Most Americans are familiar with the story of Benjamin Franklin and his famous 18th-century experiment in which he attached a metal key to a kite during a thunderstorm to see if the lightning would ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Benjamin Franklin is best known by many for his famous kite-flying experiment in Philadelphia. But some people aren’t sure how ...

Illustrations of scientific experiments play a fundamental role in both science education and the dissemination of scientific knowledge to the general public. Confirming the adage that “a picture is ...

From the Smithsonian magazine archives, some of our favorite reader questions about our nation's founding upon its 250th birthday. Q: Did Benjamin Franklin really fly a kite in a thunderstorm? Thanks ...

Imagine you traveled thousands of miles to see a total solar eclipse, but as the Moon began moving in front of the Sun, the sky grows cloudy, blocking your view of the unique celestial spectacle. That ...

Benjamin Franklin first shocked himself in 1746, while conducting experiments on electricity with found objects from around his house. Six years later and exactly 261 years ago today, the founding ...

Whether a purely intellectual or economic pursuit, science was not only fundamental to our independence and ability to thrive ...

RIYADH — Saudi astronauts Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali Al Qarni conducted space kite experiment from the International Space Station (ISS) with middle school students in Saudi Arabia via satellites. The ...