For decades, visitors to the Smithsonian could behold the immense size of the sea mammal with their own eyes
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Smithsonian paleoanthropologists reveal some of the year’s most fascinating findings about human origins
Covering war, hosting presidential debates and conducting uncomfortable interviews, these women speak truths to their community
Gardeners discuss the oft-overlooked symbolism of nature that underlies the Pulitzer-prize winning novel
Powered by compressed air, the system transported millions of letters between 1897 and 1953
A keen sense of what shoppers wanted made her eponymous company the first woman-owned business on the American Stock Exchange
A new Shawn Michael Warren portrait of the legendary talk show host is now on view at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery
The award-winning set designer Es Devlin explores the art of creating spectacle
The painter’s streetscapes and neighborhood scenes mesmerize, but now he is being recognized for documenting a changing urban landscape
At his peak, the television icon, who died at 101, reached more than 120 million Americans with shows like "All in the Family"
The celebrated artist’s crusading works, now on view at the Hirshhorn Museum, upend the stereotypes too often foisted on Black women
The first woman justice to serve on the nation's highest court died on Friday at age 93
Curators and staffers satisfied their endless curiosity with novels, short stories, biographies, art collections and journalistic reporting
A new musical composition represents data from three NASA telescopes as a piece that was performed by an orchestral ensemble
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Inspired by a moment of empathy from President Theodore Roosevelt, the huggable toy had a rocky start before it became the stuff of legend
Smithsonian experts reflect on the life and legacy of the former first lady, who died Sunday at age 96
This year, the National Portrait Gallery's annual showcase of new acquisitions spotlights female subjects and female artists
One of the rare 24-cent misprints sold at auction this week for a record-breaking $2 million
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