Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov Awarded The Abel Prize

New scientific research reveals that Predator X, fossils of which was excavated on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, Norway, was approximately 50ft long, weighed in at 45 tons and packed an amazing 33,000lb bite. Dubbed 'Predator X', the marine reptile is a new species of pliosaur, an apex predator that patrolled the Jurassic oceans 147 million years ago.

Solar physicist Paal Brekke, senior adviser at the Norwegian Space Center in Oslo delivers a multimedia presentation, including film clips on the myths and modern science behind the northern lights on February 5. The lecture is part of the Smithsonian Resident Associate Program.

President George W. Bush and his Science Advisor, Dr. John Marburger honored the first U.S. recipients of the Kavli Prize in an Oval Office reception on November 12.

The pioneering scientists who have transformed human knowledge in the fields of nanoscience, neuroscience and astrophysics have become the first recipients of the million-dollar Kavli prizes.