Monks have been seeking spiritual enlightenment at these sites on steep cliffs, inside caves and atop an extinct volcano for ...
The portrait of a fisherman was found in Minnesota by an anonymous collector. A new analysis has concluded that it could be ...
Edmond Dédé's 1887 magnum opus "Morgiane"—billed as "the most important opera never heard"—will finally get its premiere ...
The Catholic conspirator jumped or fell from the gallows on this day in 1606, breaking his neck before the executioner could ...
These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show just why penguins have waddled into our hearts ...
In recent years, the deep-sea giant isopod has also become a seafood delicacy in Vietnam, where it was discovered ...
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 ...
A Shakespeare scholar at Harvard University explains how the creative collaboration that happens in theater can be a model ...
As part of a massive renovation, the Leonardo da Vinci portrait will get its own gallery space accessible from a separate ...
The statue was found at Taposiris Magna, an archaeological site where some researchers suspect Cleopatra and Mark Antony are ...
Published on this day in 1845, the work used alliteration, internal rhyme and repetition to draw in readers, lending it a ...
Experts say the case is either a rare form of asexual reproduction or an instance of (very) delayed fertilization ...