An earthen enclosure called the Octagon is drawing much-deserved attention to the state’s history-filled mounds built some ...

Tim Friede has injected himself with snake venom hundreds of times, and subjected himself to more than 200 bites. Now, ...

These shots from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show just why butterflies have floated into our hearts ...

These spiny or slimy ocean creatures display an astonishing diversity of appearances, behaviors and lifestyles—and many are ...

The insects from this group were last seen in 2008 and will appear across the eastern U.S. for a brief, dramatic frenzy of ...

When Robert Prevost was elected pope this week, he chose one of the most popular papal names. The lives of the Pope Leos who ...

Witold Pilecki smuggled reports about Germany's war crimes to the Allies, urging them to stop the atrocities at Auschwitz by ...

From a research submersible, scientists saw hardened lava, dead tube worms and orange flashes from an eruption in the East ...

Grizzly 1058’s mother was Grizzly 399, a well-known bear that also lived in Grand Teton National Park. After Grizzly 399 was ...

The National Museum of Natural History contains the petrified remains of ancient trees that were once the centerpiece of a ...

Marine biologists hope to find out more about a creature that is vital to a healthy ecosystem and the state’s fishery ...

Over 40 years, artists have accompanied Charles on his travels to 95 countries with only one directive: Paint whatever ...