From the realization that paleontologists still haven’t found the biggest dinosaurs to the unearthing of a small burrowing dino, the year has been marked by awe-inspiring finds ...
In addition to the 1,800-year-old piece of engraved jewelry, archaeologists discovered a trove of Carolingian coins, medieval pottery and more ...
The young female made her public debut this week, and the Metro Richmond Zoo is asking fans to vote on her name—a choice between Poppy and Hammie Mae ...
The bird, thought to be the only one of its kind in the Western Hemisphere, is presumed to be Stella, an out-of-place raptor spotted at sites across North America in recent years ...
Goats, rodents and habitat loss threatened the snails on Deserta Grande Island, so the mollusks were reintroduced on a ...
Presented like pieces of fine art, the peculiar presents are mounted on the walls of a gallery in Toronto. Many of them will ...
In the decades since the end of the cherished newspaper strip, audiences continue to find reasons to chuckle and cheer over ...
A beloved matriarch, 907F lived to be 11 years old, which is much longer than the average life span for gray wolves and a rare feat, even for those in the protected area of Yellowstone ...
Harriet Bell Hayden is believed to have helped hundreds of people fleeing slavery from her Beacon Hill residence ...
One of the smallest owls in North America, the northern saw-whet lives among us and is rarely seen—but one volunteer science ...
Did colonial Americans wear wristwatches? Wilby McLeod | Savage Harbour, Prince Edward Island ...
Get into the winter spirit with these images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest ...