Edmond Dédé's 1887 magnum opus "Morgiane"—billed as "the most important opera never heard"—will finally get its premiere ...

Auroras emit swirling hues in the sky, mesmerizing spectators with their bands of color. Different hues come from different ...

These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show just why penguins have waddled into our hearts ...

A marine animal snacked on some sea lilies that did not agree with its stomach—and we now know what happened next ...

The portrait of a fisherman was found in Minnesota by an anonymous collector. A new analysis has concluded that it could be ...

Citizen historians have spent decades searching for the original text of Shackleton’s advertisement. Now, some say it might ...

A group of young researchers captured and photographed the animal on a three-day expedition to the Eastern Sierra Nevada ...

Jeff Keith, a longtime resident and nonprofit founder, says he used duct tape to affix googly eyes to two public sculptures last month ...