In both humans and social insects, the capacity to engage in total war seems to hinge on population numbers
By raising her son to be curious about the natural world, this mother helped shape the trajectory of the National Museum of Natural History
The stretchy 'thermocomfort material' has potential energy-saving applications in buildings and wearables
In Extremadura, entire families participate in harvesting peppers and making smoked paprika
The International Spy Museum details the audacious plan that involved a reclusive billionaire, a 618-foot-long ship, and a great deal of stealth
Cat-loving paleontologist answers your questions in the National Museum of Natural History's YouTube series, "The Doctor Is In."
The ebb and flow of rainy seasons corresponds with the hatching of millions of mosquitoes—and the spread of diseases they carry
The prolific inventor with 20 patents to her name developed the "Boater," a reusable, waterproof diaper cover in the late 1940s
Generations of parents have relied on contraptions, both clever and crazy, to give their infants—and themselves—some rest
The post-war era’s labor unrest and market instability has seemingly been forgotten in the public’s memory
‘Crocker’s Car’ brought the tycoon Leland Stanford to connect the East Coast to the West in 1869
Some of the trees along the Black River provide a window into climates dating back thousands of years
Visitors to the museum in St. Petersburg, Florida can meet Salvador Dalí “in person”
Though <i>Ambopteryx longibrachium</i> was likely a glider, the fossil is helping scientists discover how dinosaurs first took to the skies
"The White Devil’s Daughters" examines the enslavement of Chinese women in the late-19th century and how it was defeated
These authentic cabooses, mail cars and train cars from U.S. railways have been converted to sleeping quarters for train fanatics
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