Buyers can ask for a mix of their favorite genre or seek booksellers’ recommendations

Though not as plentiful as the Perseids in summer, the Lyrids can serve up some serious fireballs

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 "lost" apples will help restore genetic, culinary diversity to a crop North America once produced in astonishing variety

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

A newly identified trio of chemicals may help the primates find a mate

Research suggests bronze blades, thought by some to be too fragile for combat, were deadly weapons across ancient Europe

The prickly perch is an exciting sign of success for the birds, which came off the endangered species list in 2007

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

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

The ancient throwing stick may have been used by Neanderthals or an even earlier hominin

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

Traditionalist "two-spacers" can still disable the function

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 researchers gathered data from 166 surveys of insect abundance around the world, mostly conducted since the 1980s

Earth’s sister planet spins slowly, but its atmosphere whips around at high speeds

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

Nearly 2,000 years ago, women who rode horseback and practiced archery may have roamed the steppes of Mongolia

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

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

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

Gamers are brushing up on their art history knowledge to spot Redd's counterfeit creations

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 Asian giant hornet, seen for the first time in North America in 2019, is unlikely to murder you or U.S. bees, according to a Smithsonian entomologist

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

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

Funeral parlors' enterprising staff offered burial packages to suit every social strata and budget

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

Research linking air pollution to elevated death rates remains preliminary but scientists hope the pandemic spurs tighter air quality regulations

The quarantined felines of the world are coming for your screens

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

The Met has revamped its British Galleries, drawing on luxurious artifacts to highlight the country's history of exploitation

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

The actor is one of 17 celebrities slated to participate in newly announced read-alongs of the series' first book

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