The mansion's foundations and floors are likely well-preserved, according to geophysical surveys. The discovery provides new ...

Privately owned until 2015, the 547-acre Estero Americano Coast Preserve is welcoming hikers, birdwatchers, wildflower lovers ...

Humans have been eyeing the colorful Ring Nebula for nearly 250 years, but testing out a new telescope tool led to the ...

The strategy, known as synthetic biology, is gaining momentum globally as a conservation tool and human health solution, ...

The new space will feature artworks by the likes of Alberto Giacometti, Louise Bourgeois and Alexander Calder. Officials say ...

The black-bulb yam excels at mimicry, producing small clones of itself that look like the dark, shiny berries of seed-growing ...

If not for a pair of Smithsonian scientists, the fingernail-size frog from Brazil would have likely gone extinct without ever ...

After buying his own liberty, the Marylander covertly assisted conductors on the Underground Railroad, including Harriet Tubman. But his possession of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" turned him into an abolitioni ...

A fresh analysis of a fossil found almost 50 years ago reveals a newly described genus named for its "manipulating claw" ...

Other rare items, available for purchase in February, include illustrations, theater programs, telegrams and newspapers ...

Archaeologists think the newly discovered artifacts remained at the production site because they were deemed unusable. Large ...

A new study, which also found evidence of the high-risk strain in 45,000-year-old remains, suggests HPV has evolved alongside ...