Kathryn Jones is on a mission to read every plaque in every D.C.-area Smithsonian. While she didn’t start the project for posterity, proposed cuts to the institution give her experiment extra weight.

AROUND England there’s so much to see, but these are the top attractions that you can visit for absolutely nothing.

Greenland's tourism industry is expected to see a boom this year following the launch of a new route between the island’s capital and Newark airport. The Arctic island offers whale-watching ...

As part of the celebration of the Centennial of the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), oral history interviews were conducted with museum staff members from an array of professions and subject ...

Bizarre Spinosaurus makes history as first known swimming dinosaur. A newfound fossil tail from this giant predator stretches our understanding of how—and where—dinosaurs lived.

As Steven Spielberg’s classic celebrates its 50th anniversary, Olivia Petter examines the impact its villainous 25-foot great ...

The precarious edge beckons visitors to peer into the depths of nothingness. It's surrounded by a black landscape, only ...

The shift from lizard-like sprawl to upright walking in mammals wasn’t a smooth climb up the evolutionary ladder. Instead, it ...

Lead study author Florent Détroit, a lecturer at France's National Museum of Natural History, adds that “species” are human-made categories that aim to clarify evolutionary history, ...

Sri Lanka lures travellers with an impressive array: wildlife, history, exceptional food, surfing hotspots and beaches ...

Speaking of the occupation, gain a better understanding of Timor-Leste’s history by visiting the Timorese Resistance Archive & Museum. Our stop here ... popular for whale-watching; Nino Konis Santana ...