Danielle Olson is the managing editor for the Smithsonian’s Ocean Portal. She has a Master’s in Science Journalism and Communication from Stony Brook University and is an ocean lover and travel ...

Scientists say the crustaceans have developed a visual system based on proteins that help them detect the little light that ...

Around 50,000 years ago, North America was home to a diverse array of megafauna. Mammoths roamed the tundra, while towering ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission uncovered a cosmic connection between asteroid Bennu and Earth’s Searles Lake. Both contain minerals formed by evaporating salty water, hinting that Bennu’s parent body once ...

The U.S. is full of archaeological sites, "but in most cases you could be standing right on top of one and never know it," Elic Weitzel told Newsweek.

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The asteroid Bennu has provided groundbreaking insights into the chemistry that may have set the stage for life in the early ...

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Rock and dust samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu contain organic matter and a variety of minerals crucial to the emergence of life ...

Hagerman Valley Historical Society clarifies origins of its prehistoric horse skeleton replica, announces museum expansion to ...

Science dioramas of yesteryear can highlight the biases of the time. Exhibit experts are reimagining, annotating — and sometimes mothballing — the scenes.

The discovery is a capstone achievement for NASA, which went to great lengths to secure and deliver asteroid samples from ...