Alaskans have been gathering in the tiny coastal town of Valdez to celebrate the art of climbing ice Alaska’s hardiest ...

The juvenile gray seal recently weaned off his mother's milk and ventured five miles into the coastal Connecticut city ...

The Smithsonian Passport being used at the US Botanic Garden. . Since its founding, Washington, DC has grown significantly.

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Belle da Costa Greene, the first director of the Morgan Library, was a Black woman who passed as white in the early 20th ...

There’s nothing like getting caught in a giggle loop, where the desire to laugh builds until it bursts out at a disastrous moment. Only then do we often realize that laughter is a rather strange ...

Researchers initially thought the tomb belonged to a royal wife. Then they unearthed fragments of alabaster jars that identified it as Thutmose II's ...

The Key West Art & Historical Society (KWAHS), established in 1949, is dedicated to preserving the cultural heritage of the ...

NASA announced that asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 0.28 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but that number is expected to ...

Researchers present an alternative to the long-held “hard steps” theory to explain the evolution of complex life, suggesting ...

Found beneath an older tomb near Tarquinia, the painted chamber depicts several intricate scenes, including a metallurgical ...