Astronomers have uncovered a rare form of methanol, a basic organic molecule, in the swirling disk of gas and dust around a ...

The town of Lee has been selected to host the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street traveling exhibition, opening this Saturday.

During a recent visit to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC, I found myself standing before an exhibit of darkness. It showed how the natural night sky, once scattered with ...

The proposed cuts coincide with a White House effort to exert greater control over some of the country’s most prestigious ...

Trump’s budget proposes “eliminating funding for the development of the National Museum of the American Latino,” the ...

From the tombs of pharaohs to Roman frescoes, Egyptian blue adorned everything from sacred artifacts to everyday pottery.

Learn how Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book Uncle Tom’s Cabin sparked national debate and changed how many Americans understood ...

Researchers compared DNA from corals and their symbiotic organisms from two sites along the Pacific coast of Panama to better ...

While it may look like a blazing red ruby, the 2.33-carat Winston Red Diamond is just that—a diamond. One of the rarest ...

The two sides will be in U.S. District Court in Boston on Friday, when the attorneys general will argue for a preliminary ...

The second half of the 19th century was a particularly interesting time to imagine Mars. This was a period during which the red planet seemed to be ready to give up some of its mystery. Astronomers ...