The two-year project is expected to cost around $580,000, and visitors to the Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice will be able ...

The observation was described on March 26 in the Astronomical Journal. Nine years ago, comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák—41P ...

Wednesday evening, a human mission to the moon lifted off for the first time in more than 50 years. These 13 photographs ...

These clever creatures seem to concentrate their muscle activity near their bases, which helps them cross gaps between tree ...

A new analysis of a specimen found more than 40 years ago reveals the oldest known chelicerate, defined by its pair of pincer ...

The Smithsonian continues its 250th celebration of the nation with a free three-day Summit for educators featuring more than ...

Monitoring a brainless sea star may seem like a curious way to go about studying robotics. But the marine invertebrate’s ...

"Old Man With a Gold Chain" is on display beside a smaller copy for the first time in centuries. According to scholar Gary ...

Ryan Green is a science journalist based in New York City. Her work has appeared in Scientific American and Oceanographic Magazine.

Four astronauts have begun a ten-day mission in which they’ll loop around the moon, laying the groundwork to put humans on ...

Floating in near-weightless conditions can be disorienting for even the most experienced astronauts. Male reproductive ...

Before computers and A.I., beautiful trinkets were formed with a combination of hubs, dies, finesse and force. Kevin Potter ...