The Netherlands has had success with the Bubble Barrier, which pumps air bubbles from the bottom of a canal or river to ...

The settlement, founded by an early Christian saint in the 500s, is "far more than a small island church." It may have played ...

When Pillay learned she had won the award, she was in the same courtroom where the Nuremberg Trials held Nazi war criminals ...

"Wetland" is the latest installation of a high-tech traveling exhibition designed by Danish artist Jakob Kudsk Steensen. It ...

Archaeologists in Egypt discovered the signet ring while conducting excavations on the island of Antirhodos, which once ...

The specimen was long mislabeled, according to a new study. Paleontologists identified it as a previously undescribed genus ...

Jonathan, an Aldabra giant tortoise, is about 194 years old and the oldest land animal alive today. Discoveries about his ...

The bare-throated bellbird and the red-legged seriema can produce sounds at amplitudes that exceed 120 decibels, which puts ...

Paleontologists are still unraveling the secrets of the world’s most famous dinosaur, such as its outward appearance or the ...

The healthy and active babies are being cared for by first-time mother Zura, and the public can keep up with their antics ...

Elizabeth Van Lew operated a network of spies in Richmond, Virginia, sending coded messages to General Ulysses S. Grant ...

These photographs from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest showcase Native Americans taking part in their respective ...