Jewel Plummer Cobb was a cancer researcher who investigated how hormones, ultraviolet light and chemotherapeutic drugs can ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of Short Wave about the fluid dynamics of crowds, an early fossil of a modern bird and new data on how people's moods change through the day.

Whether to allow transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports already was a key debate among Olympic leaders before U.S.

The Village Bohemian counterculture movement in the late 19th century and early 20th, with its artistic creativity and ...

Extremism experts say a now-familiar playbook to scapegoat transgender people in the wake of high-profile tragedies is part of a political strategy to sow division and expand authoritarian control.

On this free tour, you will hear the gripping histories of several women scientists, including some who've worked, and some who still work, at the Museum. Encounter numerous treasures such as ...

Much later, Emmett W. Chappelle, an American scientist made valuable contributions in the fields of medicine, philanthropy, food science, and astrochemistry. His achievements led to his induction into ...

As conservatives try to change how history is taught in our schools, here are some Black history facts you should know.

The University of Barcelona has participated in an international study that has found new evidence linking traumatic ...

Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher white women around the time of childbirth in 2023.

In a memo sent out on January 22, NASA employees were ordered to “scrub” mentions certain terms from the agency’s websites by ...

From lively after-hour gatherings to outdoor lantern tours, here are some events that could be your ticket to breaking free ...