During World War II, British researchers conducted tests on themselves to gauge how submariners' brains would function at extreme depths
Northern Europe and the British Isles
The secret to the world’s sweetest rhubarb? Sealed sheds, total darkness and a little old-fashioned flair
Only two robotic missions have made it to the Swift Planet, but they were crucial for upending many false assumptions of that sun-scorched world
Robert M. Pirsig’s odyssey vehicle takes its final ride as it vrooms into public view for the first time ever at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History
Northern Europe and the British Isles
Explore the region's history, culture and natural wonders
In "Sally & Tom," Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks continues her investigation of American myths
Smithsonian Photo Contest Galleries
These 15 picture-perfect cherry blossom images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest are pretty in pink
A new limited series starring Michael Douglas as Benjamin Franklin revisits the founding father's years as the American ambassador to France
In 1942, young Calvin Graham was decorated for valor in battle, before his worried mother learned of his whereabouts and revealed his secret to the Navy
Diet played a key role in the evolution of the vast beetle family tree
Untold Stories of American History
The people of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, helped keep the Greenbrier resort's bunker—designed to hold the entirety of Congress—hidden from 1958 to 1992
A study that looks back more than 100 years shows that where the animals have thrived, underwater forests have, too
The story of the half-human, half-monkey god mirrors the journey of the protagonist in Patel's directorial debut
Nature enthusiasts work with researchers to figure out how creatures respond to the celestial phenomenon
A new exhibition at the National Museum of American History aims to inspire the next generation of innovators
Smithsonian Photo Contest Galleries
See what makes this country so captivating, from picturesque rice paddies to striking cityscapes
The new mini-series dramatizes the Villiers family’s scandalous rise to power at the court of England's James I
For centuries, curious artists have been trying to make sense of the celestial event
A Smithsonian folklorist looks back and finds stories that explain how a darkening of daytime skies provokes a foreboding of evil
The environmental icon’s latest series, “Mammals,” showcases the threats humanity has created for our relatives
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