Washed up in a rare stranding event, the newly collected specimen will offer rich exploration for researchers | Continue reading
After the DART spacecraft made contact with Dimorphos last year, the space rock's orbit is declining more than expected, according to preliminary research | Continue reading
Called 81st Street Studio, the sprawling play space encourages interactive engagement with art and science | Continue reading
The remains belonged to the Ychsma culture, a group that lived in present-day Peru before the Inca came to power | Continue reading
Comet Nishimura, which appears only once every 435 years, is on track to approach the sun and shoot into deep space | Continue reading
The new work is a "big step forward" in finding new ways to generate viable organs for human transplants, but it comes with some ethical considerations | Continue reading
They caused "irreversible damage" to the wall when they used an excavator to widen an existing gap | Continue reading
Conservationists are inserting beehives as deterrents around farms and building craft breweries that reward farmers for pachyderm-friendly practices | Continue reading
Jewish rebels may have hidden the weapons away from the Roman army in the second century C.E. | Continue reading
Artists who submit to the competition will need to disclose whether they used A.I. tools like Midjourney | Continue reading
After bringing the four-inch-diameter blob to the surface, researchers still only know that it is “biological in origin” | Continue reading
The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum hosts the artist’s largest installation yet | Continue reading
As the days of summer wane, art provides an infusion of creativity aimed at awakening the capital city’s vital energy | Continue reading
As one of the city’s most significant late 20th century artists, Gotovac’s work continues to celebrate the surreal | Continue reading
A new exhibition examines the short-lived movement—and sheds new light on its women members | Continue reading
The egg-eating African reptile uses its stretchy jaw skin to swallow huge prey, a feat that not even a python can match | Continue reading
Travel the country's beautiful natural wonders from home with these breathtaking highlights from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest | Continue reading
After years of planning, the museum handed over dolls, baskets, maps and other objects acquired in the 1950s | Continue reading
The satellite will study large bodies in the cosmos, while the lander will attempt to land at a precise location on the moon's surface | Continue reading
In the 1930s, Helmut Horten purchased businesses that Jewish owners sold "under duress" | Continue reading
Paleontologists discovered the 150-million-year-old creature in southeast China | Continue reading
Few realize that the approval process for these outdoor signs varies widely by state and organization, enabling unsanctioned displays to slip through | Continue reading
Your feedback on quilts, Los Alamos and more | Continue reading
Entomologist Doug Tallamy explains how doing so can help insects and birds | Continue reading
By charging daytrippers to visit on peak travel days, the city hopes to combat overtourism | Continue reading
One act of generosity during the Great Famine forged a bond that transcends generations | Continue reading
Older, but by no means wiser, the political cartoon character symbolized a mischievous young nation | Continue reading
Learn about the accomplishments of the Black Americans who served their country abroad, even as they faced discrimination at home | Continue reading
The never-before-seen images will be sold as NFTs at an upcoming Christie’s auction | Continue reading
Carried by deer and spread by snails and slugs, a lethal parasite is infecting the large ungulates, which have recently declined dramatically | Continue reading
The tool's county-by-county predictions will help you plan the best leaf-peeping trips | Continue reading
The Aditya-L1 spacecraft will examine the star's outer layers and aim to shed light on its violent—and potentially damaging—storms | Continue reading
New museums, a monumental exhibition and a skywatcher’s dream festival beckon in the coming months | Continue reading
Built for cross-lake grain trade, the poorly maintained schooner met its watery end in 1881 | Continue reading
"The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes" told the tale of a bold heroine who forged her own path | Continue reading
For these ambitious scientists in the rainforests of Ecuador, helping the environment has never tasted so sweet | Continue reading
The highly commended shots call to mind both the wonders of the animal kingdom and the risks wild creatures face | Continue reading
During World War II, a young pilot named Frank Moody died while training in Michigan | Continue reading
Peanut had a rough start to life but ultimately grew up happy and healthy on a 37-acre farm in Chelsea, Michigan | Continue reading
Six people with a "Klimaticket" tattoo received an unlimited one-year public transit pass | Continue reading
The instrument, called TEMPO, will make hourly measurements of pollutants over North America that could help reduce exposure to unhealthy air | Continue reading
Scientists in California are working with communities—and a suite of tools—to better monitor air quality | Continue reading
From laptops to iPhones, the first successful typewriter’s keyboard layout lives on | Continue reading
A brief history of road ecology, the scientific discipline that is helping us understand our impact on the environment and how to diminish it | Continue reading
Get up close and personal with a birder’s-eye view of the United States, as reflected by our beloved feathered neighbors | Continue reading
Pilgrims who left behind ancient graffiti are the subject of new research in the middle of the Nile | Continue reading
A total of 92,003 fans packed into the university's football stadium on Wednesday night | Continue reading
Local beekeepers rushed to the scene to help collect as many of the disoriented insects as possible | Continue reading