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Check out today's events at the Folklife Festival, including Hawaiian music, Roma fiddlers and Welsh poetry
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This weekend, listen to Navy sea chanteys, dance like a Hungarian and check the Hong Kong action-thriller "Cold War" on the big screen
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New technology has given us the chance to re-examine how the Civil War battle was won and lost
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The “Wankel Rex,” discovered in Montana in 1988, is one of just a dozen complete skeletons worldwide
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White yogurt eaten from a white spoon was deemed sweeter, more expensive and denser than a similar yogurt that was dyed pink.
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Fin whale calls can be detected by seismic networks, and because this is the internet, there is obviously a remix
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Our shoulder flexibility allows us to hurl things at high speeds compared to other primates—a trait we likely evolved for hunting two million years ago
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After getting zapped, participants experienced a boost of dopamine - a chemical associated with how we judge people's attractiveness
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This bird was distinguished by differences in coloring and by its faster and more complicated song
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The National Portrait Gallery looks at the work of Martin Luther King beyond his most famous hour
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What does the repeal of DOMA mean for American's legally married gay couples?
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Math, the researchers say, is a vital component of a plant's ability to grow and thrive
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Check out today's events at the Folklife Festival, including Russian dance, black fashion and sing-alongs
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For as long as anyone can remember, the safe box - marked simply "Woman Suffrage Party" has sat in the council's New York City office
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Water pumps powered by the sun could solve a host of problems for rural farmers and the nation’s power grid
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Educating Americans for the 21st Century
Partnerships that pair schools and working scientists are helping kids think about science—and science careers—in ways they never imagined
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Explore the city's many neighborhoods in this breathtaking flyover
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The well-fed birds' babies were smaller and weighed less than the chicks belonging to birds that had to scrape by during the cold months on their own wits
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Get schedules, maps and more for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival with a new app for your iPhone or Android
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Three potentially habitable planets orbit a star just 22 light years away
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