Targeting the immune system to fight cancer could be the first step to defeating the disease
Celebrating the October 1958 publication of <em>A Bear Called Paddington,</em> Smithsonian Libraries takes a look at several pop-up books
William Dudley Pelley and his Silver Shirts were just one of many Nazi-sympathizers operating in the United States in the 1930s
With enough turbines, the rainfall from Hurricane Harvey could have been reduced by 20 percent, according to a new study
A bioengineer collaborates with artists, clinicians and patients to come up with an art exhibition with heart
A new minor planet called "the Goblin" is the second most distant known object in the solar system
Cubs born to Sukiri on September 22 are latest in the National Zoo’s efforts to diversify gene pool of captive born cheetahs
Life-size and hyper-detailed, these anatomical mosaics draw on ancient inspiration
How colonial allies in the Caribbean pulled off a heist to equip George Washington's Continental Army with gunpowder
Architect and author Charlie Hailey and photographer Donovan Wylie capture one of America’s last free places
Some say yes, others say the increasingly popular projects are too expensive and harmful to the environment
Tobacco companies spurred the mania, but artistry won the hearts of collectors
In September 1868, Southern white Democrats hunted down around 200 African-Americans in an effort to suppress voter turnout
A new book explores the architectural history of Metsamor, Armenia, once a planned utopia for nuclear power plant workers
The 1000 Leaf Project aims to document Armenia's hundreds of edible plants and mushrooms with help from local residents
The porous polymer uses tiny air holes to reflect all wavelengths of sunlight, cooling buildings far better than white paint
An installation at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum featuring Mae Jemison highlights diversity in space exploration
The first of its kind, the late-October event brings together perspectives both historical and contemporary
The tennis icon chatted about her life and legacy in a wide-ranging conversation at the National Museum of American History
NASA's new space telescope has already discovered two planets, but the hunt for a world like Earth is just getting started
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