The life and legacy of renowned Smithsonian illustrator Mary Vaux Walcott goes beyond the works that she created
As an intern at the Corcoran, I suddenly understood the power of art
A sublime new show honors the Chinese tradition of the ‘Three Perfections’—poetry, painting and calligraphy
Humans have been the dominant species for longer than thought
Bioluminescence evolved a whopping 27 separate times among finned fishes living in the open ocean
A new find hints that the short-statured hominins could have been living in Indonesia over a half a million years earlier than previous estimates
Mary Church Terrell’s court case demanded the district’s “lost laws” put an end to racial discrimination in dining establishments
Researchers have decoded more writing on the 2,000-year-old Antikythera mechanism and found it may have an astrological purpose
Evidence is growing that deforestation causes disease outbreaks by changing animal carriers' behavior.
A British nonprofit has launched an app that simulates life with the neurodegenerative disease
A Two-Day Festival in the historic Arts & Industries Building brings community, artists and scholars together for a “Culture Lab”
NPR correspondent Steve Inskeep speaks about his book <em>Jacksonland</em> and what it says about America’s democratic tradition
Sharing news of little wins for the environment fuels hope.
A new study suggests that trying to return habitats to a non human-impacted environment might not be realistic
The successful results pave the way for a future mission that could detect low-frequency gravity waves
And nine other things you never thought could be made on a 3D printer
Get out and enjoy the summer sun—we've compiled a list of the best ways to enjoy the summer splendor across North America
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Photographer Reuben Wu casts new light on a familiar world
What an Awful President's Secret Strength Could Teach Today's Financial Leaders About Capitalism
Biologists confirm the curious case of eels striking animals above the water's surface
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