This school year, the Smithsonian Office of Educational Technology launches a series to explore strategies for using digital ...

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A new study reversed transplant rejection twice, uncovering the reasons for transplant rejection on a cellular level ...

The frozen remains of a juvenile woolly mammoth named Yuka preserved details about the animal’s last moments alive ...

Crews lowered 22 concrete cars to the ocean floor to create "Concrete Coral," an installation by artist Leandro Erlich. The ...

Antonio Salviati opened his glass factory in 1859 to help restore a local landmark to its former glory. A vase at the Cooper ...

The eggshells belonged to an extinct group of crocs, some members of which were "drop crocs" that plunged onto prey ...

During Operation Desert Storm, Rodriguez prepares for takeoff in the cockpit of an F-15C, serial number 85‑0114, which is now ...

Director Akira Kurosawa broke all the rules—and budgets—of Japanese filmmaking with his 1954 classic. But the final product ...