A new genetic study surprised scientists who learned the males were not breeding
Why the Saint Louis Zoo decided to invest in this slimy, surprisingly adorable amphibian
The Shuar of South America is the only tribe to have never been conquered by the Spanish Empire
These new or normally unavailable tours and displays pay homage to an architecture legacy
Armed with new DNA techniques, scientists have extracted genetic sequences from preserved Egyptians
This marks the second such incident within a week on Smithsonian grounds
International experts recently gathered at Smithsonian to discuss the state of international provenance research
Renaissance maps depicting the “white bears” say more about our own fears and fantasies than about the predators themselves
The chemistry behind this protective lotion reflects a modern understanding of the danger of ultraviolet rays
The boll weevil decimated the South's cotton industry, but the city of Enterprise found prosperity instead
A Smithsonian scientist says important lessons about making friends and sharing can be learned from these blood-sucking creatures
Get a taste of St. Croix's culinary traditions
The engineers working on 3 World Trade Center in New York are among the most daring around
The South Carolina Aquarium invites tourists to visit their reptilian patients, watch surgeries and even conduct mock operations using VR
A young teen, who died 700 years ago, likely suffered pain in the right arm as the tumor grew and expanded through the bone
A housing policy expert explains how federal government policies created the suburbs and the inner city
A century ago, the famous author took it upon herself to help those left behind by the war’s carnage
How one economist’s graph on a napkin reshaped the Republican Party and upended tax policy
With budgets for space exploration falling toward the end of the 1960s, NASA began to make plans for a new kind of reusable spacecraft to save money
When the Cubans accidentally shoot down a U.S. U-2 aircraft, the threat of nuclear war becomes a serious possibility
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