The mimic octopus, which lives in sandy habitats devoid of any shelter, even impersonates some of the ocean’s deadliest ...

The conflict between the English, the Scotch-Irish "long knives," and native groups led to heinous bloodshed, notably in ...

Smithsonian paleoanthropologists explore how the year brought us closer to understanding ancient human relatives and origins ...

Joan of Arc was as religious as a person can get without turning into a stained-glass window. When she was just 13 she claimed to have been visited by three saints – Michael, Catherine and Margaret.