Famed explorer John Wesley Powell’s archive of his 19th century travels is newly examined
How one economist’s graph on a napkin reshaped the Republican Party and upended tax policy
Fifty years after his death, Hughes’ extraordinary lyricism resonates with power to people
A portrait photographer captured 24 staffers from the National Museum of Natural History posing with their favorite artifacts from the collections
Seven different endangered species born so far at the National Zoo and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
With the development of Kevlar and advanced industrial design, soldiers are now better protected from traumatic brain injury
With the book newly digitized, scholars are reinterpreting a story of native resistance from within its pages
The African American History Museum showcases for the first time signature photographs from its new collections
For artists, cats prove to be more than elegant studio companions, but inspirations as well, says a new exhibition
On the anniversary of the conflagration, mysteries still remain
Germany's defeat could be traced to pins in a map now on display at the Smithsonian's American History Museum
Pulled from the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Claggett Wilson's watercolors are in a traveling show
A rare opportunity to see works by the American Expeditionary Force's World War I illustration corps, and newly found underground soldier carvings
Orchid expert Tom Mirenda says history records the stench of this plant as reminiscent of a thousand dead elephants rotting in the sun
George Saunders’ new novel, “Lincoln in the Bardo” recalls the melancholy that hung over a nation at war
Smithsonian's cheetah conservation program welcomes the springtime births after careful planning
The preeminent vocalist didn't actually start out as a singer
With flint and derring-do, the early 20th century pilot Ruth Law ruled American skies
In 2012, Berry donated his red Eldorado Cadillac to the Smithsonian
Unseen and unsung for centuries, these underwater species of coralline algae are providing scientists with an unparalleled new archive of information
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