Two hundred years ago, a series of powerful temblors devastated what is now Missouri. Could it happen again?
With an eye on climate change, a British startup creates a new form of the ancient building material
Scientists have discovered that the massive mammal uses elaborate buzzes, clicks and squeaks that spell doom for the animal's prey
Elephant Seals, Neanderthal evolution and more news from the world of science
The 19th-century artist Robert Walter Weir took inspiration from Washington Irving to create a prototype of Santa Claus
A trip to the floor of the Maui volcano still promises an encounter with the "raw beginnings of world-making"
The fiery forces beneath the island chain still mystify geologists
Klallam tribal members make plans for holy ancestral sites to resurface after the unparalleled removal of nearby dams
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A chance find has rescued the work of the camera-toting baby sitter, and gallery owners are taking notice
With the help of Smithsonian model makers, the tribal nation is obtaining busts of ancestors who lived at a pivotal moment in their history
The curator of the White House talks about the history of the President's mansion and how to protect the collections from tipsy visitors
Giving factory flour the heave-ho, small farmers from New England to the Northwest are growing long-forgotten varieties of wheat
A new museum devoted exclusively to the work of the abstract painter is opening in Denver. A leading critic takes a close look at one masterwork
The ups and downs of a lunar vacation
Winfrey steps aside after a decade, Caruso steps in
President Lincoln addresses the State of the Union and grows impatient with General McClellan
The explorer of Dr. Livingstone-fame provides a classic character study of how willpower works
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