Smithsonian paleoanthropologists explore how the year brought us closer to understanding ancient human relatives and origins ...

Two studies came to a similar conclusion, highlighting a single, sustained event of mixing DNA. The findings could impact our ...

This year, the Institution collected everything from the stunning shell of an extinct cephalopod to a Blue Origin rocket ...

In memory of former President James Earl Carter Jr., the National Portrait Gallery has added a drape to his portrait in the ...

From indestructible tardigrades to body-merging comb jellies, animals can teach humans so much about medicine, robotics, ...

Fungus-farming ants, fossilized footprints and a prehistoric critter named after a Muppet are just a few of the year’s most notable findings ...

But the rate that we gather sensory data is 100 million times faster than our thought processes, making our brains champions ...

Keep your eyes on the sky this upcoming year for a chance to spot breathtaking meteor showers, a special view of Saturn and a ...

I can’t, I can’t.’ But I carried on.” The parade of Mamuthones is an annual winter tradition in the Italian village of ...

Time balls date back to the early 19th century, when they signaled the time to passing sailors. Now they’re part of the pomp ...

The eighth president of the United States, the so-called little magician, saw political parties as the key to achieving power ...