A crow named Icarus uses a short tool to extract a long tool, which he then uses to fish out a piece of meat.

From steaming the wooden planks to hoisting the ship into the water, this replica of a 17th century ship needed the work of ...

Jonathan, an Aldabra giant tortoise, is about 194 years old and the oldest land animal alive today. Discoveries about his ...

When Pillay learned she had won the award, she was in the same courtroom where the Nuremberg Trials held Nazi war criminals ...

The Netherlands has had success with the Bubble Barrier, which pumps air bubbles from the bottom of a canal or river to ...

The specimen was long mislabeled, according to a new study. Paleontologists identified it as a previously undescribed genus ...

Archaeologists in Egypt discovered the signet ring while conducting excavations on the island of Antirhodos, which once ...

Carnivore keepers at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) are delighted to announce the birth of five ...

These photographs from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest showcase Native Americans taking part in their respective ...

Hamilton popularized the term "software engineer" and created computer programs that could anticipate problems. She received ...