A new report warns that rising sea levels could destroy many of the nation's important—and beloved—locations
High temperatures and black carbon from forest fires and fossil fuels combined to push the huge ice sheet over the edge
This outpost in the high north looks much as it did when it was abandoned in 1998, providing visitors with a glimpse into Soviet-era life and culture
Instead of holding its own global fest this year, Nerd Nite descended on our nation's capital.
The conference's first day ended with a bang—or should we say, a blast-off.
Three recent black hole events and how they shape our universe
As the potential drone applications grow, so does the build-your-own drone movement
Inspired by a similar effort in the 1970s, the project wants your help in creating a portrait of humanity to send out of the solar system
2014 "Future Is Here" Featured Speaker
2014 "Future Is Here" Featured Speaker
2014 "Future Is Here" Featured Speaker
The magazine's 2nd annual conference brings together experts, authors and visionaries in the fields of science, science fiction and technology.
Anthropologist Joshua Bell weighs in on new uses for cell phone technology at Smithsonian magazine's annual festival
Scientists at MIT are using a new technique that could print responsive objects—from water pipes to sneakers—that adapt to their surroundings on their own.
Built in 1841, the Charles W. Morgan is plying the waters off New England this summer
A chemical excreted by octopus skin tells their severed arms, “Don’t grab me or eat me!”
In 2007, cave divers discovered remains that form the oldest, most complete and genetically intact human skeleton in the New World
As the hunger for more farmland stretched west, so too did the demand for enslaved labor
Biologists always assumed that sexual selection primarily drove differences in looks between male and female birds, but a new study challenges that notion
One of the holiest Buddhist holidays, Vesak marks the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha
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