What the visiting journalists weren’t told—nor were many of the soldiers living at the station, which could house up to ...

Richards, who was named National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence last year, regularly joins Diving With a Purpose, a group of Black scuba divers who uncover and document slave shipwrecks in the ...

From zipping coats to turning book pages, simple tasks are becoming challenges for a generation raised on tablets. Here’s what parents need to know to help.

Antony Blinken has a book deal, billed by his publisher as a “rare glimpse” into the “challenging and often controversial” ...

In the Bible's Old Testament, the Ark of the Covenant is linked to several miracles, such as protecting the Israelites from ...

Books on the rise and fall of empires, the life of Elon Musk, and a fictional next world war offer powerful lessons for ...

Charcoal portraits depict six of the enslaved Africans who were aboard the Amistad, the 19th-century slaving schooner that ...

This year's Caldecott medal went to a book about an older sister frustrated when her baby brother "helps." The Newbery went to a middle-grade tale about a time traveler at the turn of the century.

Adventure doesn’t stop after dark in Scotland, from twilight kayaking along the River Tay to pitch-black bungee jumps in the ...

In “A Perfect Frenzy,” Andrew Lawler reveals the hypocrisies of the patriots on the battleground of colonial Virginia.

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This exhibition underscores the critical connection between art, science, and activism while highlighting the importance of ...