Researchers found the channel on historic grounds near the country's capital, Bratislava | Continue reading
When the A-84 iceberg calved in January, it unveiled a 209-square-mile swath of seafloor. Nearby scientists rushed to the scene for the “unprecedented” look below | Continue reading
Hop through these images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest | Continue reading
Astronomers thought dark energy was a constant. But now, findings from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument provide even more evidence that it may be fluctuating | Continue reading
The king's mummy and sarcophagus are missing from the royal tomb, which is the second of its kind unearthed this year | Continue reading
In people not adapted to life at altitude, the sparse oxygen can impair fetal growth, causing issues that can last a lifetime | Continue reading
The parakeets commonly kept as pets could offer fresh clues about vocal learning and potential treatments for speech disorders | Continue reading
To mark the 250th anniversary of America’s founding on July 4, 1776, Smithsonian magazine is highlighting the people, places and events that shaped the United States’ fight for independence from Great Britain | Continue reading
Delivered 250 years ago, the famous oration marked the height of Henry's influence. But the politician also served in key roles in Virginia's state government after the American Revolution | Continue reading
The "Cheetozard" resembles an orange dragon-like figure from the popular Japanese franchise. Its seller had purchased it on eBay for $350 in 2019 | Continue reading
The blobfish is specially adapted to life in the deep ocean, but it looks like a shapeless blob when brought to the surface. It beat out the other candidates with its "unconventional beauty" | Continue reading
More than 60 years after the first debunked discovery of a planet orbiting Barnard’s Star, the closest single-star system to Earth, a pair of telescopes has revealed multiple rocky worlds around it | Continue reading
The two pieces of the 800-year-old sculpture were discovered roughly 160 feet away from each other at the Ta Prohm Temple in Cambodia | Continue reading
New research suggests that sculptures were perfumed with sweet-smelling fragrances such as rose and beeswax | Continue reading
With the launch of its new website, the CIA Museum is bringing its sprawling collection of spy artifacts out of the shadows and into the public eye | Continue reading
An army of experts and citizen scientists devoted to documenting and protecting the country’s native bees is telling us a lot about the hidden lives of these insects | Continue reading
Based on Hilary Mantel's novel "The Mirror & the Light," the last installment in the acclaimed television series chronicles the last four years of the statesman's life | Continue reading
The European Space Agency’s “dark universe detective” discovered millions of new galaxies and offers potential clues about dark matter | Continue reading
Discovered in Australia, the fossils represent a new species that lived during the Miocene epoch and highlight how iron-rich rock can protect specimens over time | Continue reading
The plans for the RiverRock house in northeastern Ohio were left on Wright's drawing board when he died. But whether the project counts as a true "Wright" is up for debate | Continue reading
The artifacts were excavated from a city dating back to the third millennium B.C.E. by researchers from Iraq and the British Museum | Continue reading
Since most iguana species live in the Americas, biologists have long debated how they could have arrived on the remote Pacific island in the first place | Continue reading
The trailblazing Harvard scientist, who documented the dominance of hydrogen and helium in stars, is still inspiring researchers today | Continue reading
The artist met Joseph Roulin, a 47-year-old postal worker, in the late 1880s. The series of artworks will be reunited at upcoming exhibitions in Boston and Amsterdam | Continue reading
The artworks, part of a new exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, help shed light on a traditional religious practice | Continue reading
The man, who was in his 40s and suffering from severe heart failure, was also the first person to leave the hospital with a titanium heart. He is recovering well after getting a new, donor heart | Continue reading
The J.J. Walser Jr. House, one of five Wright-designed homes in the city, has fallen into disrepair, prompting calls for preservation | Continue reading
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are making a 17-hour journey from the International Space Station and will splash down near Florida this evening | Continue reading
New research is shedding light on the bouleuterion building that once stood in the ancient city of Teos, located in present-day Turkey | Continue reading
The spacecraft carried out the longest commercial operation on the moon to date—and also made history during its rare chance to document this celestial event | Continue reading
Since those early steps, extravehicular activity has helped provide the solutions to many problems that astronauts face in space | Continue reading
Museum officials say they are voluntarily repatriating the object after learning that it had been stolen from Guita Bahi in the Kathmandu Valley | Continue reading
Ocean warming and thus thermal expansion played a major role in last year's increase | Continue reading
If the landslide at the Barry Arm fjord collapses, its falling ice and rock could generate a devastating 650-foot-high tsunami | Continue reading
Two kittens, believed to be between 7 and 9 weeks old, were photographed by a motorist in the western Upper Peninsula | Continue reading
America's national park sites saw a record number of visitors last year. Great Smoky Mountains, Zion and Grand Canyon national parks are perennial favorites among travelers | Continue reading
Researchers say that Flagstones, a large circular enclosure in southern England, dates to around 3200 B.C.E.—which means it predates Stonehenge by several hundred years | Continue reading
This preferred direction of spin might be due to one of two reasons: either our entire universe exists in a black hole, or astronomers have been measuring the universe's expansion incorrectly | Continue reading
Long thought to be a family heirloom, the artwork was actually gifted to the British prime minister in 1942 during the darkest days of World War II | Continue reading
A new expedition offers insights on the deadly virus’ impact in the region | Continue reading
Iridescent sweat bees, hairy-faced mining bees, tiny Perdita minima the size of a gnat. Thanks to swarms of apiary enthusiasts, native species are finally getting the buzz they deserve | Continue reading
The Dublin-based Irish Pub Company has designed upwards of 2,000 pubs in more than 100 countries around the globe | Continue reading
Discovered in the drainage area of a creek bed, the tusk was initially thought to be "just an old stump" | Continue reading
Uncover the enduring impact of Queen Charlotte's legacy on the city's historic heritage. | Continue reading
Located in Ostia Antica, the mikvah dates to the late fourth or early fifth century C.E. Researchers say it's the earliest discovery of its kind outside the Middle East | Continue reading
The spacecraft Hera's photographs are some of the few visuals ever captured of the Martian moon's dark side | Continue reading
The upper jawbone and partial cheek bone represent a mysterious unknown species that lived in present-day Spain between 1.1 million and 1.4 million years ago, according to a new study | Continue reading
The band has now secured a world record for playing more than 340 concerts on instruments made from produce. After each concert, the band members serve soup to the audience | Continue reading