The dramatist and author is the first-ever laureate in the prize's history to write in Nynorsk, a written form of the Norwegian language | Continue reading
A metal detectorist unearthed the silver and copper artifact on a farm in Somerset in 2020 | Continue reading
Just over 40 percent of amphibian species are at risk of going extinct, and humans' fossil fuel use is partly to blame, according to a new assessment | Continue reading
The find leads to questions about the timing of human migration to the continent | Continue reading
The Native people of Hispaniola were long believed to have died out. But a journalist's search for their descendants turned up surprising results | Continue reading
The Native people of Hispaniola were long believed to have died out. But a journalist's search for their descendants turned up surprising results | Continue reading
The "lengthy" U.S. Department of Transportation investigation examined the airline's mishandling of a passenger's wheelchair | Continue reading
Made from starch and gelatin, the biodegradable sponges remove as much as 90 percent of microplastics in tap water and seawater | Continue reading
The prehistoric creature, named Garumbatitan morellensis, may help paleontologists unravel the evolution of the plant-eating sauropods | Continue reading
Attempts to restrict what kids in school can read are on the rise. But American book-banning started with the Puritans, 140 years before the United States | Continue reading
Historians say Japanese forces may have dropped it during a critical battle in 1942 | Continue reading
The new doll is inspired by the legendary performer's appearance on the cover of "Rumours" | Continue reading
The television provider DISH failed to remove a retired satellite far enough from its previous orbit, according to a statement from the commission | Continue reading
Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov won the award for their work developing tiny “quantum dots” that light TV displays and enable medical imaging | Continue reading
McDaniel became the first Black actor to win an Oscar in 1940, but the award went missing several decades later | Continue reading
Rival athletes trampled Jack Trice during his "first real college game." He died two days later at age 21 | Continue reading
Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier created pulses of light so short that they can be used to observe the behavior of electrons | Continue reading
Scientists are using the latest in DNA fingerprinting to combat the multibillion-dollar business of trafficking plants and animals | Continue reading
After decades in the limelight, the American folk artist who spent a career exposing the world’s problems explores her own past | Continue reading
The James Webb Space Telescope has observed dozens of Jupiter-mass, often paired objects, nicknamed JuMBOs, raising questions about how they formed | Continue reading
“Black Sabbath: The Ballet” honors the legendary band that formed in Birmingham, England | Continue reading
An endangered group of killer whales in the Pacific Northwest has been toying with porpoises for decades—and new research offers some possible explanations | Continue reading
The treehouse sits on a historic estate that's been used in "The Crown," "Outlander" and more | Continue reading
The building is connected to Winston Churchill, Ian Fleming and other famous figures | Continue reading
Known as bacteriophages, the specialized viruses could hijack and kill drug-resistant bacteria | Continue reading
Volunteers with Friends of the Elephant Seal educate tourists to prevent conflicts, inspire awe and keep the marine mammals safe | Continue reading
The artist’s novel take on contemporary glasswork earned her the Smithsonian Women’s Committee 2023 Delphi Award | Continue reading
The franchise and the 19th-century Dutch master both took inspiration from Japanese art | Continue reading
Items found in a Spanish cave are older than previously thought, a new study suggests, calling into question "simplistic assumptions" about early humans | Continue reading
Built as a shelter during the London Blitz, the subterranean network could open as an immersive experience | Continue reading
Paul Landis' new book refutes the idea that a single bullet injured both the president and Texas Governor John B. Connally Jr. | Continue reading
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman discovered a way to edit mRNA so it could be used in vaccines without getting attacked and destroyed by the body | Continue reading
The long, slender weapons were likely carried by Roman soldiers on horseback | Continue reading
The region needs to be prepared for the possibility of more intense quakes than previously thought, a new study of tree rings finds | Continue reading
The Puritans outlawed Thomas Morton's "New English Canaan" because it was critical of the society they were building in colonial New England | Continue reading
The stunning trove of texts sheds new light on Wheatley, the first African American to publish a book of poetry | Continue reading
Destruction of seagrass habitats and "indiscriminate" gillnet fishing have both contributed to the marine mammals' dropping numbers, scientists say | Continue reading
Authorities arrested a 16-year-old boy on Thursday in connection with the felling | Continue reading
Medicine-filled suction cups attached to the inside of the cheek could be an effective alternative to oral tablets or injections, study finds | Continue reading
While the worm can sicken people, few human infections have been reported in the U.S., and it typically doesn’t require treatment | Continue reading
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote and illustrated much of the beloved novella while living in the city in the 1940s | Continue reading
Scenes from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest prove there’s always more to love about the bel paese | Continue reading
Researchers are calling for urgent protections for corpse flowers in the Rafflesia genus, which live only in remote rainforests of Southeast Asia | Continue reading
A rare pair of Ford's Theatre tickets—for seats across from the president's box—have sold for $262,500 | Continue reading
Following Hurricane Idalia, the conspicuous pink birds have been sighted in at least 11 states where they don’t typically live | Continue reading
A forensic artist created a facial reconstruction based on the skeletal remains of a woman who died in her late 20s or early 30s | Continue reading
This special type of full moon, which will be slightly larger and brighter than usual, will not occur again until fall 2024 | Continue reading
The historic hall in the American Art Museum where President Abraham Lincoln held his second inaugural ball welcomes more diverse voices and visions | Continue reading