At the Smithsonian Museum Support Center in Suitland, Maryland, cabinets contain thousands of wood specimens, some of which ...

The renowned composer has scored many of the most famous films of our time. But until this summer, he had never attempted a ...

The Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation is donating 63 artworks to the Brooklyn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art and the Los ...

A 2,100-participant clinical trial found that structured and self-guided lifestyle changes can improve cognitive capabilities ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of a high-speed comet traveling through our solar system. Scientists ...

The “ supersized ”​​​​​​​ A. alta weighs around 1.6 ounces (44 grams), or slightly less than a golf ball. “From what we know ...

The space explorer was determined throughout his life, says Teasel Muir-Harmony, the curator of the Apollo Collection at the ...

Maria Mitchell, the first widely recognized American woman scientist, gained international acclaim after discovering a comet ...

Researchers pinpointed a gene related to eye development in golden apple snails, which can regenerate amputated eyes within ...

A new study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) estimates 10% of insect species on Barro Colorado Island ...

The Mayan Languages Preservation and Digitization Project promotes tools designed by and for Indigenous communities, like ...

Even before faloodeh, Persians were creating frozen treats by harvesting snow from the nearby mountains and pouring grape ...