders invited the filmmaker to Oklahoma to hear their concerns about his new project, Scorsese came. Scorsese listened. And then he rewrote and reconfigured Killers of the Flower Moon from soup to nuts, with a result that has earned a rapturous response from Native viewers like Gray and journalist Sandra Hale Schulman, and from the broader critical community, too. The movie opens in theatres tomorrow and will appear on the Apple+ streaming service before the end of the year. In this episode, Schulman walks me through a brief history of how Native Americans have been depicted in a century’s worth of movies. Then, Chief Gray tells me about his personal connection to Killers of the Flower Moon, the pattern of Native American erasure from national discourse, and how he and his colleagues persuaded Scorsese to rethink the new movie. A transcript of this episode can be found here (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonianmag/how-the-osage-changed-martin-scorseses-mind-180983094smithsonianmag.com/smithsonianmag/how-the-osage-changed-martin-scorseses-mind-180983094) . Sandra’s Smithsonian story about Native representation in cinema is here (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-native-representation-in-film-180983043/) . You can learn more about Sandra and her work at her site (http://www.sandraschulman.com/) . Dennis McAuliffe Jr.’s The Deaths of Sybil Bolton: An American History, which Chief Gray cites as formative in this episode, is here (https://www.amazon.com/Deaths-Sybil-Bolton-American-History/dp/081292150X) . There’s More to That is a production of Smithsonian magazine and PRX Productions. From the magazine, our team is Chris Klimek, Debra Rosenberg and Brian Wolly. From PRX, our team is Jessica Miller, Adriana Rosas Rivera, Genevieve Sponsler, Terence Bernardo, and Edwin Ochoa. The Executive Producer of PRX Productions is Jocelyn Gonzales. Fact-checking by Stephanie Abramson. Episode artwork by Emily Lankiewicz. Music by APM Music. Full Article
sa 5 Surprising Facts About Rosa Parks By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Largely recognized for her leading role in the bus boycott of 1955, Rosa Parks was an enduring activist for the Civil Rights Movement. Throughout her numerous decades of service, Parks left behind a legacy of hope, inspiration, and leadership for millions around the world. --- For more videos from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/ Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Video Editor: Sierra Theobald Full Article
sa The Art of Sausage Making By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Stanley Feder, founder of Simply Sausage, walks us through what it takes to make truly outstanding links. Full Article
sa The Lincoln Assassination: Was Mary Surratt a Conspirator? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 The southern widow's Maryland house was a crucial stop on the escape route for assassin John Wilkes Booth the night he shot the president. Read more about Abraham Lincoln at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/life-of-lincoln.html Full Article
sa New Discoveries at Saqqara By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 An incredible trove of archaeological artifacts has been unearthed once again at Saqqara—including 100 coffins, and incredibly rare statues dating back 4,500 years. Full Article
sa Smithsonian Curator Explains How Athletes Turn Social & Political Issues into National Conversations By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Atlantic staff writer Frank Foer interviews Damion Thomas about athletes moving from a position of apathy to engagement Full Article
sa Saving the Coral Reef Ecosystem with Crochet By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Margaret Wertheim talks about how math and climate change inspired her to start the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef project. Read more at: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/how-to-crochet-a-coral-reef-69064479/ Full Article
sa Meet Neal Cassady as Dean Moriarty By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 In this clip from the documentary, see how Cassady embodied the spirit of Jack Kerouac's iconic character from On the Road Full Article
sa Space Archaeologist Sarah Parcak Uses Satellites to Uncover Ancient Egyptian Ruins By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Sarah Parcak | Smithsonian Magazine’s 2016 American Ingenuity Award Winner for History This tech-savvy researcher of our past uses satellites and other remote-sensing tools to discover and explore stunning new evidence of lost cultures—including, just this year, another possible Viking site in North America. In addition, she has located an astonishing number of ancient Egyptian remains—thousands of settlements, lost tombs and hidden pyramids. A Yale- and Cambridge-trained Egyptologist and archaeologist, Parcak is a professor of anthropology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she serves as founding director of the Laboratory for Global Observation. Read more about Parcak’s work: http://smithmag.co/ZuwTGP | #IngenuityAwards And more about the American Ingenuity Awards: http://smithmag.co/77xPqy Full Article
