Kokichi Akuzawa is an experienced climber who trained for his journey up the mountain by walking for one hour every morning ...

Badly damaged during the Battle of Valcour Island, the "Philadelphia" is now the focus of a new exhibition at the Smithsonian ...

A new study looked at millions of recordings of birdsong and found that some species in areas with more light pollution are ...

The colorful artwork decorates the frigidarium of the Villa Romana del Casale, a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Sicily ...

There’s more to farm life than waking up with the rooster’s cock-a-doodle-do to milk the cows. It’s also a culture that ...

Investigators pulled a 1960s Buick sedan from the waterway in central Minnesota that provides new details about a man’s ...

During the 2025 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, sidewalk astronomers brought a sense of hope into Washington, D.C.

In 1774, 51 North Carolinian women led by Penelope Barker signed a resolution supporting the boycott of British goods ...

When the new Cotoni-Coast Dairies national monument opened to the public on August 16, the 5,800-acre property officially ...

Scientists observed a family of four spectral bats in their roost in a tree in Costa Rica, capturing an inside look at their ...

Mexican tetras are a most peculiar fish species. They occur in many rivers and lakes across Mexico and southern Texas, where ...

Researchers have digitized all four volumes, which are now available online. The autobiographies offer a compelling window ...