The practice helps preserve the site for future researchers, who might be able to assess the site with more modern tools and techniques
The William Cogswell painting, now on display at the National Portrait Gallery, was likely a means for the ruler to assert her right to the throne
The unplanned experiment provided clear lessons on the value—and limitations—of online learning. Are educators listening?
Researchers in Oregon hope a surprising aroma will lure stray fish back to their home hatcheries
More than 60 years ago, an unfortunate picnic set Ohioan Ermal C. Fraze on a path to inventing the first pop-top tab opener for canned beverages
Now 100 years old, the iconic billboard started out as an advertisement for an upscale housing development
A new Natural History Museum exhibition explores how the devices link us to Earth and to a network of people worldwide involved in their supply chain
The apex predators also surge onto shorelines to capture seals and engage in mysterious greeting ceremonies
With office usage hovering near 50 percent of pre-pandemic levels, cities are putting the underutilized space to new use growing food
Public outcry over whistleblower William Morgan's disappearance gave rise to the Anti-Masonic Party, which nominated a candidate for president in 1832
In a collection pulled from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest, catch a wave with these predators of the sea
As Tern Island, a former military outpost in the Hawaiian archipelago, falls apart and harms turtles, birds, seals and more, scientists wonder what’s next
These bucket-list underwater sites offer up megalodon teeth, manatee herds and other unique encounters
We kill, collect or otherwise use about 15,000 vertebrate species
Wealthy landowners hired men who agreed to live in isolation on their estates for as long as seven years
A new exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History puts the engineering innovation back on display after decades in storage
The observatory has yielded jaw-dropping shots—and surprising facts—about our universe
Visitors to "Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure," now in Los Angeles, walk through the late artist’s studio and connect with him on a personal level
How America's meaty tradition grew from Caribbean roots to the four distinct styles we know today
The movie franchise speaks to ethical issues at the very heart of anthropological thinking
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