Helen James' work on avian extinction helps in understanding how bird species today respond to threats like human encroachment and environmental change
Mineralogists study snowflakes to learn more about how water in its solid phase behaves
Expensive, heavy, non-functioning and a little scary looking, the doll created by America's hero-inventor was a commercial flop
What is cozier than watching old holiday movies on a chilly winter’s night? Pairing them up with favorite artworks from SAAM's collection, that’s what
Only one is known to survive today and it is in the collections of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
The path to flight in modern birds was full of forks, twists and dead ends
A new book explores the man who would serve his country as a fighter pilot, an astronaut and a U.S. Senator
Seventy-nine years to the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor Brig. Gen. Charles "Chuck" Yeager is dead at the age of 97
Forever changing the nation, the women who worked in American factories during the war have been collectively awarded the Congressional Gold Medal
A new agreement ensures that the Zoo’s beloved animals and the new cub can stay through 2023
He was the first African American athlete to light the cauldron that burns during the Games
Remarkably tough, the versatile fighter delivered far more punishment than it took
Members of the public voted to name the three-month-old cub Xiao Qi Ji, or "little miracle"
By using electronic tools to facilitate communications between artists and computer-based artworks, Truck established himself as a pivotal figure
An F/A-18C Blue Angels Hornet just flew into D.C. to make its debut as a museum artifact at the National Air and Space Museum
From deep cleaning to painstaking repairs, caring for Smithsonian’s 155 million objects requires serious TLC—and steady hands
Learn the story of this infamous blue diamond, and the countless things mineralogy can reveal about the past and future
Art institutions are embracing AR during the Covid-19 pandemic—and making art more accessible in the process
By preserving these artworks, the artist’s message will continue to inspire future generations and elicit meaningful dialogue about the meaning of freedom
This transparent approach let voters know that their ballots were counted
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