Too late to save the ivory-billed woodpecker, Arthur Allen changed science forever with his seemingly simple idea ...

The monarch set fashion trends during her time, and the flower holder became a sought-after accessory in Victorian society ...

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In a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, astronomers describe the youngest transiting planet ever found. It’s ...

Found etched into clay cylinders in Syria, the strange symbols date to around 2400 B.C.E.—500 years before other known ...

Starring Saoirse Ronan as a young mother, the film celebrates Londoners' resilience in the face of an eight-month Nazi aerial ...

Found in western Germany, the stone plaques feature etchings of fish trapped in grid-like nets, according to a new study ...

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Wildlife caretakers released the bird into the Southern Ocean after he'd put on some weight and regained his strength ...

Rebecca Felton was sworn in on this day, and despite her short time in power, her legacy reveals deep contradictions in ...

Paleoanthropologists have learned a lot about Lucy, the world’s most famous hominin fossil, since she was discovered in 1974.

See airplanes of all sizes, shapes and colors from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest ...