Sep
12
What do we use to get the news when gnus are on the move?
For some reason, other species rarely share their itineraries with humans. Continue reading What do we use to get the news when gnus are on the move?
Jul
03
Early visions of Mars: Meet the 19th-century astronomer who used science fiction to imagine the red planet
Jules Verne wrote of space travel in 1865 and Edgar Rice Burroughs created an entire series based on John Carter’s adventures on Mars, but these famous writers are not the only ones who imagined life on the Red Planet. Continue reading Early visions of Mars: Meet the 19th-century astronomer who used science fiction to imagine the red planet
Apr
03
We have a lot to say. And people are listening.
The Smithsonian has hit a milestone in its efforts to diffuse its knowledge to the public: 42 experts among the Smithsonian’s scholarly community have written 50 articles for The Conversation that have reached more than 2 million readers. Continue reading We have a lot to say. And people are listening.
Feb
03
“They light the darkness”
Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the enslaved people who revolted on the slave ship Amistad in 1839. The verdict in their trial became a landmark case for litigating the illegal slave trade, which continued to expand over the next two decades until finally ending in the 1860s. Continue reading “They light the darkness”
