Sofonisba Anguissola's 16th-century painting of a clergyman was known only through a black-and-white photo. However, the ...

The Institution’s museums are commemorating America’s 250th birthday, showcasing the art of noise and displaying the best of ...

The hit song, a demon-slaying self-empowerment anthem, was recognized as the Best Song Written for Visual Media ...

What we call “folklife” in the United States—the traditions, activities, skills, beliefs, and tangible creations of a ...

Once the whaling capital of the world, New Bedford remembers Herman Melville’s literary masterpiece with an annual reading ...

The parchments initially contained references to a star catalog and maps created during the second century B.C.E.

The calf was born to 12-year-old Nhi Linh, a first-time mother, and 44-year-old Spike. The pair bred as part of a program working to conserve the endangered species ...

The fuzzy white predators of Svalbard, Norway, have been getting fatter over the past two decades, possibly by changing their diets and hunting strategies, a new study suggests ...

While winter weather blanketed much of the United States in snow last week, mountains in the western part of the country are ...

Paleontologists have identified thousands of animal species that lived soon after the Cambrian explosion ended ...

A new exhibition at Britain's National Archives features a letter to Elizabeth I, Jane Austen's will and a plea to free Oscar ...

Journey around the nation with this interactive map, divided by region or category, and discover American history in a way ...