Were Americans really so outraged by a semi-topless Lady Liberty that the U.S. Mint had to censor this coin?
The new skipper of the Wahoo was the formidable Dudley Morton--a Kentucky Baptist with an aggressive philosophy on how submarine warfare should be waged
Vasalgel aims to make contraception for men as easy and effective as IUDs have for women
The storage facility will collect energy when it’s readily available, and release it when demand is high. What does this mean for the future of energy?
Washington's much-anticipated annual flower show moves to the Hirshhorn for the flora that loves to perform
Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield was in many ways the nation's first black pop star
From unglamorous origins, the federal agency has risen to ensure the safety of everything from lasers to condoms
It all began with the Davy Crockett coonskin hat craze and a bunch of Bohemians yearning to swathe themselves in decades-old fur
Meet the woman dedicated to preserving traditional Mexican cuisine
Ukrainian architect Mykhailo Ponomarenko came in first this year for his sci-fi meditation "Last Day"
The hagfish is a slime-emitting ocean-dweller that's remained unchanged for 300 million years--and it shows. It has a skull (but no spine)
Enter Les Machines de l'île’s Mechanical Animal Theme Park
Compared to erecting a marble palace or high-steepled church, a wall may seem relatively straightforward—it isn’t
A new collection at the National Museum of American History reveals the untold story
Bridging three periods of income inequality, the gravestone of a former slave finds a new home
The idea of having documents to cross borders is ancient, but when it became popularized in the U.S., it caused quite the stir
Long before today’s anxiety about terror attacks, Spain and England feared that enslaved Africans would be more susceptible to revolt if they were Muslim
By designating the realm of technology as 'male,' we overlook key inventions that took place in the domestic sphere
A distracting radio issue, a hazy night, and a new pilot unsure of his instruments. According to investigators, these were some of the possible factors
Deciding whether to get divorced is a complex calculation, even for birds
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