sa In Conversation: The Descendants of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Frederick Douglass By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 The two discussed their ancestors’ legacy more than 150 years after the famous figures both attended the Seneca Falls Convention. (Credit: Drew Gardner) Full Article
sa A Cycle Opera Rehearsal By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Theater students in Scunthorpe, England, rehearse for their performance celebrating the life of homegrown cyclist Lal White Full Article
sa Ask Smithsonian: Can Animals Predict Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Our host, Eric Schulze, explains how science is tackling this puzzling question from space. Full Article
sa The Mass Extinction That Wiped Out the Dinosaurs By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Almost 66 million years ago, an asteroid hit Earth – and changed our planet forever. From tsunamis to shockwaves, join us on a journey through time as we explore the science behind this cataclysmic event. READ MORE about the last day of a dinosaur here: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-last-day-in-the-life-of-an-edmontosaurus-180979932/ --- For more videos from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/ Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Video Editor: Sierra Theobald Full Article
sa Pardis Sabeti's New Look at Infectious Disease By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 The American Ingenuity Award winner is on the brink of using the human genome to provide better diagnostics for deadly diseases Full Article
sa How Dolley Madison Saved George Washington By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 As the British marched towards the White House, the first lady ordered a portrait of George Washington to be saved Full Article
sa A 3D Digital Interactive of Santa Elena's Fort San Marcos By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 At the Coastal Discovery Museum’s exhibition, visitors will be able to view a 3D digital interactive that reconstructs the original Fort San Marcos on Santa Elena. (Credit: Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn) Full Article
sa How NASA Captured Asteroid Dust to Find the Origins of Life By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Capturing a piece of an asteroid and bringing it to Earth is even more difficult than it is time-consuming. After four years in space, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx craft made a brief landing on the asteroid Bennu to collect samples of the ancient rock. Six months later, part of the spacecraft began its journey home to Earth, and earlier this fall, that sample collection canister landed, via parachute, in Utah. Scientists will be studying those samples of Bennu for decades in the hope of unlocking the mystery of how life on Earth began — but they’ve already learned enough to get them excited. In this episode, we speak with Linda Shiner, the former editor of Air & Space / Smithsonian magazine, about the challenges and triumphs of the OSIRIS-REx mission, and what scientists hope it will teach us about how life on Earth began. Find prior episodes of our show here (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/podcast/) . There’s More to That is a production of Smithsonian magazine and PRX Productions. From the magazine, our team is Chris Klimek, Debra Rosenberg and Brian Wolly. From PRX, our team is Jessica Miller, Adriana Rosas Rivera, Genevieve Sponsler, Terence Bernardo, and Edwin Ochoa. The Executive Producer of PRX Productions is Jocelyn Gonzales. Fact-checking by Stephanie Abramson. Episode artwork by Emily Lankiewicz. Music by APM Music. Full Article
sa Ask Smithsonian: Do Subliminal Messages Work? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 This video does not contain hidden messages that will make you want to watch more Smithsonian videos. Full Article
sa New Research Dispels the Myth That Ancient Cultures Had Universally Short Lifespans By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 20:56:31 +0000 Teeth are key to identifying elderly remains Full Article
sa A Mysterious Seismic Signal Lasted Nine Days Last Year. It Was a Mega-Tsunami Caused by Climate Change, Researchers Say By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 17:45:43 +0000 A melting glacier caused a mountain in Greenland to collapse into a narrow fjord, setting off an oscillating wave that rattled seismic detectors around the world Full Article
