Bow, who also serves as inspiration for a new Taylor Swift song, was one of Hollywood's first starlets | Continue reading
The final painting, dramatized on Netflix's "The Crown," was secretly burned in the middle of the night | Continue reading
The jawbone fragments belonged to an 82-foot-long creature that represents a new species, according to a new study | Continue reading
In an event that occurs only once every 80 years, a distant remnant of a star will grow much brighter, briefly becoming visible to Earth | Continue reading
The Fort Collins library waived the fine, which totaled over $14,000 when adjusted for inflation | Continue reading
The colorful cloud of gas and dust has a violent origin—and this explains the unusual traits of two massive stars within it, astronomers say | Continue reading
In the Late Jurassic, a long-necked dinosaur made a 270-degree turn while walking in present-day Colorado—and left behind a rare treat for paleontologists | Continue reading
Authorities are seeking information about the men, whose crime was captured on video on April 7 | Continue reading
These Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest images feature the captivating creatures that live beneath the waves | Continue reading
The winning photographs capture moving moments in the midst of tumultuous global events | Continue reading
These ten misconceptions underplay how much we have altered the global environment and undermine the new perspective we need to deal with a drastically changed world | Continue reading
Research suggests that experience may matter more than innate ability when it comes to a sense of direction | Continue reading
Scrabble Together, now available in Europe, is the first major update to the game in more than 75 years | Continue reading
Unlike many of his peers, John Howland Rowe viewed the country as a source of partnership, not a laboratory to play in | Continue reading
Our byways are an unnatural incursion into the natural world, especially when they’re allowed to fall into disuse. Meet a roadkill scientist and a journalist tracking how roads mess with nature—and what we can do about it | Continue reading
Its signature 184-foot spire collapsed, but rescuers salvaged some of the valuable artworks inside | Continue reading
After a torch-lighting ceremony this week, the Olympic flame began its long journey from Olympia to Paris | Continue reading
Called Gaia BH3, the dormant black hole is 33 times more massive than the sun, making it the largest recorded stellar black hole in the Milky Way | Continue reading
Researchers discovered the insects’ unexpected superpower during an accidental laboratory snafu | Continue reading
The impacted reefs represent 54 percent of the planet's total, and that figure is currently increasing by 1 percent each week, NOAA scientists say | Continue reading
Ornithologists and conservationists say humans can take key steps to make urban environments less hazardous for our avian friends | Continue reading
At a Florida museum, "Ask Dalí" allows visitors to speak with the Surrealist artist via a lobster telephone | Continue reading
The medical condition is named after a fictional storyteller who in turn was based on a real-life German nobleman known for telling tall tales | Continue reading
Now, the Oklahoma residents are working with aquariums and researchers that might take the babies | Continue reading
They expect to haul off ten metric tons of garbage and up to five bodies from the world's tallest peak | Continue reading
Last month, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance welcomed its 250th California condor chick in its breeding program, and the CT scan helped determine the bird was well-positioned for hatching | Continue reading
The singer’s presence can still be felt at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History | Continue reading
In the late 19th century, a French physician took the skin, without consent, from a female psychiatric patient who had died | Continue reading
Officials have given artists until June 1 to rewrite material that does not fall within the accepted range | Continue reading
The project sparked debate over how to decrease carbon emissions while preserving the historic structure's architectural beauty | Continue reading
During World War II, British researchers conducted tests on themselves to gauge how submariners' brains would function at extreme depths | Continue reading
The secret to the world’s sweetest rhubarb? Sealed sheds, total darkness and a little old-fashioned flair | Continue reading
Only two robotic missions have made it to the Swift Planet, but they were crucial for upending many false assumptions of that sun-scorched world | Continue reading
The new research found bonobos were three times more likely than chimpanzees to commit an act of physical aggression | Continue reading
The wooden LNER train wagon was a "removals truck" used to move people's belongings between residences | Continue reading
Found in an ancient dining hall, the artworks depict characters associated with the Trojan War | Continue reading
Health officials urge vaccination against the highly contagious virus, which has caused 121 infections in the country this year | Continue reading
The disappearing space rocks are burying valuable clues into the history and composition of our solar system, according to a new study | Continue reading
Robert M. Pirsig’s odyssey vehicle takes its final ride as it vrooms into public view for the first time ever at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History | Continue reading
Explore the region's history, culture and natural wonders | Continue reading
At a cemetery in Argentina, a 1,500-year-old fox buried alongside humans suggests a "close relationship" between the species, researchers say | Continue reading
In "Sally & Tom," Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks continues her investigation of American myths | Continue reading
The Harlem-born painter, who died this week at age 93, elevated the everyday lives of Black Americans and fought for representation in major museums | Continue reading
Public water systems will have to test water and reduce levels of six types of PFAS if they aren't in compliance with the new rule | Continue reading
The experienced sailors lived on coconut meat and well water for more than a week, after their boat became damaged | Continue reading
After discovering the stunt, the Pinakothek der Moderne fired the staffer and reported the crime to the police | Continue reading
Shababeek for Contemporary Art was the last established visual arts center still standing in the enclave | Continue reading
The special interior tours of the royal family's Scottish retreat sold out in less than a day | Continue reading