Before the Inca civilization rose to power in what’s now Peru, the Chincha Kingdom reigned as a prosperous society on the country’s southern coast. Now, scientists have discovered that seabird ...

In 1991, my father and I decided to host a unique event to preserve a Native artform that began in the Southwest and transform it into a World Championship Contest. Little did we know our ...

Warming temperatures are wreaking havoc at elevation, upending the Winter Olympics and the tourism industry and imperiling ...

The only surviving piece of jewelry associated with Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon is now in the museum's permanent collection after a months-long fundraising campaign ...

The Oregon National Primate Research Center will explore a potentially federally supported transition with the National Institutes of Health ...

Since their domestication, horses have changed the course of human history. It’s no wonder the Chinese zodiac associates them with prosperity and success ...

Observed on February 22, George Washington’s birthday, Presidents’ Day became a holiday in 1885. In 1971, the day evolved to recognize all presidents, namely Abraham Lincoln, who was born on February ...

The farthest north the waved albatross had been seen was Costa Rica, so what was it doing off the coast of California?

Likely related to clashes between the kingdoms of Mercia and East Anglia, the site included the remains of a 6-foot-5 man who ...

For centuries, people have turned to personal ads to find love. Why were they so popular, and how did they develop their own ...

The document, which will head to auction this spring, is one of roughly 125 broadsides from July 1776 known to survive ...

"The Dugout," painted in 1948, is the museum's first-ever artwork by the artist, who created more than 300 iconic covers for the "Saturday Evening Post" ...