In 1967, a bone-shattering spill at Caesars Palace spawned a career in self-endangerment
A marauding polar bear is about to be returned to the the wild, as far away as possible from the town of Churchill
You may never get lost in a mall again with these new technologies, designed to help you navigate inside places traditional GPS-based mapping apps can't
A new book chronicles Ernst Haeckel's life and his gorgeous renderings of wild things—scales, spikes, tentacles and all
'Twas the Night Before Christmas' on the National Mall
His path to fame and notoriety began by exploiting an enslaved woman, in life and in death, as entertainment for the masses
Our photography editors select their favorites from a year full of stunning photojournalism
A local guide from Churchill, Manitoba, is on a late night walk, hoping to spot a polar bear. He strikes gold when a large male appears
Musician Gilberto Reyes redesigned the instrument to meet the needs of Latino musicians
Nine things you should know about our favorite Christmas plant
Today, the rising sun shines on altars and other religious objects at many Spanish churches in the U.S. and Latin America
Kono Yasui was the first Japanese woman to publish in an academic journal, forging a new path for women in her country
The nonprofit MICRO is on a mission to meet people where they are, staging small exhibitions in busy, public places
During seal hunting season, a female polar bear strives to put on up to 300 pounds of fat. That weight gain is a necessity
Inside the brains of this olfactory king of the roost is a powerful cellular mechanism for detecting carrion from hundreds of feet away
Here's why museum visitors rarely see lady animals, penis bones or cats floating in formaldehyde
With roots dating back to the 13th century, Gryla is not to be messed with
Although it features few of the usual Muppets, ‘Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas’ brings the holiday spirit to the whole family
The invention of the jet engine was the crowning achievement of engineer Frank Whittle. But the path to glory was littered with countless obstacles
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