For National Snail Day, museum research fellow Melissa Betters explores the mollusks’ notable nature Melissa Betters A shell from the Cuvier tropid snail, a terrestrial species native to Madagascar, ...

Satan in the land : nature, the supernatural, and disorder in colonial New England -- By the laws of nature and of nature's God: Declaring American independence -- King cotton: the cotton plant and ...

They hope you love what they’ve done with the place. This weekend, the folks at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History are reopening the nearly 105-year-old institution after a years-in-the-making ...

The burly bronze bison busts are a gift to commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary. They’re being displayed outside the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in D.C.

UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- A new interactive exhibit opens Monday at the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan. "The Nature of Color" exhibit allows visitors to explore the role ...

Despite the seemingly simple character of history, its epistemological underpinnings are too profound to be wished away. In other words, history is ontologically complex. However, sophisticated ...

An image depicting an "ambling Eurasian badger" took home first prize in Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Awards contest on Wednesday, an international photography competition and ...

It is easy to love Griffith Park, with its stunning views and iconic observatory. Same goes for Joshua Tree National Park, drawing millions each year with its transcendent desert views and ...

The Trump administration is reviewing the National Museum of Natural History as part of a broad inquiry into the Smithsonian Institute. The museum's exhibits cover Earth's 4.5-billion-year history, ...

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