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The museum decided no to press charges, and so far the unwitting tourist hasn't been asked to pay for repairs
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Robots are getting better at everything. Including sex
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Take a trip inside the stomach of a 1,300 pound mako shark
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"Codex on the Flight of Birds" reveals the Renaissance man's fascination with flight
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Never fear. We are not next to suffer from the eyeball licking craze, because that craze never actually existed
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The Great Cats team at the zoo is celebrating a conservation victory with the birth of two Sumatran tiger cubs
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Like humans, dogs are prone to yawning when they see someone else do it—and a new study shows that they yawn most frequently in response to their owner
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Obsolescence yaps at the heels of every dazzling invention, says curator Amy Henderson as she considers the birth of modernism a century ago
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Cracking the Code of the Human Genome
The U.S. National Institutes of Health created an agreement with the Lacks family regarding access to the HeLa genome
It's easy to think of a mosquito's mouth as a needle, lancing your flesh to find a drink. But that's not the whole story
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It was actually first developed during World War II in an effort to help save the lives of seamen and pilots who had to await rescue in open water
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Nearly every potential impact event in the next century qualifies as having "no likely consequences"
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Of course, the Iberian lynx isn't the only species whose existence will likely be threatening by the affects of climate change
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In vitro meat? Teeth grown from urine? Screaming rocks and singing bats? It's all real science from the summer of 2013
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The past few days have seen a burst of activity in Yemen. What's going on?
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Photographer Pierre Carreau captures waves mid-break, showing the surf's delicate balance of power and fragility
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But if Costa Rica expects its zoo animals to survive life outside of captivity for long, some very careful planning and preparation is in order
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Every city has that one place that tourists and locals alike go to for local flavor. Which one is the best?
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Tests on captive animals reveal that the marine mammals now hold the record for retaining memories longer than any other non-human species
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The American History Museum celebrates our country's lush food history—and explores its food future—with the Food in the Garden series
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