The Getty Museum hopes its social media challenge will spark inspiration amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Storms reveal, then hide, the ship's sand-covered remains every decade or so

The bright blue pigment that adorns the Bust of Nefertiti’s crown can now be used to study molecular biology

A new study ties the ousting of women directors, actors, producers and screenwriters to the rise of entertainment studios

The worms are 283-times more abundant than they were in the 1970s, which might be a sign of healthy marine ecosystems

Audible's new service is aimed at school-age children participating in distance learning but features selections likely to appeal to all

The CDC recommends wearing a fabric mask in public where social distancing is difficult, like at the grocery store

Universities, libraries and museums are among the organizations seeking personal stories about the pandemic's effects on daily life

Researchers found that almost half of the mountain lions they tested showed signs of plague infection

Nuclear bomb tests caused a spike in a radioactive form of carbon that accumulated in living things

The planet's temperatures spike around the latitudes where auroras show up

Called "Social Distancing, Haiku and You," Alan Nakagawa's project will result in a sound collage that interweaves a multitude of voices

New research indicates that Iron Age Britons venerated brown hares and chickens long before modern Easter celebrations

The nine classes span contemporary art, fashion and photography

This eruption is the longest since 2018 when the volcano caused a deadly tsunami

A star 100-times more massive than the sun exploded with 10-times more energy than a normal-sized supernova

Major League Baseball players and team employees to participate in 10,000-person COVID-19 study

The project hasn’t yet been greenlit, but a proposal just got major funding to explore the potential for the lunar observatory

'The break in the scientific record is probably unprecedented,' one ecologist says

The two NASA astronauts will lift off from historic launch pad 39A, used for the Apollo and space shuttle missions

The nearly 2,800-mile-long walking route runs all the way around the English coast

We’re really, really sorry

The crustaceans' guts pulverize plastics into tiny bits that can be consumed by even smaller creatures at the base of the ocean food chain

The snazzy search is part of the telescope’s 30th anniversary celebration

The controversial series stems from the museum's desire to reach a younger generation by telling history in new ways

The event was part of the company's week of #LetsBuildTogether challenges

The 18th-century Edinburgh factory once produced a million bottles a week

A rare bloom of microscopic organisms capable of making their own blue light has transformed several of the state’s beaches

Armchair travelers can also enjoy 360-degree views of the city's famed Northern Lights

The opossum-sized mammal lived in Madagascar at the end of the age of the dinosaurs

A study of microbial communities at the site of a 1989 deep-sea mining test suggests the fragile ecosystem may take half a century to fully recover

Buried in a mass grave in Mexico City, the trio may have been part of the first generation abducted from their homeland and brought to the New World

From pregnancy to birth and beyond, mothers, both animal and human, show off some amazing skills

Each night, the institution will post an encore showing of an opera from its "Met Live in HD" series

The app features a database of some two million artworks housed at more than 120 venues

Narrated by Smithsonian Distinguished Scholar Richard Kurin, the 24-part video series blends history with modern mainstays

Speech by Mr Stefan Ingves, Governor of the Sveriges Riksbank, at the Sveriges Riksbank, Stockholm, 3 April 2020.

Remote Isle au Haut is integrating time-tested technology with emerging innovations to create its own microgrid

In New York City, a desperate need among healthcare workers has pushed to the forefront the question: Is homemade equipment safe to use?

Do some armchair traveling and see the breathtaking vistas of all 50 states while learning about their histories

The 72-year-old animal was the third oldest in the North American population

A Smithsonian folklorist examines Jewish humor in the midst of a pandemic