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

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

An astrophysicist argues that the interstellar mission would be extremely challenging but not completely unrealistic ...

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

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

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

Archibald Gracie's letter, which recently sold at auction, is part of a new exhibition at the Molly Brown House Museum in ...

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

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

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

When the Atlanta Braves face off against the Miami Marlins this weekend, Pawol will become the first woman to umpire in a ...

A new study examines artifacts and features of the site that may be associated with Judaism, though researchers caution that ...