Broken bones, emaciated pooches on ‘death row’ & ‘three dying’ weekly – the harrowing lives of racing greyhounds exposed

WHIMPERING trackside, a greyhound is given a lethal injection after colliding with a fence at 35mph.  The pooch, which has ...

DNA from the skull of an unknown Revolutionary War soldier reveals more than his name

John Pumphrey is unknown no more. Through DNA testing and old-fashioned sleuthing, the Maryland teenager who died in one of ...
Science News

Who owns your bones?

Editor in Chief Nancy Shute discusses the history of unethical practices in research on human remains and the progress toward ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Their Names Were Lost to History. But Now, You Can See What Their Faces May Have Looked Like When They Lived in a Roman-Era City Nearly 2,000 Years Ago

A new exhibition in Budapest features 16 facial reconstructions based on skulls excavated from the ancient city of Aquincum.

2,000 volunteers join a painstaking effort to restore massive skeleton of prehistoric predator

More than 2,000 volunteers are helping Polish scientists restore the skeleton of the Mastodonsaurus, a fearsome aquatic ...

The Bite That Heals

This snake’s toxic bite causes paralysis, which keeps its strong and speedy eel prey from escaping. Yellow-lipped sea kraits, ...
Fitness Volt

Planes of Movement: Sagittal, Frontal, and Transverse Exercises

Learn the sagittal, frontal, and transverse planes of movement, their axes, exercise examples, and how to audit a workout.