sa Divers Discover the Long-Lost Wreckage of a Passenger Steamship That Sank in a Hit-and-Run in 1856 By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 20:01:55 +0000 "Le Lyonnais" descended into the depths off the coast of Massachusetts after colliding with the "Adriatic," a sailing vessel that left the floundering steamship to fend for itself Full Article
sa An 11-Year-Old Boy Rescued a Mysterious Artwork From the Dump. It Turned Out to Be a 500-Year-Old Renaissance Print By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 16:55:50 +0000 Experts have confirmed that the image of "Knight, Death and the Devil" is a real master engraving by the renowned German artist Albrecht Dürer Full Article
sa Archaeologists Say They've Solved the Mystery of a Lead Coffin Discovered Beneath Notre-Dame By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 20:03:01 +0000 New research suggests the sarcophagus' occupant, previously known only as "the horseman," is Joachim du Bellay, a French Renaissance poet who died in 1560 Full Article
sa Did Earth Once Have a Ring Like Saturn? Geologists Find Evidence for a Halo of Orbiting Space Rocks 466 Million Years Ago By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:54:00 +0000 A ring could explain a mysterious arrangement of impact craters near the equator and might even have caused an ice age, according to a new study Full Article
sa Earth Is Getting a New 'Mini Moon' for the Next Two Months, Astronomers Say By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 21:21:39 +0000 A roughly 33-foot-long asteroid called 2024 PT5 will chart a horseshoe-like path around our planet Full Article
sa You Can Climb Aboard a Massive Reproduction of a 17th-Century Spanish Galleon That's Sailing Around the World By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 13:56:00 +0000 The Galeón Andalucía, which is now making its way to London, was designed to resemble the armed merchant vessels manufactured by Spain and Portugal between the 16th and 18th centuries Full Article
sa World's First Ultra-Precise Nuclear Clock Is Within Reach After Major Breakthrough, Researchers Say By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 16:53:18 +0000 The technology, enabled by thorium atoms, could keep time more accurately than atomic clocks and enable new discoveries about gravity, gravitational waves and dark matter Full Article
sa 'Adorable' Baby Hippo Moo Deng Is More Than a Viral Sensation. She Offers a Rare Glimpse of an Endangered Species By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 19:43:27 +0000 The baby pygmy hippopotamus in a Thailand zoo has taken the internet by storm, and keepers hope she will help gain momentum for conservation efforts Full Article
sa See Newly Discovered Nazca Drawings That Depict Llamas, Human Sacrifices and More By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 19:09:05 +0000 An A.I.-assisted study identified 303 previously unknown geoglyphs in the Peruvian desert. The art features surprising figures, like orcas holding knives Full Article
sa Rare Jaw Fossils Discovered in Texas Shed Light on a 20-Foot-Long Mosasaur By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 20:09:39 +0000 Unearthed last year, the remains could reveal new information on the extinct sea reptile, which crushed mollusks and shelled creatures with its large, round teeth Full Article
sa Students Stumble Upon a Message in a Bottle Written by a French Archaeologist 200 Years Ago By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 19:52:11 +0000 The mysterious missive was written by P.J. Féret, who conducted an archaeological dig at the same site in northern France in 1825 Full Article
sa A Treasure Hunter Just Uncovered the $100,000 Prize Hidden in the Massachusetts Woods By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Oct 2024 20:34:24 +0000 Two weeks ago, organizers of Project Skydrop stashed a golden statuette in a secret location somewhere in the northeastern United States Full Article
sa This Painting Was Thought to Be a Botticelli Copy. Now, Researchers Say It Was Made in His Studio By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Oct 2024 18:44:18 +0000 A new analysis suggests that the piece was created by several artists working in the Italian Renaissance painter's studio—and that Botticelli himself may have worked on important details Full Article
sa An Art Dealer Bought This Painting at a Barn Sale for $50. It Turned Out to Be an Emily Carr Worth Nearly $150,000 By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Oct 2024 18:08:48 +0000 The Canadian Post-Impressionist artist was famous for her evocative landscapes and paintings incorporating motifs from First Nations groups Full Article
sa Immerse Yourself in the 'Hyperwall,' NASA's New Visual Showcase of a Changing Earth By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Oct 2024 21:19:14 +0000 A new exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History combines satellite observations and historical data to offer a "larger-than-life look" at our planet's climate today Full Article