The partial vertebra appeared inside a 2.5-inch-diameter column of rock that researchers drilled, earning the title of the ...

Zoo teams transformed the yards outside the Bird House into a thriving, wildflower-filled garden that attracts birds and ...

The Smithsonian Inside Out program of the 2010 Festival celebrated the culture of Smithsonian workers. The program explored the daily tasks of the Institution's approximately six thousand employees, ...

Proteins degrade over time, making their history hard to study. But new research has uncovered ancient proteins in the enamel ...

NASA may relocate Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian to Houston under a new $85M law, sparking debate over the ...

The Board of Regents publicly backed Smithsonian leader Lonnie G. Bunch III and called for nonpartisanship after Trump attempted to fire a museum director.

Amelia Earhart went missing in 1937 while flying over the Pacific Ocean. Here’s everything to know about Amelia Earhart’s ...

The team named the new pterosaur species Eotephradactylus mcintireae. The generic name means ‘ash-winged dawn goddess’ and references the site’s volcanic ash and the animals’ position near the base of ...

Have you ever wondered how city life affects animals like frogs? A new study reveals that urban Túngara frog tadpoles develop ...

The Architecture of Presidential Commemoration” surveys the history of presidential memorialization, a complicated tale.

A rediscovered trove of Mary McLeod Bethune's papers at Fisk University links Nashville to America’s continuing fight for educational equity.

He shares how he gets his shark’s teeth, including megalodon, and what he does with them. He has made a successful business ...