An exhibition at LACMA traces the roots of modern media to the Great War, when propaganda mobilized the masses, and questions whether the brutal truths of the battlefield can ever really be communicated
At her quirky outpost in Lucas, Kansas, Erika Nelson displays the world’s largest collection of the world’s smallest versions of the world’s largest things
Migration patterns, cultural ties, geographic regions and class differences all shape speaking patterns
While northern pups dive right in, their southern cousins take their time
Researchers studying the 160-year-old fur of a dog named Mutton in the Smithsonian collections found that the Indigenous breed existed for at least 5,000 years before European colonizers eradicated it
Smithsonian Photo Contest Galleries
The stunning shots will make you wish you were there
A solar-powered electric vehicle, an at-home “multiscope,” an office bike that charges your devices and more were unveiled at the annual Las Vegas trade show
During their lifetimes, surfers rescue an average of three people in trouble, according to a new study
The archival trove chronicles the extreme measures administrators took to ensure Black sharecroppers did not receive treatment for the venereal disease
The remains, found in an Oklahoma cave, belonged to a lizard-like reptile
Election-year items, truth serum, Nigerian art and a pioneering self-driving car are on display this year
Spanish colonizers enslaved the Lucayans, putting an end to their lineage by 1530
Cartographer Robert Szucs uses satellite data to make stunning art that shows which oceans waterways empty into
For millions of enslaved people, bondage stole more than freedom—it severed a link to the past. Now their descendants are recovering their heritage
For decades, visitors to the Smithsonian could behold the immense size of the sea mammal with their own eyes
A sumptuous new show in Los Angeles aims to leave museumgoers hungry for more
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New generations of Black Americans are taking intimate tours that connect them with the lands and cultures their ancestors were forced to leave behind
A new generation is discovering the rambling Southern route of William Bartram and his legendary 1791 travelogue
A new technique reveals that the liquid may contain 10 to 1000 times more plastic pieces than previously thought
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