French scholars argued that the 17th-century Pascaline should go to a public collection and stay within the country. But a ...

The best Christmas markets in the U.S. mix European tradition with local charm, offering festive food, artisan gifts, and ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo, in D.C. revealed one of its elephants is pregnant, the first time a baby elephant will be ...

Scientists traced the Moon's parent planet Theia to the inner Solar System, solving a 4.5-billion-year mystery.

Across the U.S., it’s beginning to look, and smell, a lot like Christmas — artisanal stalls framed by twinkling lights are ...

The strange tale of two mummies discovered beneath the Prudential Center collides with the Devils’ run of bad injury luck ...

Endlessly energetic, the sculptor, who died last year, was often overshadowed by her famous husband, Robert Frank — but the ...

The information needed to decipher the last remaining unsolved secret message embedded within a sculpture at CIA headquarters in Virginia sold at auction for nearly $1 million, the auction house ...

This sixth-century pectoral comprises 14 Byzantine gold coins and a gold disc gathered over two centuries.

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand reading of the boundary-breaking, Obie Award-winning play, “What the ...

Frank Stella papers, 1941-1993, bulk 1978-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational ...

Scientists speak out about the studies and patients affected by unprecedented federal funding cuts for research sponsored by ...