Smithsonian Magazine3 days agoDengue Fever and Zika Virus Make Humans More Attractive to Mosquitoessmithsonianmag.com - Sam ZlotnikDiseases transmitted by mosquitoes cause hundreds of thousands of deaths annually. With malaria causing more than 600,000 fatalities a year, it is …
Smithsonian Magazine4 days agoCan a Mental Health App Help You Deal With Anxiety?smithsonianmag.com - Antonia MufarechThe everyday stressors of modern life would take a toll on anyone's mental health, but the past few years, with mounting social unrest, the …
Smithsonian Magazine6 days agoWhat Causes Swaths of the Ocean to Glow a Magnificent Milky Green?smithsonianmag.com - Sam Keck Scott, HakaiThe sky was moonless and overcast, leaving no stars to steer by. Alone at the helm in the middle of the Arabian Sea, somewhere between Oman and …
Smithsonian MagazineWhale-Sized Marine Reptiles Once Ruled the Seassmithsonianmag.com - Riley BlackThe Swiss Alps might seem like a strange place to go searching for ocean life. The landlocked country is far from the ocean, the highest peaks in the …
Smithsonian MagazineHow the Earth's Mantle Sends Water Up Toward the Surfacesmithsonianmag.com - Theo Nicitopoulos, HakaiHidden inside the Earth—within the first several hundred kilometers below the crust—there is another ocean. It is, most likely, the largest ocean in …
Smithsonian MagazineThe Monkeys and Parrots Caught Up in the California Gold Rushsmithsonianmag.com - Bridget AlexIn March 1853, after sailing seven weeks straight from Nicaragua, 5 monkeys and 50 parrots reached San Francisco. Caged on the wharf, chattering and …