Smithsonian Magazine
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Guy Consolmangno, the Vatican’s Chief Astronomer, on Balancing Church With the Cosmos
The MIT graduate speaks to how he ended up studying the stars for the Catholic Church.
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Journey to the Center of Earth
Drill deep into the mysteries of our home planet, from the surface all the way down to the core
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The Detection of Gravitational Waves Was a Scientific Breakthrough, but What’s Next?
Scientists are sitting on top of the world after this monumental discovery and are eager to keep exploring the universe
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How a College Student Led the WikiProject Women Scientists
Emily Temple-Wood’s Women Scientist project is writing female researchers back into the conversation
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Inner Earth Is Teeming With Exotic Forms of Life
More than a mile below the surface, our planet supports diverse creatures that could give us clues about life across the solar system
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Giving Up Palm Oil Might Actually Be Bad for the Environment
The trouble with the maligned crop isn’t its popularity, but where it’s planted
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Living Bacteria Are Riding Earth’s Air Currents
The high-flying microbes can travel across the globe, spreading disease or even changing climates.
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Earth’s Water May Be as Old as the Earth Itself
Ancient volcanic rocks may have preserved tiny samples of the planet’s original moisture
