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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.

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.

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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 ...

Think you know a lot about jewels? Can you make this whole quiz shimmer?