The investigation was a global endeavor that led to a Post series exposing the Smithsonian's “racial brain collection.” ...

The asteroid Bennu has provided groundbreaking insights into the chemistry that may have set the stage for life in the early ...

Rock and dust samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu contain organic matter and a variety of minerals crucial to the emergence of life ...

The 'Treasures, Royal Gems & Jewellery,' colloquium held in Lisbon explored the history, preservation and public role of royal gems and jewels ...

Paleontologists have been arguing whether modern birds developed before or after the infamous asteroid for decades. Now, a ...

An uptick in seismic activity on the volcanic island of Santorini has raised concerns about a potential eruption.

The Bennu samples contain 14 of the 20 amino acids that are essential for life on Earth to build proteins. Also found were ...

Visitors can reach the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture by taking the Metro's Blue, Orange or Silver lines to Smithsonian station or Federal Triangle station.

Today, most of the meteorite is on display at the California State Minerals and Mining Museum in Mariposa, writes.

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned from space with a sample of an asteroid named Bennu and scientists got to dive into a tale ...

The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ...

The Natural History Museum in London revealed that the winning photograph of this year's wildlife contest depicted an ...