How the Aqua Caliente Band of Native Indians Held On in Palm Springs
The one-mile square area, known as Section 14, competes for sovereignty with the wealthy in Southern Californian
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Temple Grandin's Pig-Stunning System Came to Her in a Vision
Patented 20 years ago, the invention never took off. But the renowned animal science professor still thinks its time may come
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The Gulf of Mexico’s Hottest Diving Spots Are Decommissioned Oil Rigs
These artificial reefs are proving to be prime habitats for a plethora of sea creatures
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How a Spy Known as the ‘Limping Lady’ Helped the Allies Win WWII
A new biography explores the remarkable feats of Virginia Hall, a disabled secret agent determined to play her part in the fight against the Nazis
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Scientists Spot Beautiful Optical Illusion at Bottom of the Sea
More than 6,000 feet under the surface of the ocean, the extreme conditions can play tricks on your eyes
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A Diver Captures Bermuda Below the Surface
Weldon Wade curates a refreshing Instagram feed focused on ocean conservation and the sport of free diving
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How the Invisible Hand of William Shakespeare Influenced Adam Smith
Born more than 150 years apart, the two British luminaries each encountered rough receptions for their radical ideas
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How Women Got the Vote Is a Far More Complex Story Than the History Textbooks Reveal
An immersive story about the bold and diverse women who helped secure the right to vote is on view at the National Portrait Gallery
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Drones’ Newest Cargo Might Just Be Human Organs
Surgeon Joseph Scalea is developing a cooler, biosensors and an online platform with GPS to monitor organs in transport in real time
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How Margaret Dayhoff Brought Modern Computing to Biology
The pioneer of bioinformatics modeled Earth’s primordial atmosphere with Carl Sagan and made a vast protein database still used today
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Muralist Ouizi Brings Her Luminous Floral Wonderland to the Smithsonian

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Astronomers Capture First-Ever Image of a Supermassive Black Hole
The Event Horizon Telescope reveals the silhouette of a black hole at the center of a galaxy 55 million light-years away
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Why These Four Banjo Playing Women Resurrected the Songs of the Enslaved
The new Folkways album Songs of "Our Native Daughters" draws spiritually from slave narratives and other pre-19th century sources
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This Former Noma Chef Is Revamping the School Cafeteria
Dan Giusti used to serve $500 lunches. Now he's working to deliver meals on a kid's budget.
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Why There Is More to Gold Than Meets the Eye
The Smithsonian’s Gus Casely-Hayford says the precious metal was both a foundation for massive West African empires and a cultural touchstone
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Ten of the South’s Most Mouth-Watering Food Festivals
From Vidalia onions to beer cheese, the American South has culinary celebrations covered
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Conspiracy Theories Abounded in 19th-Century American Politics
Rumors of secret alliances, bank deals, and double-crossings were rampant in early American elections
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NASA's Study of Astronaut Twins Creates a Portrait of What a Year in Space Does to the Human Body
Wide-ranging research compares astronaut Scott Kelly to his earthbound twin brother, Mark
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The First Group of Female Cosmonauts Were Trained to Conquer the Final Frontier
Two decades before the first American woman flew to space, a group of female cosmonauts trained in Star City of the Soviet Union 
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Why Is This Smithsonian Paleontologist Dressed as Santa?
Cat-loving paleontologist answers your questions in the National Museum of Natural History's YouTube series, "The Doctor Is In."
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How Scientists Are Using Real-Time Data to Help Fishermen Avoid Bycatch
Using a strategy called dynamic ocean management, researchers are creating tools to forecast where fish will be—and where endangered species won't be
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