Francis Rogallo's invention would have brought returning space vehicles in for a runway landing, instead of an ocean splashdown

These authentic cabooses, mail cars and train cars from U.S. railways have been converted to sleeping quarters for train fanatics

"The White Devil’s Daughters" examines the enslavement of Chinese women in the late-19th century and how it was defeated

Though Ambopteryx longibrachium was likely a glider, the fossil is helping scientists discover how dinosaurs first took to the skies

Why was this tomb in Luxor's

Visitors to the museum in St. Petersburg, Florida can meet Salvador Dalí “in person”

Some of the trees along the Black River provide a window into climates dating back thousands of years

‘Crocker’s Car’ brought the tycoon Leland Stanford to connect the East Coast to the West 150 years ago

The post-war era’s labor unrest and market instability has seemingly been forgotten in the public’s memory

Generations of parents have relied on contraptions, both clever and crazy, to give their infants—and themselves—some rest

The prolific inventor with 20 patents to her name developed the "Boater," a reusable, waterproof diaper cover in the late 1940s

Are geladas one evolutionary adaptation away from being capable of human speech? Studies show that in our own primate ancestors,

The ebb and flow of rainy seasons corresponds with the hatching of millions of mosquitoes—and the spread of diseases they carry

Cat-loving paleontologist answers your questions in the National Museum of Natural History's YouTube series,

The International Spy Museum details the audacious plan that involved a reclusive billionaire, a 618-foot-long ship, and a great deal of stealth

In Extremadura, entire families participate in harvesting peppers and making smoked paprika

The stretchy 'thermocomfort material' has potential energy-saving applications in buildings and wearables

By raising her son to be curious about the natural world, Kirk Johnson's mother helped shape the trajectory of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.

The Karez is a modern-day engineering marvel and a prime example of people working with, not against, the forces of nature to deliver their needs—in this case, water.

In the 1970s, Vancouver Island was home to more than 170 glaciers. Rising global temperatures have reduced that number to five—with some scientists predicting they could all be gone within 25 years.

In both humans and social insects, the capacity to engage in total war seems to hinge on population numbers