Turning paper on a lathe sounds impossible, but the results are astonishing. This project puts the limits of craftsmanship to the test by compressing, gluing, and shaping stacked sheets of paper as ...

Thankfully, we can still turn to our bookshelves — and podcasts — to ground us. We tapped science doyenne Alie Ward, the host of the funny cult favorite “ Ologies” podcast, to share her picks for the ...

From a small island off the coast of Panama to the farthest reaches of space, the Smithsonian advanced our knowledge of the universe on scales big and small in 2025.

And it’s exactly what happened this year the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. As 2025 comes to a close, here are a few bite-sized stories that capture both the ...

Three Homer artists were among 50 across Alaska named as 2025 Individual Artist Awardees. Brianna Allen, Carla Klinker and ...

Science is entering a massive publishing boom, in large part due to artificial intelligence. New research published in the ...

From advancements in male birth control to the science of supplements, Scientific American highlights some of the most ...

Scientists cultivating partnerships of fungi and algae believe their invention has far-out implications for how we create the ...

More than 200 years ago, Count Rumford showed that heat isn’t a mysterious substance but something you can generate endlessly ...

All year long, these moments captivated the public, demonstrated dangerous trends, and pushed research and innovation forward ...

The rise of AI scientists, missions to explore the moons of Earth and Mars and a massive ocean-floor drill are among the ...