The “living fossils” have been vital for testing intravenous drugs, but a few large pharmaceutical companies are using a lab-made compound instead
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How American Indians in Hollywood have gone from stereotypes to starring roles
The often overlooked animals thrived for millions of years
The Order of Assassins is loosely based on the Nizari Ismailis, who formed a Shiite Muslim state that relied on political assassination to achieve its goal
The animals eke out a living in a pocket of mangroves on Brazil’s Atlantic coast
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The diversity of the Native American experience is honored by the newly christened federal holiday
The holiday has been controversial practically since its inception
The Native people of Hispaniola were long believed to have died out. But a journalist's search for their descendants turned up surprising results
New dating methods have added more evidence that these fossils date to 23,000 years ago, pushing back migration to the Americas by thousands of years
Made from starch and gelatin, the biodegradable sponges remove as much as 90 percent of microplastics in tap water and seawater
Attempts to restrict what kids in school can read are on the rise. But American book banning started with the Puritans, 140 years before the United States
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Rival athletes trampled Jack Trice during his "first real college game." He died two days later at age 21
Scientists are using the latest in DNA fingerprinting to combat the multibillion-dollar business of trafficking plants and animals
After decades in the limelight, the American musician who spent a career exposing the world’s problems explores her own past
The artist’s novel take on contemporary glasswork earned her the Smithsonian Women’s Committee 2023 Delphi Award
Volunteers with Friends of the Elephant Seal educate tourists to prevent conflicts, inspire awe and keep the marine mammals safe
Columbus became Columbus in the American Revolution—when the colonials sought out an origin story that didn’t involve the British
The Puritans outlawed Thomas Morton's "New English Canaan" because it was critical of the society they were building in colonial New England
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