Smithsonian Articles on Time

Photos of the World’s Oldest Living Things

Among the organisms documented by photographer Rachel Sussman are 80,000-year-old aspen trees and 600,000-year-old bacteria

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Photos-of-the-Worlds-Oldest-Living-Things-183823771.html#ixzz2G4r1EWmK

How Scientists Are Recreating a Sound Last Heard in the Jurassic Period

Preserved in stone, a set of ancient insect wings are “chirping” once again thanks to the work of entomologists

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/How-Scientists-Are-Recreating-a-Sound-Last-Heard-in-the-Jurassic-Period-183824961.html#ixzz2G4rCkWL9

Can Your Genes Predict When You Will Die?

New research suggests we can defy genetic destiny

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Can-Your-Genes-Predict-When-You-Will-Die-183826201.html#ixzz2G4rIqH6K

Your Alarm Clock May Be Hazardous to Your Health

Switching up your sleep schedule is wreaking havoc on your body’s natural rhythm

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Your-Alarm-Clock-May-Be-Hazardous-to-Your-Health-183826751.html#ixzz2G4rQZl9s

Do Humans Have a Biological Stopwatch?

Neuroscientists don’t really know how humans keep time, but they have some theories

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Do-Humans-Have-a-Biological-Stopwatch-183827411.html#ixzz2G4rYgGSx

What is the Anthropocene and Are We in It?

Efforts to label the human epoch have ignited a scientific debate between geologists and environmentalists

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/What-is-the-Anthropocene-and-Are-We-in-It-183828201.html#ixzz2G4rlMMYz