Fred Whipple has long been recognized as a major contributor to our understanding of space and spaceflight—with contributions ranging from determining the makeup of comets to developing the ...

Researchers recovered more than 200 human artifacts from historical nests in southern Spain The ranges of the two parent bird species have expanded due to climate change and now overlap around San ...

The April 1975 effort matched more than 2,800 infants and children evacuated from Vietnam with adoptive families. Today, the adoptees are searching for clues to their past—and reflecting on the compli ...

More than 20 species make a nearly identical noise to warn nearby birds of brood parasites, a behavior that bridges the “sharp division between animal communication systems and human language” ...

These talented craftspeople specialized in ceramics, sculpture, jewelry, stonemasonry, coffin decorating and other art forms ...

Metal-organic frameworks can store huge amounts of gas in a tiny space—enabling advances that could help humans fight climate change and tackle other challenges ...

Engineers are turning to animal origami, from insects that tuck away wings to a protist with an accordion-like neck, for design help ...

Smithsonian intern shares her experience observing an oral history interview for We Do Declare, highlighting how women’s voices are preserved and amplified through storytelling.

"The Luncheon on the Grass" caused a stir when it made its debut in 1863. A century and a half later, students defended the French artist against obscenity charges ...

Nina Strochlic is a freelance journalist and former staff writer for National Geographic, who has covering conflict, migration, human rights and culture in 23 countries. She was previously a staff ...

Scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama discovered that carrying oversized loads limits the ability to perceive the trail in leafcutter ants, akin to blind spots whi ...