A new study combines A.I., radiocarbon dating and handwriting analysis to estimate new dates for some of the ancient scrolls, ...

Between 2010 and 2021, authorities seized around five million individual sea horses worth more than $21 million ...

Painted in 1666, "View of Olinda, Brazil, With Ruins of the Jesuit Church" is a masterpiece by Frans Post, one of the first ...

Most foraminiferan species reside on the seafloor, but paleontologists are particularly interested in planktonic species, ...

Nearly 450 objects are heading to auction this month. The collection reveals the "Twin Peaks" director's restless creativity ...

Mary Cassatt reshaped the art world by elevating everyday domestic moments into beautiful Impressionist works of art.

Father's Day will be here before you know it! Smithsonian Books has "dad books" galore for you to choose from to make his day ...

Summer will officially begin with this year's solstice on June 20. And on Wednesday, June 11, comes a "strawberry moon," the ...

Located roughly 300 miles north of Lima in Río Abiseo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Gran Pajatén complex ...

Titled “ The New Art: American Photography, 1839-1910 ,” the show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City features ...

Researchers theorize that an adult male dipped his finger in red ocher and intentionally used the pigment to complete the ...

Early reports suggest that an issue with the Japanese lander's sensors prevented it from sufficiently slowing down ...