With studies of fossilized bones, gut contents, eggshells and more, paleontologists revealed new and captivating details ...

From a small island off the coast of Panama to the farthest reaches of space, the Smithsonian advanced our knowledge of the universe on scales big and small in 2025.

About 300 years ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus set out on a bold quest: to identify and name every living organism on ...

Introduction Compared with other high-income countries, the USA continues to have the highest rates of pregnancy-related and associated mortality and morbidity (PRAMM), particularly in rural areas and ...

Thankfully, we can still turn to our bookshelves — and podcasts — to ground us. We tapped science doyenne Alie Ward, the host of the funny cult favorite “ Ologies” podcast, to share her picks for the ...

The transition from simple chemistry to the complex biology of molecules that gave rise to life is a puzzle that scientists ...

A number of European countries have reintroduced conscription or a form of incentivised military service for their young ...

From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of exploration, the wide-ranging subjects detailed in these titles captivated Smithsonian magazine’s science contributors this year Joe Spring, ...

This year as usual, Science News covered the big advances across science, medicine and technology, including the next quantum revolution, soaring rates of cancer in young people, the addictive lure of ...

The PlayStation 5 launched on Nov. 12, 2020 looking like a skyscraper in Dubai. Its white panels flare out like wings, sandwiching a black interior that glows with a thin strip of light. The whole ...

The grief-stricken mom of a 5-year-old boy allegedly run over by his drunk-driving grandmother has called it the “most traumatic and devastating scenario” she has ever endured. Little Carson Lawson ...

China’s top leaders convened in Beijing this week for a high-level political meeting to map out the country’s next five-year plan (FYP), which runs from 2026 to 2030. During this period, the country ...