These shots from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show just why butterflies have floated into our hearts ...

From a research submersible, scientists saw hardened lava, dead tube worms and orange flashes from an eruption in the East ...

For the study, researchers sequenced the DNA of 13 present-day members of the tribe. They compared that genetic material to ...

The National Museum of Natural History contains the petrified remains of ancient trees that were once the centerpiece of a ...

Local birding expert David Sonneborn took me out birding a couple of times, and we managed to see Hudsonian Godwits in the ...

These spiny or slimy ocean creatures display an astonishing diversity of appearances, behaviors and lifestyles—and many are ...

Witold Pilecki smuggled reports about Germany's war crimes to the Allies, urging them to stop the atrocities at Auschwitz by ...

Painted around 1510, the mysterious altarpiece by an unknown artist features unusual details, including a slobbering dragon ...

Prior to his final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, the French ruler gave the saber to one of his most trusted generals, ...

A new exhibition celebrates the often-overlooked endpapers of more than 50 works of children's literature ranging from the ...

Researchers suggest powerful bursts from magnetars—collapsed stars with strong magnetic fields—may have contributed up to 10 ...

The 300 sacred jewels are part of a larger trove found in India in 1898. They're scheduled to be sold by Sotheby's Hong Kong, ...