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Disease has often been blamed for the extinction of the last dinosaurs, such as this Edmontosaurus at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles.

Disease and the Demise of the Dinosaurs

Cataracts, slipped discs, epidemics, glandular problems and even a loss of sex drive have all been proposed as the reason non-avian dinosaurs perished

The Theme Building at the Los Angeles International Airport, built in 1961

Googie: Architecture of the Space Age

The futurist design movement that divided critics and and swept the nation with space age coffee shops

The Starbucks Reclamation Drive-Thru in Tukwila, Washington

Coffee Retailers Reinterpret the Container Store

We Owe Allegiance to No Crown, by John Archibald Woodside. c. 1814

“1812: A Nation Emerges” Opens at the National Portrait Gallery

To commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812, the museum debuts a curated collection of portraits and artifacts

Summer lobster salad

How to Eat Lobster 10 Ways In 24 Hours

These innovative recipes entice the taste buds for every meal of the day

A reconstruction of the Edmontosaurus skull LACM 23502, with a beak based on a natural mold.

Shovel-Beaked, Not Duck-Billed

A rare fossil shows that duck-billed dinosaurs were not so duck-like after all

Steven Amstrup has studied polar bears in the arctic for decades and seen the impacts of climate change firsthand.

Interview With Indianapolis Prize Winner and Polar Bear Researcher Steven Amstrup

Recognized for his role in animal conservation, Amstrup explains what climate change is doing to the arctic and what he’s doing to stop it

Celebrate Father's Day with a performance by Jack Gladstone, Montana’s Blackfeet troubadour, honoring Olympian Jim Thorpe.

Events June 15-17: Phillip Thomas Tucker, The History of American Glass, Father’s Day Performance

Kick off this Father’s Day weekend with these events for the whole family

Why Do Men Grill?

Globally, it seems that this gendered division of cookery is an American thing

Old man and the sea

Deconstructing Dad

Fatherhood remains a ripe subject for scientific research. Here are 10 recent studies on the transformation from man to dad

Osprey Reef, one of five reefs that will have have full national park-level protection in Australia.

Australia Creates World’s Largest Marine Reserve Network

The plan will protect the Coral Sea as well as pygmy blue whale habitat off the southern coast of Western Australia

Andorra makes no effort to charm those crossing the border from France. Shown here is the entry point into the commercial hub of Pas de la Casa.

Andorra: The Ugliest Country in Europe?

They had green mountains, trout streams and wildflowers; meadows and waterfalls, but Andorrans made their country the least charming in all of Europe

Merida in Brave

Five Women Animators Who Shook Up the Industry

From the silent days to the present, women have been a solid—if often unrecognized—force in animation

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Apatosaurus Was a Deceptive Dinosaur

Apatosaurus means “deceptive lizard,” and a short cartoon offers a new interpretation of that name

Publicity photo for The Son of the Sheik

The “Latin Lover” and His Enemies

Rudolph Valentino fought a long battle against innuendo about his masculinity right up until he died. But now he seems to have won

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The Unnatural History of the Dixie Cup

The product was a life-saving technology that avoided the transmission of disease from communal “tin dippers”

Computer models indicate that wildfires will become more frequent in temperate regions as the climate changes over the coming decades

Climate Change Means More Wildfires in the West

A new study indicates that temperate regions will experience more fires, while equatorial areas will see fewer

Mary and Louis Leakey

Louis Leakey: The Father of Hominid Hunting

Louis Leakey popularized the study of human evolution and sparked the search for human ancestors in Africa

The exterior of the Hotel Astoria in St. Petersburg

A Toast to the Astoria Hotel in St. Petersburg, Russia

A Russian icon in the Art Nouveau style on St. Isaac‘s Square near the Neva River, the Astoria evokes a Belle Époque world gone by

Two new additions at the Zoo may help researchers break the Fishing Cat breeding code.

Newborn Fishing Cats at the National Zoo May Help Crack Breeding Code

Seven-year-old Electra delivered kittens marking the first time the endangered fishing cats have successfully bred and produced young at the National Zoo

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