Discovered in a thrift store, the historic docket lists incidents that occurred in the town of Casper, Wyoming, in ...

Seismic wave data previously suggested the Earth’s hot inner core is slowing its spin. Now, researchers say it’s also ...

Volkswagen Beetle No. 15,007,034 rolled off the assembly line on February 17, 1972, in a feat that made automotive history. The Beetle became the most produced—and most popular—car ever made, ...

Cultures throughout history have put lead to use for wacky and often deeply poisonous purposes ...

Even before it has a home on the Mall, the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum is sharing stories of overlooked ...

The three baby wolves were born this winter at the Smithsonian National Zoo’s conservation and research campus in Front Royal ...

Every year, thousands of kids and adults learn to fold and fly paper airplanes at both the National Mall building and the ...

Ancient Romans had a seemingly predictable diet for pre-refrigeration days made up of mostly cereals, legumes and meats with ...

The 200-year-old tile game is popping up in clubs, hotels and parties as a way for Gen Zers and millennials to connect Claire Turrell Freelance writer More than 40 variations are played around the ...

In the Arizona desert, researchers are learning so much more about the peoples who have inhabited this land since antiquity ...

Released in 1915, the film was directed by Francis Ford, the brother of famed filmmaker John Ford. It had been listed in a record of 7,200 silent films classified as "lost" ...

The unlikely origin story of the beloved children’s toy involves a hunting expedition in Onward, Mississippi, and a president ...