The Archaeological Institute of America launched its Build Your Own Monument challenge early to inspire families quarantining at home

Fears around the pandemic are causing sleep patterns to change and strange dreams to linger in people’s memories

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

In the days before his death, the New York man spoke often of his lost twin and the lessons humanity seemed not to have learned

The 1888 historical account is likely the first ever confirmed case of a human being struck dead by an interstellar interloper

The rendering builds on decades of data that dates back to the Apollo missions, which happened some fifty years ago

The city's residents sorted waste materials for reuse in future projects, according to new research

Perhaps the fictional Hogwarts founder would have appreciated the honor

The find could help pin down when the South Pole turned icy

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

By building a new broch, the project aims to better understand how and why the original structures were constructed

Expressing yourself and trying to read others’ faces in a grid of video feeds is a taxing task

Its paddle-like tail, unearthed in Morocco, suggests the Cretaceous carnivore ventured into the water to hunt

Root vegetables like rutabagas and Jerusalem artichokes were ration staples during the Nazi occupation of Paris

Currently in the works, the new monument will honor her contributions and legacy with a contemplative space

The London institution's online offerings include 280,000 newly added Creative Commons images

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

The rock crash-landed in the Sahara Desert after a presumed collision chipped it off the lunar surface

The rankings stay much the same from year to year, but in 2019, Pembroke Welsh corgis broke the top ten for the first time

The freedom fighter may have once used the structure to conspire against English forces

In 1847, the Choctaw Nation sent $170—more than $5,000 today—to victims of the Irish potato famine

The ancient Egyptian girl was only 15 or 16 years old when she died

The simultaneous mating calls of the male pug-nosed tree frog confuses bats but not female frogs

Wood used to build the secret passageway came from a tree felled in 1874, according to a new analysis

The quarantined felines of the world are coming for your screens

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

Airing on the aquarium's Twitch channel at 4 p.m. EST today, the two-hour session will focus on the video game's diverse insect population

Your feedback on our coverage of women's history, wolverines and Madame C.J. Walker

Your feedback on our 50th anniversary issue showcasing success stories in conservation

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

Participants promote a family-oriented fellowship of friends who like to beat each other up while wearing skates

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

From doodle sessions to zoo tours, here's a week of online activities to keep your kids learning during the school shutdown

With school closures underway, teachers, students and parents around the globe venture into remote learning. Here are some resources to help.

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

Authors, scientists and others are offering fun livestream lessons and performances to keep kids engaged during isolation

Learn hip-hop dance or do citizen science without leaving home this week, thanks to the internet's many intrepid artists and educators