From interactive diagrams to A.I. assistants, virtual tools are beginning to supplant physical dissections in some classrooms ...

Titled "St. Francis of Assisi," the 1747 standing portrait of the church's namesake was stolen in 2001, along with several ...

A train wreck that caused the death of more than a dozen commuters near the turn of the 20th century was the impetus behind a ...

"Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer," which played a role in protecting the life of its Jewish subject during the Holocaust, sold ...

Our ancient primate relatives—including Neanderthals—may have enjoyed a nice peck on the lips. But researchers still don’t ...

Smithsonian's educational travel program was one of the first of its kind when it debuted nationally in 1970, and it quickly ...

Grab a porch swing near the waterfront in the city’s downtown area. Check out a museum or two, and enjoy some Southern ...

Wondrous kelp beds harbor a complex ecosystem that’s teeming with life, cleaning the water and the atmosphere, and bringing ...

The shorter faces of these city-dwelling trash bandits offer a telltale sign of domestication and line up with a leading ...

Neuroscientists studying the shifts between sleep and awareness are finding many liminal states, which could help explain the ...

Two new studies suggest that the semi-aquatic rodents provide food and habitat for bats and pollinator insects within their ...

Located in the mountains of western Norway, the facility was likely used by Iron Age hunters to trap and kill wild reindeer.