A new study found that one crocodile's mummification began "very rapidly after the death," which was caused by blunt force ...

Mining data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, the team of astronomers studied the relics that one star left behind after ...

(THE CONVERSATION) When the natural environment is stretched beyond its ability to meet basic human needs for food, clean air, drinkable water and shelter, it is not just a humanitarian concern for ...

The Franklin Institute's new exhibit features research from Penn Medicine, paying homage to both Penn Med's historical and modern contributions to the field of medicine.

Kandjanwou Rara, a band playing music the Smithsonian Institution describes as both “fun and profound,” will perform at an ...

Veterans from across North Texas stood side by side at the opening ceremony of the $270 million museum, the only one in the ...

A newly hatched hummingbird with a unique appearance has been discovered in a national park in Panama. This tiny hummingbird ...

Two centuries after they were separated, the print and the Bible are on display together at the Huntington Library in ...

WTOP gets a look at how a “fossil preparator” uncovers the past at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in D.C.

Some science discoveries take years. Other just take one curious observation, and as Jay Falk, a U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Postdoctoral ...

Half of the General Services Administration's staff that managed more than 20,000 artworks in federal buildings around the ...

12 students, from freshmen to seniors, were able to make the trip and visit some iconic sights as part of their learning.