While working as a porter, Alfred L. Cralle witnessed how hard it was to serve ice cream cones one-handed. He saved the day ...

Monks have been seeking spiritual enlightenment at these sites on steep cliffs, inside caves and atop an extinct volcano for ...

Further research might bring those odds down to zero, but we will likely have to wait a couple of years to know for sure ...

Edmond Dédé's 1887 magnum opus "Morgiane"—billed as "the most important opera never heard"—will finally get its premiere ...

The portrait of a fisherman was found in Minnesota by an anonymous collector. A new analysis has concluded that it could be ...

As part of a massive renovation, the Leonardo da Vinci portrait will get its own gallery space accessible from a separate ...

By sitting down to lunch at a North Carolina department store, the brave men inspired many others to take part in nonviolent acts of civil disobedience ...

These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show just why penguins have waddled into our hearts ...

The Catholic conspirator jumped or fell from the gallows on this day in 1606, breaking his neck before the executioner could ...

In recent years, the deep-sea giant isopod has also become a seafood delicacy in Vietnam, where it was discovered ...

The de-icing properties of polar bear sebum could fuel new innovations, scientists say, potentially unlocking alternatives to ...

Forensic Science on Trial is currently on view in the museum's Albert H. Small Documents Gallery, located in the east wing of ...