Its symbolism builds on thousands of years of folklore and Chinese history. And, as the only mythological animal ... Keith Wilson, curator of ancient Chinese art at the Smithsonian’s National Museum ...

Staffers at the Dorchester County Historical Society in Maryland were baffled by the unusual machine, so they asked the ...

However, dinosaurs were only established as a group in the 1840s and no one was yet thinking about dinosaur eggs. As this ...

Iron Sword Dubbed as 'Excalibur' Found Upright in Ground, Experts Reveal It's From 10th Century A.D. Researchers found ...

"The Grand Canyon is an epic Rosetta Stone for geology," Denver Museum of Nature and Science geologist James Hagadorn said.

The morning after the election, the historian discussed some books that shed light on the precedents for our fractured ...

R2 is now on exhibit at the Smithsonian's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in northern Virginia. "R2 is looking straight at Discovery's starboard side," said Jennifer Levasseur, space history curator ...

While regarded as a feature of modern politics, the history of the October surprise dates to the late 19th century. Then, as now, embarrassing revelations, last-minute disclosures, or ill-chosen ...

The artist is also a supporter of the Archives, having recently donated his papers and recorded an oral history to the Smithsonian in 2016. “They have championed art as activism, provocation ...

Lacey Chabert has earned her spot as Hallmark’s latest “Queen of Christmas,” but it didn’t happen overnight. The actress, 42, made her Hallmark Channel debut with 2010’s Elevator Girl ...

From the publishers of BBC History magazine comes a slick new title dedicated to opening the curtains on histories more obscure moments that have until now existed in the shadow of more widely known ...

BBC History magazine is an authoritative and informed history publication examining and re-examining key historical events, turning points in history, wider trends within history, and different eras ...