The landmark case involved a deceased woolly monkey named Estrellita | Continue reading
The book will feature contributions from over 100 novelists, scientists and activists | Continue reading
The national park’s fundraising arm is offering the futuristic pass for a $1,500 donation that will help preserve and protect wildlife, natural resources | Continue reading
Bite victims included a reporter and a U.S. congressman | Continue reading
A new exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, tells the story of founders Sarah and Eleanor Hewitt | Continue reading
The fluffy rodents stop aging when they curl up in their dens for winter and start again once they emerge in spring | Continue reading
The broadcast builds on the 1974 Arecibo message and portrays information about science, math and human life | Continue reading
The Red Ball Express' truck drivers and cargo loaders moved more than 400,000 tons of ammo, gas, medicine and rations between August and November 1944 | Continue reading
'The Population Bomb' made dire predictions—and triggered a wave of repression around the world | Continue reading
Researchers found that society's concept of "person" and similar terms prioritizes men over women | Continue reading
A new study argues that an extended drought, and not cold temperatures, drove the Norse settlers from the region | Continue reading
Free Black Americans and Native Americans once worked on the "Industry," a whaling ship whose wreck was recently identified in the Gulf of Mexico | Continue reading
Our canine friends evolved extra muscle fibers around their eyes and mouths that allow them to make facial expressions humans find adorable | Continue reading
Our canine friends evolved extra muscle fibers around their eyes and mouths that allow them to make facial expressions humans find adorable | Continue reading
One of the items contains the renowned naturalist's first sketch of the Tree of Life | Continue reading
The nightly light shows have rebounded from Hurricane Maria's devastating blow | Continue reading
Some smells are perceived as more pleasant than others, which means preference for certain odors could have evolutionary roots in our past | Continue reading
A new exhibition in Spain incorporates ten fragrances inspired by Jan Brueghel the Elder and Peter Paul Rubens' "The Sense of Smell" | Continue reading
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change states deep and rapid cuts to greenhouse gases are needed by 2025 to avoid an 'unlivable world' | Continue reading
As an NPS employee, she promoted the stories of African American people and women of color who contributed to the home front effort during WWII | Continue reading
The Granada Relocation Center, also known as Amache, grew to become the state's tenth largest city at its peak during World War II | Continue reading
The Covid-19 pandemic is driven by human-to-human transmission, but the virus is known to infect animal species | Continue reading
Australian wattle or acacia plants were used as firewood by ancient people navigating the harsh climes of the Western Desert, new research finds | Continue reading
An estimated 2,500 Scots were executed as witches between the 16th and 18th centuries | Continue reading
The historic reacquisition spans 465 acres in the Northern Neck of Virginia | Continue reading
Cycads have changed a great deal since they first appeared around 280 million years ago, and habitat loss and illegal trade are now threats | Continue reading
In the early 1900s, Joseph Mikulec traveled some 175,000 miles on foot, gathering 60,000 signatures in a leather-bound album that is now up for sale | Continue reading
While practicing law in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln defended a man in a highly unusual case and later recounted the mystery as a short story | Continue reading
The fossil evidence fills a gap in these birds' evolutionary history | Continue reading
With challenges to books in the United States at a high, the Matinicus Island Library is a remote haven for controversial literature | Continue reading
Reopening this spring, Garum explores more than 500 years of local culinary traditions | Continue reading
From the beauty of bodies in motion to the symbiotic behaviors of insects, these photographers captured fascinating moments in time | Continue reading
Douglas Groat thought he understood the risks of his job—until he took on his own employer | Continue reading
A new documentary from the Smithsonian Channel, 'The Color of Care,' produced by Oprah Winfrey, shines a light on medicine’s biases | Continue reading
The bot, built by Boston Dynamics, can navigate difficult terrains that humans can't access safely | Continue reading
The rediscovery of Wallace’s giant bee uncovers disheartening truths about the tenuous fate of hidden insect species | Continue reading
In the 1920s, puzzling inspired a Broadway musical, built a publishing house and counted the queen of England as a fan | Continue reading
In the 1920s, puzzling inspired a Broadway musical, built a publishing house and counted the queen of England as a fan | Continue reading
Researchers think they can find evidence of volatile organic compounds from a decomposing body in honey | Continue reading
Forced to bear her enslaver's children, Mary Lumpkin later forged her own path to freedom | Continue reading
From ducks to dolphins, females have developed sex organs that help them deter undesirable suitors and derive pleasure from non-reproductive behavior | Continue reading
Scientists have deciphered the missing eight percent of our genetic blueprint, setting the stage for new discoveries in human evolution and disease | Continue reading
The star, nicknamed Earendel, is 12.9 billion light-years from Earth | Continue reading
Auction house Bonhams is expecting around $1 million | Continue reading
The team hopes to simulate how visitors would have experienced the space and gain a stronger understanding of the motivation behind Roman designs | Continue reading
The artist famously inspired the Cubist, but a new book shows that her own paintings deserve renown | Continue reading
The Canadian luthier builds custom instruments from unique materials that deliver impeccable sound | Continue reading
Exotic lumber salvaged from a remote forest in Belize is the world’s most coveted tonewood | Continue reading