The first of these festivals debuted in the early 1960s, serving as a prime example of the United States' burgeoning counterculture | Continue reading
Groups of hominins might have successfully scavenged large kills, new modeling finds | Continue reading
Gallery officials say they are stumped as to why the 250-pound artwork was targeted | Continue reading
"Stop Making Sense," known as one of the greatest movies of its kind, returns to the big screen | Continue reading
A "new behavior" from the animals might be linked to this sudden uptick in deaths, as they have been feeding in front of fishing nets, a trade group says | Continue reading
In 1863, a New Testament tucked in the pocket of Union soldier Charles W. Merrill prevented a musket ball from mortally wounding him | Continue reading
A study of bones from a Spanish cave suggests humans might have fashioned tools from the remains of recently deceased community members or relatives | Continue reading
The offspring of Katmai National Park’s famous brown bears will face off in a bracket all their own | Continue reading
The Manhattan museum dedicated to telling the stories of everyday immigrants offers vital lessons for today | Continue reading
After a spate of orca attacks spooked the fish, they have now been found | Continue reading
Beyond its brick-lined town center, the Charleston Area becomes a place where nature and heritage converge in unexpected and delightful ways | Continue reading
After a career as a schoolteacher, the Washington, D.C.-based painter flourished, creating vibrant patterns inspired by nature, the cosmos and music | Continue reading
The artifacts could shed new light on the Iron Age history of the region | Continue reading
On September 10, the ice reached its lowest annual maximum in the books amid a record-smashing year that's ringing "alarm bells" for polar ice | Continue reading
The revitalized space will feature a museum and contemporary art in addition to traditional bathing | Continue reading
Termed “Pangea Ultima,” the predicted future landmass might be extremely hot, plagued by volcanoes and largely inhospitable, per a new modeling study | Continue reading
A Florida husband-and-wife duo is taking over the 311-year-old site in southern Scotland | Continue reading
An FDA panel discussed the new technology—tested only on animals so far—along with its risks and potential to improve survival of preterm infants | Continue reading
The invertebrates create elaborate structures to escape danger and shimmer in synchronized performances to confuse predators | Continue reading
The storied past of the 45.52-carat sapphire-blue gemstone hails back to the days before the French Revolution | Continue reading
Designed by artist Kerry James Marshall, the panels replace windows depicting Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson | Continue reading
Scientists provide evidence that tiny Caribbean box jellyfish—which lack a central nervous system—can learn to navigate through mangrove roots | Continue reading
"Susanna and the Elders" was misattributed for some 200 years, first to a male artist and then to the "French School" | Continue reading
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission retrieved bits of rock and dust from the asteroid Bennu, which could help scientists uncover the origins of life on our planet | Continue reading
The annual contest unveiled its winners this month, recognizing skilled captures from a striking falcon to grouse performing a courtship display | Continue reading
The two pieces, which date back to the third millennium B.C.E., will remain in New York for now | Continue reading
When a white clergyman tried to punish captive Andamanese for their supposed misdeeds, they slapped him back | Continue reading
Art Weston and Kirk Kirkland spent nearly three hours reeling in the gargantuan fish | Continue reading
A court ordered Jens Haaning to return the money from his "Take the Money and Run" stunt | Continue reading
A new exhibition investigates the Bloomsbury Group's relationship with clothing, accessories and sartorial social norms | Continue reading
The James Webb Space Telescope found carbon dioxide on Europa's surface, and astronomers say it likely originated in the moon's vast ocean | Continue reading
Never-before-seen photos and videos shed new light on the pivotal World War II conflict | Continue reading
The interlocking pieces, found near a waterfall in Zambia, date to 476,000 years ago—before Homo sapiens evolved | Continue reading
No other RNA has ever been extracted from an extinct species, so the breakthrough opens doors to understanding the biology of long-gone organisms | Continue reading
The leather shoe in "outstanding" condition is comparable to a U.S. children's size 12 | Continue reading
Astronomers have long debated what kind of chemistry might serve as a bona fide alien biosignature | Continue reading
The Panda House's eight occupants have played a key role in conservation efforts over the decades | Continue reading
These highlights from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest feature our close “cousins” | Continue reading
Visitors have been getting too close to the marine mammals—taking selfies and even harassing them—as they rear their pups | Continue reading
Zeng Yuxuan, 23, was sentenced to six months in prison on charges of sedition | Continue reading
Using a new and noninvasive technique, researchers analyzed the DNA of 33 lungfish in institutions across the U.S. and Australia to determine their ages | Continue reading
The site was the backdrop for critical moments in Native American, African American and Japanese American history | Continue reading
Entrepreneurs are using jewelry, fragrances and clothing to demonstrate what’s possible with repurposed carbon—and environmentalists have questions | Continue reading
Through survivor interviews and brain scans during CPR, researchers looked for evidence of awareness when people's hearts had stopped | Continue reading
Last year, a German court officially recognized the persecution of trans people by Adolf Hitler's regime | Continue reading
The new trail, which winds through Boise, celebrates the top spud-growing state in the nation | Continue reading
A summer full of news reports about orca, otter and bird “attacks” has the public wondering if trying to understand animal behavior in human terms may be t | Continue reading
But nearly half of those living with the condition don't know they have it, according to the organization's first report on hypertension | Continue reading