National Geographic photographer David Liittschwager shows us what happened when you let an ecosystem grow inside a 12″ x 12″ x 12″ cube. How much life is on Earth? Scientists still don’t really know, ...

Since 2007, David Liittschwager–a photographer who worked as an assistant to Richard Avedon and now photographs for Smithsonian and National Geographic–has traveled the world with a bright green, ...

Racquel Stephen covers “One Cubic Foot,” a Smithsonian project exploring life in the Genesee River. Host Racquel Stephen discusses “One Cubic Foot.” Photographer David Littschwager and a team from the ...

With help from fossils and life-size models, this exhibit lays out the evidence — from feathers to nesting behavior — that links dinosaurs to birds. In this interactive exhibit, count up the different ...

A biocube placed on the Tamae Reef off the Pacific island of Mo’orea (© David Liittschwager, all images courtesy Smithsonian Institution unless otherwise noted) A biocube in place at the Hallett ...

Measurement of cubic feet — or “the third dimension” — has become important as a result of the literally rising demands of e-commerce firms and others using industrial space to warehouse and ...