Charles Lang Freer gifted this meditative haven for art lovers to the nation and was James McNeill Whistler's friend and patron
100,000 years ago, giant sloths, wombats and cave hyenas roamed the world. What drove them all extinct?
The aurora australis is the southern cousin to the northern lights
Why one California postman's delicious mistake now graces toast and tacos from California to New Zealand
The nation’s complicated history hinges on three words that explain the totalitarian regime's behavior
A Connecticut dentist, turned curator of a new exhibition, has long worked to solve the secrets of the whale's characteristic horn
We’ll toast to that
America’s favorite processed breakfast was once the pinnacle of healthfulness—and spiritual purity
When a Texas railway agent came up with a new marketing scheme, he had no idea how explosive it would be
The park includes a spectacular beach described in sagas that chronicle Viking explorations of the Canadian coast
One day this mollusc-inspired invention might just save your life
In light of Shark Week 2017, here are some revelations about the fearsome fish we’ve made in the past year
Ceja Vineyards breathes new life into Napa Valley’s wine industry
Take the plunge into some interesting geology
For five days in July, the Motor City was under siege from looters and soldiers alike
Researchers at Cambridge University have developed a process for making strong, stretchy threads in an environmentally friendly way
Anna Morandi was the brains and the skilled hand of an unusual husband-wife partnership
4-H boasts a far more complicated backstory than those blue ribbons would have you believe
According to the historians and art directors from Composite Films who worked meticulously on America in Color, these were some of their favorite subjects
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