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Christopher Martin joins the Board of Directors, with Mark Zappia and Jim Willis joining as Senior Vice President of ...

For the first time in its long history, St. Stephen’s College under the University of Delhi is set to have a woman principal.

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Florence Nightingale, born in Florence on this day in 1820, made her world measurably better. She counted the dead ...

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History professor Jessica Riskin was elected to the American Philosophical Society on May 1, making her a member of the ...

Extreme weather including droughts and flash floods looming as forecasters say powerful heating is underway in the Pacific ...

The Toba supereruption 74,000 years ago was so massive it may have plunged Earth into years of darkness and cold, leading some scientists to believe humanity nearly went extinct. Yet archaeological ...

The iconic tourist destination provides a beautiful view, but also represents a physical record of Earth's climate history ...

Texas public school enrollment has fallen below 5.5 million students this year, marking the second-largest decline in the ...

Building the brand-new portal MySmithsonian revealed unexpected Smithsonian experiences. Here are some I wish everyone knew ...