Smithsonian Magazine

How X-Rays, Plastic Cups and Spools of String Help National Zoo Researchers Find Wild Box Turtle Nests

To figure out why Eastern box turtle numbers are dropping across Virginia, Smithsonian researchers are turning to some ...
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

Flatback turtles

Discover why flatback turtles matter, the challenges they face, and the conservation efforts helping protect this unique ...

Flightless beetles evolved distinct snail-hunting shapes on Japan's largest island

Islands are widely recognized as natural laboratories of evolution. The ocean restricts movement among islands, allowing ...
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

Kemp’s ridley turtles

Discover why Kemp’s ridley sea turtles matter, the threats they face, and how WWF is helping protect this endangered species.

This 16-year-old Canadian student built an autonomous AI-powered robot turtle that can detect tiny microplastics in water

This 16-year-old built an autonomous AI-powered robot turtle that detects microplastics in water. The Canadian student created the turtle-inspired robot to scan water for tiny plastic particles using ...
unite

Anthropic Explains the Mechanics of Claude’s Text Watermark

Anthropic published a detailed account on August 14, 2026 of how the text watermark in future Claude models works, identifying it as a version of the SynthID-Text technique Google DeepMind published ...
Food & Wine

The 5 Best Pasta Makers of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

Our top picks will have you churning out impressive homemade noodles. Nick DeSimone is a pasta-obsessed vegetarian chef who spent nearly 10 years in restaurants before becoming a food writer. They ...