The unusual artifact also contains tresses from First Lady Mary Lincoln, members of the president's cabinet and senators
HBO's beloved World War II drama premiered 20 years ago this month
Mysterious stone figures on far-flung islands may have been erected by descendants of seafaring explorers from the same archipelago
In the mid-1950s, a Scottish obstetrician became the first to apply ultrasound technology to a pregnant human abdomen
High-performing athletes possess many of the skills and attributes that physicians need, supporters of the strategy say
Eleven percent of U.S. households experience hunger; an expansive, new exhibition focuses how a local community manages this national problem
The classic medium allows researchers, students and artists to tell stories about science, technology, engineering and math
Established 160 years ago, the short-lived route was once the quickest way to deliver mail across the United States
A new study finds dramatic declines in coral reef cover, biodiversity and fish abundance
StEER engineers assess why some buildings survive hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and tsunamis, and why others do not
Humans likely sported clothes made of jackal, fox and wildcat skins some 120,000 years ago
Beginning September 18, the pair's posthumous work will be on full display in Paris for 16 days
The online tool draws on recent data to approximate your chances of contracting the virus in different scenarios
A new nonfiction release revisits the life of Mai, the first Pacific Islander to visit Britain
Some children have been hospitalized and some have died, but at a tiny fraction of the adult rate. Scientists are trying to find out why.
Nathaniel Philbrick’s new book follows the first president on his 1789 journey across America
The acting director of the National Air and Space Museum reflects 20 years later on the rapid grounding of air traffic across the US
The robot, developed by Alphabet Inc.'s X, will make its public debut at the Smithsonian
The certificate arrived in the Smithsonian's Paper Conservation Lab as a pile of paper bits stored in an envelope
Amidst the terror and tragedy of the day came these everyday heroes who answered the call when the city needed them most
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