Adorable Monkey New to Science Identified in Threatened Rainforest
Researchers in the Brazilian rainforest describe a previously undocumented species of titi monkey whose habitat faces man-made threats
Neanderthal Jewelry Is Just as Fiercely Cool as You’d Imagine
A re-examination of a cave find indicates that the early human species sported eagle talons like some kind of prehistoric punk rockers
Scary Lobster-Like Fossil Was Once One of the Earth’s Largest Animals
One of the earliest arthropods was giant, weird-looking—and played a big role in the course of evolutionary history
The Galaxy May Be Way Bigger Than We Thought
New data analysis suggests that the Milky Way may be 50-percent larger than previously believed
A Paralyzed Woman Operated a Flight Simulator Using Only Her Thoughts
Electrodes implanted in the brain are shown to enable those with quadriplegia to achieve amazing feats
A Scientist Accidentally Developed Sunglasses That Could Correct Color Blindness
The California company EnChroma is creating lenses that allow some to see colors for the first time
Amazing Ruins of a Long Lost City Discovered in Honduras
A scientific expedition into the depths of the Honduran rain forest discovered a lost city
An Underwater Field of Weird Metal Balls Is a Key to Both Past And Future
A huge deposit of manganese nodules beneath the Atlantic might be a potential source of highly prized rare earth metals
Get Ready for a Taste of the Byzantine Empire’s Favorite Wine
Scientists hope the discovery of 1,500-year-old grape seeds may help resurrect the historically famous “Wine of the Negev”
Two of the Vatican’s “Ancient” Egyptian Mummies Are 19th Century Fakes
Specimens once thought to be the remains of children or animals are likely a product of the 1800’s “mummy mania”
A 10,000-Year-Old Forest Has Been Discovered, And It’s Under Water
Ancient oak trees found on the bottom of the North Sea represent a prehistoric woodland that likely spanned thousands of acres
A Newly Discovered Caterpillar Makes a Deadly Fortress of Its Cocoon
Scientists have found a caterpillar in a Borneo forest that uses toxic tree resin to build an extra-safe home for its metamorphosis
Did Fishermen Find Evidence of an Unknown Group of Primitive Humans?
A fossilized jawbone pulled from the seafloor near Taiwan may be from an ancient type of hominin new to science
The 61 Tattoos of Ötzi, the 5,300-Year-Old “Iceman”
Scientists have mapped the body art of one of archeology’s biggest super stars in hopes to better understand the role tattoos played in early civilization
Scientists Can Tell How Old a Star Is by Observing How Fast It Spins
A newly proven method can pinpoint the age of stars with at least 90% accuracy
Amateur Explorers Are Using High-Res Satellite Images to Search for Genghis Khan’s Tomb
Amateur explorers used ultra-high resolution satellite images to help search for the grave of one of the world’s most powerful rulers
This Fifth Grader Found a 14,000-Year-Old Clovis Point, Likely Unearthed From Hurricane Sandy
Noah Cordle was boogie boarding in New Jersey when he came upon an ancient hunting tool
Deep-Sea Mushroom Creatures Found Off Australia
Neither fungi nor fish, these oddball organisms collected in 1986 may represent an early branch on the tree of life
One Year After Discovery, Crowdsourcing the Olinguito
A year ago, researchers discovered a rare new species. That was just the beginning
Take a Peek Into the Future’s Present With Our Live Coverage of Smithsonian’s Two-Day Festival
The magazine’s 2nd annual conference brings together experts, authors and visionaries in the fields of science, science fiction and technology.
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