I brought a seasoned veteran of the conflict in Afghanistan into my home—and then things got wild
The unusual holiday exchange, which lasted decades during the early 20th-century, hints at the drama between the two colleagues
Even facing exposure and starvation, Josiah Gregg insisted on stopping to take measurements and observations, much to his companions' distress
At a 50th-anniversary event for Apollo 8, NASA’s Jim Bridenstine envisioned the moon’s potential for future space exploration
The simple matching game has some deceptively complex mathematics behind the scenes
The unforgettable, 99.9 percent perfect, December moon mission marked the end of a tumultuous year
Trade caravans, whether supported by mules, camels or llamas, have helped archaeologists piece together the past in many corners of the world
Questions abound about the ethics of the missionary’s trip and what will happen next
First introduced in 1868, the device was meant to prevent accidents—but then it caused one
Josie Rourke’s film sees Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie transform from allies into rivals, but in actuality, the queens’ relationship was far more complex
Thomas Jennings used a freshly painted railing to flee a murder scene but unwittingly left behind something that would change detective work forever
This grand tradition has allowed Americans across the country to pay their respects to the chief executive
As described by a 16th-century French missionary, the South American 'little bear' with the face of 'a baby' was introduced to Europe
The former President, dead at 94 years old, was noteworthy for his “humanity and decency,” says a Smithsonian historian
In our efforts to increase and diffuse knowledge, we highly recommend these 70 titles released this year
Hominins made stone tools in central Arabia 190,000 years ago, and the hand axe technology raises questions about just who they were
How the "Dear Friends" missive started and how it has survived the Facebook age
Long before parents freaked over the ubiquitous video game, they flipped out over another newfangled fad
A new book advances a controversial theory about the singular contribution that went into the brothers’ pioneering achievement
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