Self-taught artist Pearl Fryar, who died this month at age 86, got his start when he tried to win an award from his local ...

Discovered in 1867, the artifact raises new theories about the Magdalenian people who inhabited southwest England during the ...

A new study found a correlation between big album release days and traffic fatalities. While the research can't prove the new ...

Conservationists are deploying dancing animatronic birds to lure male greater sage grouse away from the Jackson Hole Airport, ...

Signing of the Declaration of Independence (1818) is one of four monumental paintings by John Trumbull (1756–1843) hanging ...

Surrounded by human skulls, the artifact was uncovered at the site of the Toltec people's capital in central Mexico ahead of ...

In celebration of the semiquincentennial this year, "Dear America" looks at the country's land, communities and revolutionary ...

Tourists can learn about this history by snorkeling over the wreck of the German ship in shallow waters just off the island’s ...

A rediscovered scrapbook showcases never-before-seen images by Lee Miller, a war correspondent for British "Vogue" who ...

In addition to being a world leader, the British queen was a fashion icon. A new show at Elizabeth’s former residence ...

Using place-based learning, portrait analysis, and oral histories, Smithsonian teams up with Historic New England to inspire ...

Diane Tedeschi How did aviation help you overcome shyness and gain confidence? The wonderful thing about aviation is that ...