nia Ask Smithsonian: Is Fire a Solid, Liquid or Gas? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 It's been helping humans in myriad ways for over a million years, our host Eric Schulze has more Full Article
nia Ask Smithsonian: What's the Point of Earwax? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 The science of earwax in under a minute Full Article
nia Ask Smithsonian: What’s the Difference Between Bacteria and Viruses? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 The answer…and why you should care Full Article
nia A sea lion propels itself through the water at Smithsonian's National Zoo By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Credit: Leftwich Lab Full Article
nia Ask Smithsonian: Five False ‘Facts’ About the Human Body By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Think you know everything about your own body? Test your smarts against this one-minute video, where Ask Smithsonian host Eric Schulze uncovers the facts behind five popular myths about the human body. Full Article
nia Ask Smithsonian: What’s the Deepest We’ve Ever Dug Into the Earth? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 What’s the world record for deepest vertical dig? Go ahead, take a guess. We bet you won’t come close to the surprising answer unearthed in this one-minute video by Ask Smithsonian host, Eric Schulze. Then, stick around to find out what scientists found lurking below. Full Article
nia Greenland Video: The Daily Life in Niaqornat By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/In-Search-of-the-Mysterious-Narwhal.html Staff writer Abigail Tucker relates her experiences reporting from the small Arctic village of narwhal hunters. Full Article
nia Ask Smithsonian: What Is the Origin of Applause? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Put your hands together for our host, Eric Schulze, as he dives into history to answer your questions. Full Article
nia 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
nia Ask Smithsonian: Why Does My Nose Run When It’s Cold Outside? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Host Eric Schulze opens the floodgates of knowledge to reveal the answer. Full Article
nia Stephen Hawking Congratulates the LIGO Team | Smithsonian American Ingenuity Awards By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 "They have given mankind a completely new way of looking at the universe." – Stephen Hawking, congratulates Kip Thorne, Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish and Ronald Drever, the first scientists to detect gravitational waves. | Smithsonian magazine #IngenuityAwards The Smithsonian has been celebrating innovation in American culture for more than 150 years, and following in this tradition, Smithsonian magazine presents the American Ingenuity Awards, honoring revolutionary breakthroughs in the arts and sciences, education and social progress. Full Article
nia The Magnificent Shells of the Smithsonian By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Home to the worlds largest shell collection, the Smithsonian catalogues and studies shells both large and small, spiky and smooth (Brendan McCabe). Full Article
nia Ask Smithsonian: Why Are Planets Round? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 The answer has everything to do with falling flat on your face Full Article
nia Ask Smithsonian: Why Does My Dog Howl at Sirens? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Eric Schulze delves into little Rover's mind to see what all that racket is about Full Article
nia Ask Smithsonian: Is It True We Have Taste Buds in Our Stomachs? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Not one to hide from the bitter truth, our host, Eric Schulze dishes up the answer Full Article
nia Ask Smithsonian: How Do Colors Affect Our Moods? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Feeling blue? Try watching this one-minute video. Our Ask Smithsonian host, Eric Schulze, explains how colors affect our moods. Full Article
nia Smithsonian's Own Crime Scene Investigator By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Forensic anthropologist Doug Owsley discusses the skeletal specimens in a new exhibit at the Natural History Museum (Meredith Bragg). Read more at: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/meet-the-scientist-who-reads-bones-40315000/ Full Article
nia Erin Brockovich Congratulates Marc Edwards & LeeAnne Walters | Smithsonian American Ingenuity Awards By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 “Superman isn’t coming. It is a moment in our time when we must look to ourselves, and not take for granted or wait for something from the top to come down, but rather…pick up the torch, carry the torch, to find information and the truth…” – Erin Brockovich applauds Marc Edwards and LeeAnne Walters for their work exposing the Flint water crisis | Smithsonian Magazine American #IngenuityAwards Read more about Edwards and Walters’ work: http://smithmag.co/D4dIHy The Smithsonian has been celebrating innovation in American culture for more than 150 years, and following in this tradition, Smithsonian magazine presents the American Ingenuity Awards, honoring revolutionary breakthroughs in the arts and sciences, education and social progress. http://smithmag.co/R7hyRO Full Article
nia 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
nia Virginia State Parks Install Viewfinders for People With Colorblindness, Just in Time for Leaf-Peeping Season By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 20:40:01 +0000 The viewfinders are outfitted with special lenses that help people with red-green colorblindness distinguish between hues Full Article
