From a barbecue capital in Texas to the site of the first offensive victory for American forces in the Revolutionary War in ...

The perspective is what astronauts would see out their window if there was an International Space Station flying around the ...

Poaching is a major threat to rhinoceroses around the world. In South Africa alone, more than 400 rhinos are killed every ...

The 10.38-carat gemstone, which carries an estimate of $3 million to $5 million, was owned by generations of European royalty ...

Smithsonian Folklife Festival, the Museum of Contemporary American Teenager is teaming up with American University to bring ...

Astronomer Vera Rubin, now honored on a U.S. quarter, transformed our understanding of the universe by uncovering powerful ...

Much of Mackinac Island was designated as a national park in 1875, but it proved to be too expensive for the government to maintain, so it was transferred to the State of Michigan in 1895 ...

Nearly 450 objects are heading to auction this month. The collection reveals the "Twin Peaks" director's restless creativity ...

American colonists who aligned with the British lost their lands, their reputations and sometimes even their lives ...

In the 19th and 20th centuries, San Servolo and San Clemente housed patients suffering from pellagrous insanity, a condition ...

Veterinarians in Vietnam perform surgeries, prepare special diets and craft recovery routines for moon bears to give them a ...

Fragments of the bucket were first found at England's Sutton Hoo burial site in 1986. New research has revealed that the ...