The space agency got a close look at the interstellar visitor over the past few months as it zipped by Mars and the sun ...

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 ...

Past research about black hole births rarely included magnetic fields or the spins of the precursor stars. But considering ...

As high school students across the U.S. embraced political activism, adults turned to the authorities to shield their sons ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

The performance of "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll)" took place a few days before the band played its ...