A fluid dynamics study suggests the large and intricate passages in ankylosaurs' skulls were a great way to cool off in the Cretaceous
Thomas Nast is legendary for his political cartoons, but he’s also responsible for the jolly St. Nick we know today
Disney warned of reading too much into the timing of his films, but just now everyone could use a little “spit spot” from America’s favorite British Nanny
With the 14th Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, the actor and comedian talks about how his life has been filled with music, art and laughter
A beloved Robert Frost poem is among the many creations that are (finally) losing their protections in 2019
A new study demonstrates that assisted reproduction using cryopreserved sperm leads to offspring that might be more resilient in the face of climate change
Ellen Swallow Richards applied chemistry to the home to advocate for consumer safety and women's education
The holiday pastry has been a multicultural phenomenon since the very beginning
Corporal Jimenez was on patrol in southern Afghanistan when a mine exploded, changing his life forever
I brought a seasoned veteran of the conflict in Afghanistan into my home—and then things got wild
From rocket gardens to tumbleweeds, here are some of the most imaginative holiday trees in the United States
The unusual holiday exchange, which lasted decades during the early 20th-century, hints at the drama between the two colleagues
Even facing exposure and starvation, Josiah Gregg insisted on stopping to take measurements and observations, much to his companions' distress
The asteroid strike on the Yucatán Peninsula 66 million years ago is only part of the story
At a 50th-anniversary event for Apollo 8, NASA’s Jim Bridenstine envisioned the moon’s potential for future space exploration
Stereo demonstrations and colorful ads sold customers on the two-channel sound technology when it was introduced 60 years ago
Eadweard Muybridge photographed a horse in different stages of its gallop, a new Smithsonian podcast documents the groundbreaking feat
A simple contest of sci-fi strategy, ‘Spacewar!’ ushered in what is now a 140 billion dollar industry
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture announces no-ticket days and afternoons
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