Electricity isn't just wires and outlets. Its history includes fake experiments, brutal PR wars, and vehicles that predate ...

Ben’s Birthday Bash' is set for Jan. 17, featuring hands-on games, electricity experiments and a very loud birthday finale.

Benjamin Franklin has left an unmistakable impact on American life. He was a prolific inventor, creating bifocals, lighting ...

From the Smithsonian magazine archives, some of our favorite reader questions about our nation's founding upon its 250th ...

Philadelphia celebrates the 320th birthday of its Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin, on Saturday, January 17.

Republican lawmakers are working toward a bill aimed at regulating data centers in Wisconsin. Wisconsin currently has 40 data ...

Hundreds march in Philly against ICE, U.S. military action in Venezuela, days after deadly Minneapolis shooting Hundreds of ...

Pop by the Make-it-Pop art exhibit opening Friday at InLiquid Gallery at Crane Arts in Kensington. The exhibit, showcasing 10 ...

This Saturday, Jan. 17, marks Benjamin Franklin’s birthday — his 320th, as a matter of fact! He was born in Boston in 1706 ...

For the eighth year in a row, the world’s oceans absorbed a record-breaking amount of heat in 2025. It was equivalent to the ...

The Nation’s Attic had until Tuesday to send the White House reams of materials about its upcoming shows—or risk losing its ...

Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding this week unveiled the 2026 Pennsylvania Farm Show Butter Sculpture — a 1,000-pound sculpture that illustrates how defining moments in U.S. history and the ...