Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are on edge as the Senate struggles to reach a deal ahead of Friday night's looming ...

The possibility of a government shutdown means many federally funded national parks, monuments and attractions might be ...

The first direct visual evidence of the supermassive black hole in the centre of Messier 87 and its shadow. Event Horizon ...

The Forrestal Building’s form is impeding its function as home of the Energy Department. Victoria Coates, a vice president of ...

Scientists report that a fossil of a partial face from a early human ancestor in Spain is between 1.1 and 1.4 million years ...

A Louisiana woman has been indicted on multiple charges after allegedly carrying out an unprovoked knife attack on a tourist ...

Often found high in the treetops of forests in Asia, Africa and South America, monkeys can be difficult to spot. They’re ...

Demilitarized zones—from Vietnam to Korea, Cyprus and Antarctica—require tourists to look beyond what exists and to find the ...

The "Smithsonian at the Gap" begins a six-week run at the Buffalo Gap Historic Village, complete with speakers and exhibits.

Spend a long weekend in our nation’s diverse, dazzling capital, with food from across the globe and free world-class museums.

U.S. presidents have used autopens since Thomas Jefferson; the first to use an autopen to sign a law was Barack Obama.