On February 17, 1936, construction workers were tasked with removing wooden scaffolding, working from a temporary catwalk.

The young female made her public debut this week, and the Metro Richmond Zoo is asking fans to vote on her name—a choice ...

In addition to the 1,800-year-old piece of engraved jewelry, archaeologists discovered a trove of Carolingian coins, medieval ...

In the decades since the end of the cherished newspaper strip, audiences continue to find reasons to chuckle and cheer over ...

One of the smallest owls in North America, the northern saw-whet lives among us and is rarely seen—but one volunteer science ...

Harriet Bell Hayden is believed to have helped hundreds of people fleeing slavery from her Beacon Hill residence ...

Presented like pieces of fine art, the peculiar presents are mounted on the walls of a gallery in Toronto. Many of them will ...

Get into the winter spirit with these images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest ...

Goats, rodents and habitat loss threatened the snails on Deserta Grande Island, so the mollusks were reintroduced on a ...

Smithsonian paleoanthropologists explore how the year brought us closer to understanding ancient human relatives and origins ...

Did colonial Americans wear wristwatches? Wilby McLeod | Savage Harbour, Prince Edward Island ...

A new exhibition spotlights the ways in which cultures around the world have sought answers in the face of uncertainty ...