The de-icing properties of polar bear sebum could fuel new innovations, scientists say, potentially unlocking alternatives to ...

The 404 coins, including 44 from Britain, are believed to be a mix of military pay and the spoils of war, stashed by a Roman soldier after he returned to the European continent ...

Monks have been seeking spiritual enlightenment at these sites on steep cliffs, inside caves and atop an extinct volcano for ...

Edmond Dédé's 1887 magnum opus "Morgiane"—billed as "the most important opera never heard"—will finally get its premiere ...

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These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show just why penguins have waddled into our hearts ...

The Catholic conspirator jumped or fell from the gallows on this day in 1606, breaking his neck before the executioner could ...

Jeff Keith, a longtime resident and nonprofit founder, says he used duct tape to affix googly eyes to two public sculptures last month ...

A group of young researchers captured and photographed the animal on a three-day expedition to the Eastern Sierra Nevada ...

Citizen historians have spent decades searching for the original text of Shackleton’s advertisement. Now, some say it might ...

The portrait of a fisherman was found in Minnesota by an anonymous collector. A new analysis has concluded that it could be ...

A marine animal snacked on some sea lilies that did not agree with its stomach—and we now know what happened next ...