The pill passes through the stomach into the small intestine, where it opens to painlessly inject drugs into the bloodstream

Before Texas fought for its independence, thousands of settlers from the east entered the country unlawfully in search of land and agricultural opportunity

In 1897, the California native went to the frozen North looking for gold. What he found instead was the great American novel

Bandleader Glenn Miller, who was lost at sea 75 years ago, played and replayed the song before troops serving in World War II

A tragedy at home led one intrepid historian to find and catalog precious correspondence for future generations to study

Though evolutionary mergers between cells, some algae have developed the ability to convert a wider spectrum of light energy into sugars

Replicating human milk is no easy feat—nor is separating the science from the hype

The newly acquired instrument, played by the father of bebop, is on view at the National Museum of African American History and Culture

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The music, born of gypsies in the country’s southern regions, was embraced by foreigners long before it became a national symbol

The Smithsonian welcomes a rare whale skeleton that was found dead on an island in the Florida Everglades. The specimen is expected to help scientists better define and understand the endangered species.

You don't have to ski on cornflakes because Hollywood's quest for authenticity on-screen triggered an avalanche of frozen innovation

What's Ernesto Guevara, son of the world's most recognizable revolutionary, doing on a Harley Davidson? Leading a whirlwind tour around his native island

Even after a terrible barrier comes down, an artist conjures its haunting presence

A history of getting hitched reveals the only thing that people are not in a hurry to do

Smithsonian Provost John Davis takes a closer look at the painter Maria Oakey Dewing, who described herself as a

Recent discoveries highlight how mammals lived before and after the asteroid impact that triggered the world's fifth mass extinction

Of the ten or so patients I’ve treated with CAR-T, over half developed strange neurologic side effects ranging from headaches to seizures

Largely unchanged since it was invented, the Continuous Plankton Recorder collects plankton as it is towed behind a ship

First prize recipient is Hugo Crosthwaite for his stop-motion animation to portray migrant Berenice Sarmiento Chávez

For nearly a century, Anoka has been celebrating this spooky holiday like no other city