nia The Smithsonian National Zoo's New Giant Pandas Will Make Their Public Debut on January 24 By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 20:55:01 +0000 A pair of 3-year-old giant pandas—a male named Bao Li and a female called Qing Bao—have officially arrived at the Zoo, where they will first acclimate to their new home Full Article
nia This Newly Discovered, Octagonal Building in Armenia Is One of the World's Oldest Christian Churches By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 18:39:42 +0000 The structure—also the earliest of its kind in the Asian country—dates to around 350 C.E. Full Article
nia A New Marine Sanctuary Off California Will Be Co-Managed by Indigenous Peoples By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 20:39:16 +0000 NOAA designated the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary this month, following a decade of advocacy by supporters. The protected site will be finalized after a 45-day review period Full Article
nia America's Oldest Living Person, Elizabeth Francis, Dies at 115. She Was a Supercentenarian and 'Houstonian Icon' By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:49:07 +0000 Since her birth in 1909, Francis lived through two world wars, segregation, the fall of the Soviet Union, multiple pandemics and the invention of the cellphone Full Article
nia Invasive Mussels Recently Spotted in California Mark a First for North America By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 19:21:16 +0000 The species may have been carried to the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta in ballast water on ships Full Article
nia At the Age of 50, an Elderly Female Elephant Dies at the Smithsonian's National Zoo By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 19:55:14 +0000 The pachyderm, named Kamala, was suffering from osteoarthritis when zoo staff chose to euthanize her Full Article
nia Announcing the Finalists of the 12th Annual Smithsonian.com Photo Contest By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2015 18:26:12 +0000 See the finalists of our 2014 photo contest and vote for the Readers' Choice winner Full Article
nia The Smithsonian Gets Experimental and Field-Tests a New Forum for Bringing Artists to the Public By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Jun 2016 13:00:00 +0000 A Two-Day Festival in the historic Arts & Industries Building brings community, artists and scholars together for a “Culture Lab” Full Article
nia Museum Director Discovers His Mother’s Childhood Visit to the Smithsonian By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 13 May 2019 21:10:23 +0000 By raising her son to be curious about the natural world, this mother helped shape the trajectory of the National Museum of Natural History Full Article
nia Explore Catalonia's Most Beautiful Nature Parks By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Jun 2018 14:45:16 +0000 Roughly 30 percent of Catalonia is protected land making it a stunning place to hit the trails Full Article
nia 2 people allegedly tied to biker gang arrested after scuffle at Sarnia Remembrance Day ceremony By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:04:06 EST A Remembrance Day ceremony in Sarnia, Ont., was disrupted Monday, police say, by the presence and arrest of multiple alleged members of an outlaw motorcycle gang. Full Article News/Canada/Windsor
nia How a resolution at the B.C. Law Society became a debate about residential school denialism By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 05:00:00 EDT A recent request to change the wording in a mandatory Indigenous intercultural course for lawyers in British Columbia led to a debate over whether the changes amounted to residential school denialism. Full Article News/Indigenous
nia Amsterdam police detain pro-Palestinian protesters at banned demonstration By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 13:29:43 EST Full Article News/World
nia IN PHOTOS | See Swiftmania sweep Toronto By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:04:44 EST Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, which began March 17, 2023, arrives in Toronto for six shows beginning Thursday and will end in early December after three Vancouver performances. With opening night upon us, here's a look at all the hoopla in Toronto. Full Article News/Entertainment/Entertainment Photos
nia Ukrainians in Calgary feeling uneasy about what Trump victory means for ongoing war By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:12:18 EST Some Ukrainians living in Calgary say they're even more worried for their friends and family back home in light of Donald Trump's election win. Full Article News/Canada/Calgary
nia Small Isn’t Just Beautiful, It’s Educational For California-Irvine Students Launching Micro Satellite to Photograph the Earth By www.solidworks.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 SolidWorks CAD Software Enables Engineering Students to Fit ‘CubeSat’ Components Into a Four-Inch Square Box Full Article
nia California State University, Chico uses SolidWorks software to design award-winning wheelchair By www.solidworks.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0500 New design increases user leverage and mobility, and keeps hands clean Full Article
nia December 12 Livestock Commentary: Virginia McGathey By link.brightcove.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 13:37:10 -0800 Virginia McGathey, www.VirginiaMcGathey.com Full Article
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