Past research about black hole births rarely included magnetic fields or the spins of the precursor stars. But considering ...

The shorter faces of these city-dwelling trash bandits offer a telltale sign of domestication and line up with a leading ...

Our ancient primate relatives—including Neanderthals—may have enjoyed a nice peck on the lips. But researchers still don’t ...

From interactive diagrams to A.I. assistants, virtual tools are beginning to supplant physical dissections in some classrooms ...

The space agency got a close look at the interstellar visitor over the past few months as it zipped by Mars and the sun ...

Payne liked the creative challenge of finding beauty and order in places that were traditionally unphotogenic or cluttered, ...

Smithsonian's educational travel program was one of the first of its kind when it debuted nationally in 1970, and it quickly ...

An interview with Don Felder, Althea Gibson's second cousin, where he shares personal memories of the tennis legend and ...

Aaron G. Fountain Jr. is a historian with a PhD in history from Indiana University. He is the author of High School Students ...

Grab a porch swing near the waterfront in the city’s downtown area. Check out a museum or two, and enjoy some Southern cooking before taking a walk in historic and well-preserved neighborhoods. If a ...

After discovering the two pieces in the 1990s, researchers have finally concluded that they were created by the famous German composer. An organist performed them for audiences on November 17 ...

As high school students across the U.S. embraced political activism, adults turned to the authorities to shield their sons ...