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Built by Firefly Aerospace and Ispace, the pair of spacecraft will land separately in the moon's northern latitudes, conduct ...

This year, the Institution’s museums are bringing to the public everything from the flair of state fairs to the artwork of ...

It’s never too early to plan your getaways for the coming year, and you’ll find a rich range of choices among Smithsonian ...

Native to Indonesian New Guinea, the crustacean comes in two color forms and is a popular pet choice in Europe, Japan, the ...

Urban planners from Mexico City to Toulouse are adopting the high-flying mode of transit. Will it catch on elsewhere?

A new exhibition spotlights James Tissot, whose paintings and prints reflected women’s ever-evolving roles in Victorian ...

Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact ...

The two protesters hoped to draw attention to reports that global temperatures in 2024 exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre ...

As the American population ages, a new study finds the average lifetime risk of dementia for adults over 55 is around 42 ...

An archive of scores by composer Arnold Schoenberg and the collections of countless contemporary artists have been lost in ...

The Smithsonian's National Zoo's two giant pandas look quite similar to the untrained eye. Animal keeper Mariel Lally offers ...