Recent vaccination announcements have led to some confusion. Four physicians weigh in on who should get vaccinated and when ...

Inspired by the sight of the American flag after battle, Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Its vivid imagery captured the spirit of survival, symbolizing the nation's push for ...

Showcasing the Romantic artist's early innovations with oil paint, "The Rising Squall" could fetch up to $400,000. Before it was reattributed, it sold for just $506 at auction last year ...

The spacecraft's tilted orbit will allow scientists to investigate the mechanisms behind space weather that impact crucial ...

The two resulting artworks, "At the Café" and "Corner of a Café-Concert," both bear witness to vibrant social scenes from ...

The natural marvels, which do everything from enabling acrobatic flight to insulating against Antarctic cold, continue to ...

Two separate adult mountain lions were recorded with cubs in different parts of the state last year, offering the first ...

With the help of gene-edited axolotls, researchers have gotten one step closer to enabling human limb regeneration ...

Archaeologists say the marble coffin is the first of its kind found in the region. The story it depicts is more often seen in mosaics ...

An editorial intern at Smithsonian magazine, Aurora is a bilingual journalist from Nicaragua. She is pursuing a master’s degree at CUNY's Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism.

National Archives and Records Administration The space race between the United States and the Soviet Union stepped up a gear ...

Created 5,000 years ago, the mysterious color has been found on artworks and artifacts throughout the ancient world. But the ...