Boston’s iconic lighthouse, the Boston Light, is managed by a single person: Sally Snowman. She is the 70th keeper of the ...

The specimen was long mislabeled, according to a new study. Paleontologists identified it as a previously undescribed genus ...

The Netherlands has had success with the Bubble Barrier, which pumps air bubbles from the bottom of a canal or river to ...

When Pillay learned she had won the award, she was in the same courtroom where the Nuremberg Trials held Nazi war criminals ...

Jonathan, an Aldabra giant tortoise, is about 194 years old and the oldest land animal alive today. Discoveries about his ...

"Wetland" is the latest installation of a high-tech traveling exhibition designed by Danish artist Jakob Kudsk Steensen. It ...

Published More Than 50 Years Ago, ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ Launched a Revolution Maya Angelou’s breakthrough memoir forever changed American literature and helped carve a new space for black ...

Archaeologists in Egypt discovered the signet ring while conducting excavations on the island of Antirhodos, which once ...

These photographs from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest showcase Native Americans taking part in their respective ...

Four generations of one cheetah family now live at the Zoo's off-campus research facility. Meet the newest members, streaming ...

The settlement, founded by an early Christian saint in the 500s, is "far more than a small island church." It may have played ...

Hannah Docter-Loeb is an Amsterdam-based science journalist who primarly covers biology, human health and sustainability. Her ...