His executive order faulted an exhibit which “promotes the view that race is not a biological reality but a social construct,” a widely held position in the scientific community.

Aeronautics curator Bob van der Linden discusses the last-minute "wonder weapons" planned by Japan in the final days of World War II.

Almost everyone is familiar with the concept of leap year, but the reasoning behind it is a little complicated. Museum geologist Bob Craddock explores leap years in this new blog.

Centuries ago manatees were mistaken for mermaids, the half-woman/half-fish creature of myth and legend. The confusion may seem absurd now, but back then little was known of the sea beasts that lived ...

Beneath Paris’ City Streets, There’s an Empire of Death Waiting for Tourists More than 200 miles of tunnels sit just under the City of Lights—some lined to the ceiling with skulls and bones ...

Parachute Wedding Dress, 1947 This wedding dress was made from a nylon parachute that saved Maj. Claude Hensinger during World War II. In August 1944, Hensinger, a B-29 pilot, and his crew were ...

A Brief History of House Cats It may be that “nobody owns a cat,” but scientists now say the popular pet has lived with people for 12,000 years ...