A new magnetic surgical system allows surgeons to make fewer incisions and have better views during gallbladder removals
Nothing says there’s a new president in town more than the dance party they throw
From Washington to Obama, how ex-commanders-in-chief bided their time after leaving office
Smithsonian scientists have discovered what triggers the rare small-whorled pogonia to awaken from dormancy
The inhumanity brought on by Executive Order 9066 spurred Isamu Noguchi to action
A Stanford geneticist may be onto something. Body data collected by smartwatches and other sensors can tip us off to brewing colds or infections
A London-based company is selling North Sense, a body-anchored device that vibrates when it faces magnetic north
Scientists want to know if astronauts can hibernate during long spaceflights. First, they need to understand what hibernation is
As a nectar feeder, the lesser long-nosed bat follows the trail of cactus blooms between Mexico and the U.S.
The title just used to mean someone who presided over a meeting
Here's how to locate official presidential portraits, works of art, material culture and campaign memorabilia across the Smithsonian
Carl Laemmle, the founder of Universal Pictures, wrote hundreds of affidavits to help refugees escape Europe
Historically, hunting seabirds has been a distinctive feature of Nordic coastal culture. Should it still be?
If you plan to be in a seething mass of humans at some point—whether it’s an inauguration or protest thereof—here's how to keep yourself safe
Revisiting some of the country’s most memorable uses of the right to assemble
Researchers at the Salk Institute in California have successfully induced cells to behave like younger cells
From spitting on the Christian cross to strange sexual acts, the Knights Templar's secret rituals were controversial
A puff adder's bite can do serious damage, even to an animal with skin as thick as a rhino's. The photographic evidence we have is not pretty
Japanese scientists find that macaque monkeys, like humans, know the limits of their own memory
In honor of Inauguration Day, here's a little quiz to see how much you know about presidential food history
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