Officials have tentatively agreed to transfer ownership of removed Confederate monuments to a pair of museums in the Virginia city
The tennis court-sized sunshield fully unfurled itself this week, accomplishing the riskiest and most complicated aspect of the telescope's deployment
Archaeologists find remains of a young man and dog left behind by a natural disaster some 3,600 years ago in the Mediterranean
Experts credit the recent surge to the spreading omicron variant and a lag in case reporting over the holidays
Researchers find evidence that prehistoric communities consumed the alcoholic beverage during social events
Species of menacing dinosaurs, shiny beetles and an abundance of teeny invertebrates were new to science in 2021
His team's discovery of early human skulls and skeletons cemented Africa as the cradle of humanity
Scanning technology revealed new insights on Amenhotep I's life
In August, NASA is sending an orbiter to the space object, which may be the partial remains of planet-forming material made of nickel and iron
At least six inches of snowfall covered Washington, D.C. this week causing closures and delays for residents, but the zoo animals were out to play
Experts in Spain used laser scanning technology to locate submerged ruins along the coast of the Bay of Cádiz
The energy released during the blast is as powerful as 30 tons of TNT
A Smithsonian curator reflects on the legacy of the beloved “Golden Girls” actress
The newly discovered specimen sheds light on how the sea creatures, known as ichthyosaurs, evolved their gargantuan size so quickly
Researchers examined 23 different at-home treatments for side effects of heavy drinking
Upholding an earlier decision, the high court halts construction of a new restaurant, resolving a years-long dispute in favor of cultural preservation
Works newly available to copy, republish and remix in 2022 also include poems by Langston Hughes and Dorothy Parker
A rocket carrying the $10 billion dollar invention blasted off Christmas morning and powered up as planned, providing astronomers with a long-awaited gift
Composed at the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the classic Christmas song contains another message—one of unity
The protein-like immune molecules were found to block SARS-Cov-2 from entering human cells
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