The papyrus manuscript was part of a vast library preserved by volcanic ash. Now, the remaining passages—which examine ethics ...
In Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa, burned bones were found in a dirt layer associated with Homo erectus. The inhabitants ...
Meanwhile, other institutions offer their air-conditioned spaces as a way for residents and tourists to beat the heat ...
The European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope was built to study dark matter and dark energy, but for one day last year, it ...
These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest remind us that amusement parks have entertained generations of ...
Researchers hacked through more than three miles of vegetation to get to the site, which lies out of bounds of familiar ...
Since 2008, rules requiring ships to slow down to avoid collisions with North Atlantic right whales have reduced fatalities of the critically endangered animals. Now, NOAA is calling the regulations ...
Now, as America prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, the original drawings are being displayed publicly for the first ...
The renovated space highlights the hallmarks of the iconic 138-year-old brand, from wildlife photography to the study of anthropology ...
Researchers say that the fossilized bones of "Homo naledi," so far found exclusively underground in South Africa, lack a key ...
A fossil of the creature provides the first evidence that microraptors lived in what is now northwestern China. Its discovery ...
The tall creature escaped from a private ranch this month, and she's been roaming the Texas Hill Country ever since ...