Near the end of her reign, Queen Victoria developed a friendship with an Indian servant, elevating him to trusted advisor and infuriating her court
An Iraqi archaeologist braved ISIS snipers and booby-trapped ruins to rescue cultural treasures in the city and nearby legendary Nineveh and Nimrud
The author discusses a return to art and his forthcoming book <em>Ungrateful Mammals</em>
Looking back at a lynching that shocked America and galvanized the civil rights movement
After a rich scientific life, Cassini went out in a blaze, becoming one with the planet it had revolved around for so long
A rock rat is hiding from his predator, a honey badger, in the midst of a Namibian sweet thorn tree. But he doesn't count on his opponent's determination
Fifty years after its founding, the Smithsonian's beloved Anacostia Community Museum continues to tell stories heard nowhere else
The photographer behind 'Your beautiful eyes' documents his country's storied landscape beneath canopies of stars
This handheld mass spectrometer could make surgeries to remove cancerous tissue quicker and more accurate
'Through Darkness to Light: Photographs Along the Underground Railroad' traces a plausible path a freedom seeker could have taken North
From pulling milk carts to herding reindeer, dogs have had some odd jobs
Scientific methods, rising literacy and an increasingly mobile society were key ingredients for a culinary revolution
Our most symbolic squash is now taking over the world
In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, Calder: The Conquest of Time, Jed Perl reveals a hidden side of the artist
These futuristic-sounding apps are on the rise, but it’s key to separate the data from the hype
Stories and updates for the upcoming celebrations at the Freer and Sackler Galleries
Cognitive scientists suggest that we name the colors of things we want to talk about
In 19th-century New England, the books that taught kids how to read had a Puritanical morbidity to them
In 1940, Princess Elizabeth was tasked with an important job by prime minister Winston Churchill: to give a morale-boosting radio speech to her subjects
Each institution celebrates a different aspect of this Scandinavian country’s history
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