One person's trash is another person's artistic inspiration
An exhibition of the artist's work at the Hirshhorn is an allegorical narrative framed against historical and political realities
World War I brought with it a broad array of societal changes, including men's fashion
Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Paris
An Internet-based service allows visitors an authentic taste of food, friendship and culture
The space agency has announced the suite of experiments that will fly on a mission to the icy moon of Jupiter
Whether in response to polluted air or shrinking space, architects keep coming up with novel approaches to reshaping urban life
Built by a London architecture firm, a new gazebo has a living "skin" that produces oxygen and absorbs considerable amounts of carbon dioxide
Where to visit historic subs this summer—or ride in a modern one
Matthew Walker thinks there may be a way to simulate deep sleep—vital for memory—by sending a low current to a person's brain
Yasuní National Park in the Amazon rainforest may have more species of life than anywhere else in the world
To get the critically endangered Madagascar spider tortoises to breed successfully took both tenacity and a whole lot of luck
Researchers decipher a mystifying 15th-century document
Warmer waters are eating away at protective ice shelves, letting glaciers flow into the sea
Creepy dolls, KGB secrets and unexpected pinball troves—media startup Atlas Obscura invites readers to explore their own hometowns on May 30
No one knows for certain why the Lalibela churches share many similarities with Judaism, but scholars propose a handful of holy theories
The scanty suit’s explosive start is intimately tied to the Cold War and the nuclear arms race
Java sparrows amp up their tunes with acoustic beak taps synchronized with chirps
He's famous for getting dangerously close to his fearsome charges, but what can Kevin Richardson teach us about ethical conservation—and ourselves?
A powerful earthquake in Italy killed hundreds of people—and set in motion a legal battle and scientific debate that has kept seismologists on edge
When the New Horizons spacecraft races by the quasi-planetary body, Alan Stern will have finally met his match
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