Researchers examined more than 10,000 animal autopsies to figure out how much plastic is too much for ocean wildlife ...
In celebration of World Walrus Day, National Museum of Natural History director Kirk Johnson talks about his new documentary ...
Celebrate Native American artist Truman Lowe in this career retrospective featuring 100+ images and intimate insights on his ...
First discovered in 2011, three vessels are the centerpiece of a new exhibition about craftsmanship and transportation ...
Marta Bernardino and Sebastião Mendonça invented Trovador, a six-legged, A.I.-powered robot that can plant trees in ...
A new study analyzes the nasal cavity of the "Altamura Man," a Neanderthal who died between 130,000 and 172,000 years ago ...
Scientists identified traces of the drug in the brain tissue of two individuals buried in the crypt of a hospital in Milan New DNA analysis adds to growing research indicating the famous Pacific ...
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With fewer than 50,000 Asian elephants estimated to be remaining in the wild, the Smithsonian’s announcement gives hope to those working to preserve the endangered species ...
The iconic beeps and boops of that lovable cylindrical droid R2-D2 came from the genius of Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt ...
Surveyed for the first time since its discovery two decades ago, the settlement "breaks from all the things that we thought ...
While lunar gardens are still out of reach, the study sheds more light on terrestrial biology that may not be limited to our planet's surface ...