The space explorer was determined throughout his life, says Teasel Muir-Harmony, the curator of the Apollo Collection at the ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of a high-speed comet traveling through our solar system. Scientists ...

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The Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation is donating 63 artworks to the Brooklyn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art and the Los ...

When the Atlanta Braves face off against the Miami Marlins this weekend, Pawol will become the first woman to umpire in a ...

The FDA just approved the SetPoint System, which electrically stimulates the vagus nerve to control inflammation from the ...

These highlights from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest are sure to remind you of everything you love about the shore ...

Maria Mitchell, the first widely recognized American woman scientist, gained international acclaim after discovering a comet ...

A new study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) estimates 10% of insect species on Barro Colorado Island ...

Fern Alling is a graduate student at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in Chicago. They write stories about science and the environment and have a special fondness for insects.

Archibald Gracie's letter, which recently sold at auction, is part of a new exhibition at the Molly Brown House Museum in ...

An anthropologist highlights the revolutionary role of the practice, which was often led by women, and was just as crucial to ...