Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are poised to square off at a hearing Wednesday on a long-running, but so far unsuccessful, Republican push to impeach judges who have ruled against President ...

A miner discovers a 30,000-year-old squirrel in the Klondike, an intact find from the ice that reveals the secrets of the ...

Looking for a winter companion? Discover the best cold-weather dog breeds built for snow, from Huskies to Saint Bernards.

Agafia Lykova achieved what was previously thought impossible. When Soviet geologists flew over the Siberian taiga in 1978, they spotted a small clearing with a crude dwelling in one of the most ...

Some trips give you beautiful photos; others change the way you see the world. Life-altering travel usually happens when you ...

From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of exploration, the wide-ranging subjects detailed in these titles captivated Smithsonian magazine’s science contributors this year ...

As the last Ice Age waned and the Holocene dawned, deep-ocean circulation around Antarctica underwent dramatic shifts that ...

The Pawtuxet River, which once powered the mills that gave birth to this community, now flows peacefully through town, a metaphor for how life here continues to move – steadily, purposefully, but ...

This documentary explores the rise of a carnivore that once dominated a land now buried in ice. Scientists uncover clues revealing how this predator adapted to an Antarctica far different from today.

Instead of chasing thrills, many are turning to quiet landscapes, cultural knowledge and personal reflection to shape their ...