The legend of a Grand Canyon ranger stumbling onto a hidden chamber packed with Egyptian relics has all the ingredients of a ...

This holiday season, the Smithsonian Store is spreading winter cheer with a curated collection of gifts inspired by the ...

Digital reconstructions are bringing structures to life that may have collapsed during Mount Vesuvius' eruption in 79 C.E.

A tiny silver goblet discovered decades ago in the Judean Hills might hold the oldest known depiction of cosmic creation – and the scenes etched into its surface tell a surprisingly peaceful story.

Marine archeologist James P. Delgado shared stories and mysteries of the deep sea during a recent lecture at the ...

If you love exploring museums just as much as appreciating beautiful architecture, check out this New England museum that won a prestigious award.

High up in the icy mountains of Norway, archaeologists have discovered a unique 1,500-year-old reindeer trap, alongside ...

It has been more than 88 years since the world's most famous female aviator, Amelia Earhart, and her navigator Fred Noonan, disappeared on the second-last leg of their around-the-world flight odyssey.

The decades-long search for Amelia Earhart, her aircraft, and her navigator Fred Noonan, has been both controversial and ...

The intaglio was likely set in a signet ring and used to stamp correspondence at Bremenium, a military outpost located ...

A previously unknown Indigenous population lived in central Argentina for nearly 8,500 years, a new genetic study finds.

There are six people living on the Chinese space station Tiangong at the moment, and the plan to bring three of them back is ...