Stunning Photos show Venus and Mars ‘dancing’ alongside the Moon
This is the moment that Venus and Mars 'danced' alongside the moon in what was the closest pairing of the two planets in seven years. The pairing is known as a…
The women who fought as men: Civil War pictures of females disguised as men
The women who fought as men: Rare American Civil War pictures show how females disguised themselves so they could go into battle To his comrades in the Union cavalry, Jack…
‘The Left…They Want a Powerful State…Well, Here It Is’: Rush Limbaugh
As Ben Franklin is said to have quipped, two things in life are certain: death and taxes. Sometimes, those two certainties are intertwined. On Sunday morning, Rush Limbaugh appeared…
Russia Today Correspondent Quits Over Plane Crash ‘Lies’
A second Russia Today correspondent has quit her job, saying the Kremlin-funded station's anchors "do work for" Russian President Vladimir Putin and lied on-air to the public.London reporter Sara Firth…
EXCLUSIVE – ‘A cover up just like Benghazi’: Outraged parents of officer who died hunting for ‘deserter’ POW Bergdahl lash out at Obama
The furious parents of an officer who they claim was killed while searching for freed Taliban prisoner Bowe Bergdahl today said that they have been lied to as part of…
Noah COULD have floated his boat, say scientists
The story of a man building a giant wooden boat to help his family and the entire animal kingdom survive a terrifying flood is one of the more contentious parts…
Who Was Mary Magdalene?
English: Jesus resurrected and Mary Magdalene (Photo credit: Wikipedia) By James Carroll Smithsonian magazine, June 2006, Subscribe More from Smithsonian.com UPDATE: The Reaction to Karen King’s Gospel Discovery…
How the lowly earthworm changed the face of America forever
Continental Changer: Earthworms were re-introduced to the Americas after a gap of 10,000 years by colonists from Europe We all know that Christopher Columbus and European pioneers brought back potatoes,…
‘I fell 10,000ft to earth strapped to a seat and lived’
Girl, 17, who survived plane crash that killed her mother... and then spent 11 days alone in jungle before being saved Her teenage years were a wild adventure, living in…
This 1,600-Year-Old Goblet Shows that the Romans Were Nanotechnology Pioneers
By Zeeya Merali Smithsonian magazine, September 2013, Subscribe The Romans may have first come across the colorful potential of nanoparticles by accident, but they seem to have perfected it.…
Record-breaking 128lb Python that measures 18ft and 8in long is captured and killed in Florida
The biggest ever Python snake found in Florida, measuring 18 feet and 8 inches long, has been captured and killed. The 128lb giant female reptile broke the previous record by…
Chilling 911 call made by NASCAR legend Dick Trickle before he ended his own life is released as his brother reveals he was plagued by a chronic mystery ailment that may have contributed to his depression
Former race car driver's brother Chuck says the NASCAR legend was distressed by a chronic pain in his chest Dick Trickle called police to a North Carolina cemetery where he…
Nor’easter hitting next week could bring more flooding to ravaged coastline defenseless after seawalls and dunes were smashed by Sandy
As the mass clear-up from Superstorm Sandy continues, forecasters are already warning of a powerful nor'easter storm front coming in from the Atlantic next week. The beleaguered coast line is…
Pictured: Crew member who died alongside captain of HMS Bounty after it is smashed to pieces by Sandy
These pictures show the HMS Bounty moments before it sinks as rescue teams recover the body of one crew member from the sea while the ship's captain remains missing, presumed…