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Americans in the 1940s had wondrous expectations about the post-war world. Meet one author who advised them to curb their enthusiasm
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A bonebed in Argentina with three sauropods of different sizes adds new evidence that some of these dinosaurs were social creatures
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Here's your chance to see a haunting and long suppressed WWII documentary about PTSD
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From now through Friday, you have the chance to help decide which icon of American History will be featured in a new portrait by artist Robert Weingarten
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A talented painter who died poor and forgotten may have inspired the influential American artist's work in ceramics
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This weekend, air out your dirty laundry, live the life of "aloha" and check out the American Art Museum's latest exhibit
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British officials were alarmed at the rapid distribution of mysterious Indian breads across much of the Raj
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Sauternes is a village near Bordeaux that would have been cow town if dumb luck, microclimatology and royal wineries had not showered the region in fortune
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Not only is it now available in once unimaginable flavors, like salted caramel and prosciutto, but scientists also are trying to make it good for you
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One of the first recipes for ketchup published in the United States called for "love apples"
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A newly described abelisaurid pushes back the history of the blunt-skulled, stubby-armed predators
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Hollywood has always loved sequels, and judging from the box office viewers do too
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A substance developed at MIT sends viscous condiments pouring out of bottles with ease
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Four "scientific" tests to determine whether your marriage will succeed or fail
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After a risky caesarean section and intensive care, two cheetah cubs have been nursed back to health and now come to live at the Zoo
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Smithsonian Institution staff photographer Eric Long captured the moment this morning on his way to work
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A wannabe-biologist is planning to bring a dinosaur back alive, even though the creature he's after doesn't exist
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Once you get your car you’re free to hit the road along the west coast of Sweden with its fishing villages, traditional folkways and islands
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Fossils from the Shanidar Cave provide insights on health, violence and death rituals among Neanderthals
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