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

New scans suggest unhatched dinosaurs reabsorbed a set of teeth during development

The children's book author and illustrator purchased the repurposed World War II vessel in 1967

Perhaps the cigar-shaped object is a shard from a shredded planetary body, a computer simulation suggests

From shy to bold with shades in between, dolphin personalities are surprisingly similar to ours

Blending marshmallows with scientific rigor, the contest offers levity during a difficult time

These dairy products are no longer edible, but they're still valuable to researchers

Doctors and nurses are attaching smiling photos of themselves to the outside of their protective gear to maintain connections with patients

These cliques wear pink every day of the week

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 sites include the 5,000-year-old tomb of Meresankh III, the Red Monastery and the Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Barquq

New research reveals the ancient symbiotic relationship behind geosmin, the chemical compound responsible for the scent of fresh rain

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

The Rubin Museum of Art and the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art offer an array of relaxing experiences

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

Canine-equid pairs can mimic each other’s facial expressions during play, which has never been seen between animals of different species

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

The story behind the image, and its removal, led to mixed reactions from the public, including native communities

New scans revealed the figure's now-faded eyelashes and green backdrop, but her identity remains a mystery

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

The virus tweaks bee behavior to infect new hives and may also spread other hive-killing pathogens and pests

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

Coyotes, bears and more are enjoying areas usually reserved for crowds of human visitors

Stay-at-home orders have inspired those with ample free time to pick up hands-on projects

An unfortunate diet of pizza grease and sand clogged her innards, amassing a giant and unpassable lump of feces in her gut

The solitary species is hard to spot on camera, and they're the only canine that lives in the Amazon rainforest

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

The Museo de la Massacre de Ponce and Casa Paoli were among the buildings affected by Saturday's tremors

The specimen may be the earliest known example of a squid-like creature on the attack

This Sunday, celebrate the moms of the animal kingdom with kittens, polar bear cubs, eaglets and more

Items recovered include fossils, paintings, ancient coins, ceramics and jewelry

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

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

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