Amusement parks flourished after World War II, as the economy grew and families needed child-friendly entertainment.

For nearly 200 years, HBCUs have educated Black Americans. Now, a new exhibition highlights special objects from five ...

The prehistoric artist likely created the image by spraying ochre mixed with water over a hand flattened on the wall of a ...

In Elk Horn, Iowa, known as “Denmark on the Prairie," residents watched with concern as President Trump fixated on Greenland ...

As part of a series with the Smithsonian Institution presenting 25 objects that tell the story of America, Daniel Piazza, ...

An ancient DNA analysis of a 5,500-year-old human skeleton reveals that an ancestor of the bacterium that causes syphilis was ...

A faint hand stencil hidden on a cave wall in Indonesia has been dated to at least 67,800 years old—potentially making it the oldest known cave art yet studied. The discovery comes from a limestone ...

Europe might not be the birthplace of human symbolic culture as previously thought. International scientists have discovered a stencil of a hand in Indonesia that dates back nearly 68,000 years, ...

Looking for charming towns in Rhode Island where life moves at a gentler pace? These 7 delightful communities offer peaceful streets and friendly neighbors where you can escape th ...

A hand stencil left on an Indonesian cave wall at least 67,800 years ago may reveal how and when ancient humans reached a lost continent known as Sahul that once linked Australia with southeast Asia.

Buzz Aldrin, the second man and only one of 12 to ever walk on the moon, turns 96 today. He’s just one of four living ...

The Bears-Packers rivalry isn't just back. It might be better than ever. Green Bay meets Chicago in the 2026 NFL playoffs. It's the first playoff matchup since the 2010 NFC championship game – the ...