From the world's biggest telescopes to isolated islands, here are some of the best places to explore the cosmos
Lee overcame racism and saved upward of 8,000 men during one climactic battle
From its debut as a surgical knife, X-Acto's precision blades have been the Kleenex of cutting
"Chigusa and the Art of Tea" at the Sackler Gallery explores how a humble vessel became a revered object among Japanese tea men.
How two artists staged a motorcade in Madrid, touting portraits of upside down politicians to question those in power—in Spain and across the globe.
Genghis Khan—and his army of men on horseback—benefitted from boom in grasslands
Inventors say a new device can detect irregularities and even intervene before heart attacks turn deadly
The president of Cornell University is chosen to head up the Smithsonian's 19 museums, 9 research organizations and the Zoo
Forget Lasik. A neuroscientist from the University of California Riverside swears that his exercises can improve your vision
A new fuel-efficient airship, capable of carrying up to 50 tons, can stay aloft for weeks and land just about anywhere
Two companies compete to get the first smart electric toothbrush—complete with a smartphone app—on the market
Get with it, or get left behind in the digital dust
Malaria is already infiltrating highland areas in Colombia and Ethiopia that were previously protected from the disease by cool mountain temperatures
Is an imaginary creature a case of mistaken identity?
Andre Ermolaev's photographs of Iceland's volcanic rivers can look more like abstract paintings
Frances Glessner Lee's miniature murder scenes are dioramas to die for
Say goodbye to lengthy blood work. A new lab called Theranos says its method is faster, more accurate and much less painful
Step in front of the camera and enter the Grantham household in a new exhibit in Wilmington
The discoveries could boost indigenous populations' claims to ancestral lands long thought to be untouched by human activity
The startup what3words wants to change the way we talk about locations
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