Researchers think they have located the final resting place of the 'L.W. Crane,' a wooden side-wheel steam ship that caught fire and sank in the Fox River in 1880
The thief likely took the trove when he worked for the Dutch National Archives in 2015. Recently, someone found them in storage and contacted art detective Arthur Brand
Meet Sphenodraco scandentis, a tree-dwelling, lizard-like reptile that roamed around with the dinosaurs during the Late Jurassic period roughly 145 million years ago
Sixty-five years after it first hit store shelves, the iconic, red-framed drawing toy continues to enchant kids, artists, and collectors alike
Bill Dilworth, who died at age 70, had carefully maintained the curious art installation—known as 'The New York City Earth Room'—and charmed visitors since 1989
22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel Rose Window in the Former Cathedral in Carcassonne The church...
The incident, which took place in the forest in French Guiana, was an extremely rare occurrence
Scotty, a specimen unearthed in Canada, was probably injured in a fight, then died several months later
The patient had the pneumonic plague, the rarest and deadliest form of the disease. Human cases remain very uncommon in the United States, though plague is endemic to the western part of the country
The annual competition for professional and amateur astrophotographers released its shortlisted images, which capture the beauty of the cosmos seen from Earth
Go behind the scenes with curator Rachel Seidman as she interviews women for We Do Declare: Women’s Voices on Independence, our oral history and education project exploring how women have sought to increase their economic independence over the last fifty years.
Researchers sequenced the knotty sea spider’s genome for the first time, revealing a missing gene that many other animals have
Te K'ab Chaak was a wealthy warrior king who rose to power in 331 C.E. His burial is the first royal tomb found in the ancient city of Caracol
GPS tracking data showed the bird zooming across bridges and interstates at 60 miles per hour on two occasions in 2018
Eight decades after the 1709 violin known as the 'Small Mendelssohn' disappeared, experts think they've located it in Japan