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 ...

Our nation, arising out of the American Revolution, was blessed with a disproportionate number of leaders with extraordinary ...

The press, built by Adam Ramage of Philadelphia in about 1815, is among only two or three believed to remain in existence.

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 ...

Most Texans know there are no mountains surrounding the Rio Grande Valley, so how did a flat river delta region get such a ...

Indeed, some big projects made significant progress in Dallas in 2025. The TEXpress lanes on Interstate 635, near U.S. 75, have been steadily progressing, for a sizable example. However, before too ...