The Norwegian rocket incident, which took place on this day in 1995, marked the only known activation of a nuclear briefcase ...

People lived in many parts of the Old World by then but had not yet reached Australia or the Americas. The bulk of the human ...

The solitary fish named Mambo stopped eating and seemed to be missing its human visitors—so aquarists attached photos of ...

The court rejected a case to send five African elephants to a sanctuary, saying they have no legal right to demand release ...

Beginning this Friday, January 24, giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are officially on view to the public at the Smithsonian’s ...

Between 1848 and 1855, California produced an estimated 750,000 pounds of gold. After that the take gradually declined, and ...

Scientists released an update to a model that maps the ever-moving pole and has significant implications for navigation ...

Using ice core samples, researchers linked a natural disaster with a trove of nearly 5,000-year-old artifacts discovered at ...

After spending centuries on a British aristocrat's estate in North Yorkshire, the marble masterpiece will be unveiled in ...

Using ground-penetrating radar and laser scanners, researchers identified subterranean structures just a few feet below the ...

Known for its distinct wildlife and breathtaking landscapes, Australia often appears on bucket lists of must-see destinations ...

Ivan Kashinsky has traveled the world for Smithsonian magazine, but when disaster struck earlier this month, he rushed home ...