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This weekend, bone up on your skeletal knowledge, survey new artwork from the Middle East and celebrate the steel pan
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A severe drought, exacerbated by widespread logging, appears to have triggered the mysterious Mayan demise
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Sensors in sports shoes get all the attention, but other devices can identify you by how you walk and help Alzheimer’s patients find their way home
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For the first time, Carnegie Mellon University's Robot Hall of Fame is allowing the public to vote on which robots will be inducted
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A staple in the collections, Cadillac marks its 110-year anniversary today as the company looks to branch out and go biking
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At an Early Cretaceous site in China, paleontologists have discovered a rich trove of raptor tracks
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"Count" Victor Lustig once sold the Eiffel Tower to an unsuspecting scrap-metal dealer. Then he started thinking really big
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Sometimes finding Neanderthals, australopithecines and other human ancestors is a complete accident
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A new study indicates that musical instruction for just a few years during childhood can have long-lasting benefits
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With dedicated bike lanes and businesses catering to cyclists, the Oregon city is a true pedaler's paradise
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The final part in our series introduces you to the work of five more artists, from giant roses to combat video games to surrealist assemblages
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When the country gained its independence after World War I, Alphonse Mucha was called upon to design an important part of any country's identity - money
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Paleontologists in Canada have just uncovered a rare, especially big Triceratops skeleton
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A new biography explores the story of the famous diva who once owned the Hope Diamond
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The meticulous records of an amateur butterfly club in New England are opening a window into changes happening to the regional climate
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A collection of the standup comic's jokes, costumes and even her signature prop–the cigarette holder–reside at the American History Museum
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The Hirshhorn Museum was evacuated and closed to the public today. According to museum officials, a security officer died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Law enforcement is on the scene and is investigating the incident.
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Today the French fashion designer's observations seem wise, clever or amusingly dated
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Authors like Roald Dahl or James Joyce never could have predicted that their words could be spun into these tantalizing meals
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Along with motion-sensing cameras and projectors creating augmented reality, they'll likely be among the tools training chefs of the future
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