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In the ocean waters just off California's Central Coast, the fish are swarming this summer like they haven't in years
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With their populations aging rapidly in coming decades, many countries, including the U.S., will rely heavily on technology to take care of seniors
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This weekend, hit up the Museum of African Art after hours, create Korean art and view a screening of "Don Juan"
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In 1979, "The White Album" gave smart women a straightforward guide to what to bring on a trip
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Historian David C. Ward recounts the short but unprecedented Civil War attack on Washington, D.C. at the Battle of Fort Stevens on July 11, 1864
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There are probably hundreds of dinosaurs that paleontologists have yet to discover, but will we ever find all the dinosaurs?
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Smithsonian and Google Maps launched an easy to use application Tuesday providing step by step directions inside 17 museums and the National Zoo
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Known as Klein Deutschland circa the 1860's, the Lower East Side had the 5th largest German-speaking population among cities in the world at the time
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The king penguins appear to be habituated to the presence of humans, but a new study finds that even limited human contact may be negatively affecting them
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Get ready for Air and Space Museum's Mars Day July 13 with geologist Dr. John Grant discussing findings, The Martian Chronicles and why he loves Mars Day
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On this date in 1962, Telstar was launched, ushering in a new era of communications technology
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All along the roadways of America—and the world—there's figs, avocados and wild berries ripe for the picking
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A rigorous experiment revealed that on a hot, dry day, drinking a hot beverage can help your body stay cool
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Gore-Booth sisters, Constance and Eva, forsook their places amid Ireland's Protestant gentry to fight for the rights of the disenfranchised and the poor
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A bargain for just $1.25 million. But, you'll need both aviation and auto insurance
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Almost 30 years after the program aired, DinosaurTheatre has shared part of an original interview with Natural History Museum paleontologist Angela Milner
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The forefathers of Homo floresiensis reached Flores either by sailing to the island or being accidently washed out to sea by a tsunami, scientists say
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As weather, from droughts to violent storms, becomes more likely, tech companies are developing tools to help us deal with the worst nature has to offer
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Guest blogger and Portrait Gallery historian Amy Henderson reflects on the Gallery's Olympian collection
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