“We need to reintegrate Indigenous traditional ecological knowledge and cultural and prescribed burning into our landscape,” Carolyn Smith says
Learn how the Anacostia Community Museum redesigned its acclaimed exhibition "Men of Change" as a digital offering for incarcerated audiences
The beloved Olympic sport has evolved drastically over the past 2,000 years
The new name references the "Guardians of Traffic"—larger-than-life statues that appear on the city's Hope Memorial Bridge
The unsung heroes behind the Summer Olympics are the scientists and engineers whose inventions and innovations help athletes
This minute species now holds the coveted title of world's smallest moth
With thousands of species of moths worldwide, each with unique characteristics, check out these unusual specimens in the Smithsonian collections
The star track and field athlete of the 1930s boisterously challenged gender expectations with her record-setting athleticism
Science determines the most famous pigeon in World War I history was not a female, but a cock bird
Ice cream's texture is the result of the same processes that govern concepts like forest recovery, rock formation and sub-zero survival in animals.
There's more to these birds than their bright pink feathers; get to know these delightfully unusual creatures
The Amazon founder's gift—the largest since the Institution was created in 1846—will support the Air and Space Museum renovation and a new education center
Cooking Up History programs share fresh insights into American culture past and present through the lens of food
Allied pilots were surprised by the aircraft's speed and armament; but it was a case of too little too late
Collecting DNA in waters worldwide can help scientists figure out which places are the most important for conservation
Ask a child to draw a scientist, and research says they’ll often draw an older, usually white, man, with wild hair, wearing a lab coat and goggles
Chilling photos of slain buffalo in Yellowstone Park helped pass an act outlining punishment for poaching on public lands. But the photos were fakes
The founder of U-recycle Initiative Africa, current law student, and all-around force for positive change is a powerful advocate for a sustainable planet
The Mexican American utility player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League receives a curtain call
A Smithsonian folklorist explain how Dorothy Gale, played by actress Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz," served as a lodestone for gay culture
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