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

"The Dream (The Bed)," a self-portrait created in 1940, sold for $54.7 million. The previous record holder, Georgia ...

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

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

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

An interview with Don Felder, Althea Gibson's second cousin, where he shares personal memories of the tennis legend and ...

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

Grab a porch swing near the waterfront in the city’s downtown area. Check out a museum or two, and enjoy some Southern cooking before taking a walk in historic and well-preserved neighborhoods. If a ...

Payne liked the creative challenge of finding beauty and order in places that were traditionally unphotogenic or cluttered, ...

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

Aaron G. Fountain Jr. is a historian with a PhD in history from Indiana University. He is the author of High School Students ...

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