The Natural History museum offers an inside look at the dramatic rescue of men trapped half a mile underground in a Chilean copper mine
With the help of Smithsonian model makers, the tribal nation is obtaining busts of ancestors who lived at a pivotal moment in their history
Smithsonian researchers join an international effort to bring the five-foot-tall bird back from the brink of extinction
"Whether it was TV or magazines, the world got changed one image at a time," says Maurice Berger, curator of a new exhibit at American History
For nine years, Owney rode the rails and the wagons on top of mailbags as the mascot of the mailmen
By studying the chemical signatures of living trees, Smithsonian's Jorge Santiago-Blay intends to reconstruct ancient forests
Peace Corps volunteer Laura Kutner demonstrates how she turned trash into the building blocks for one community's revival
The Smithsonian's Alain Touwaide studies ancient books to identify medicines used thousands of years ago
The Smithsonian's noted bird sleuth, Carla Dove, eyes smelly globs to identify victims in Florida
A Smithsonian curator visits a Georgia island to find stories of a shrinking community that has clung to its African traditions
Before the captive animals can go free, they have to hone their killer instinct at a conservation center in Colorado
Cyprus commemorates 50 years of nationhood and 11,000 years of civilization with an exhibition of more than 200 artifacts
A ball of yarn—and the work of more than 800 people—could go a long way toward saving endangered sea life
Scientists at the Natural History Museum search for the elusive "recipe" that endows the famed gem with its unique blue color
From country music ballads to rock power chords, Native Americans left a lasting impression on the soundtrack of the 20th century
Music curator John Edward Hasse travels the globe teaching the genre that revolutionized American music
An MIT professor shows how ancient architecture can be the basis for a more sustainable future
In 1972, artists Christo Jeanne-Claude envisioned building a fence, but it would take a village to make their Running Fence happen
Medical 3-D imaging makes it possible to study the world's greatest stringed instruments – and uncover the secrets of its makers
In 1851, Levi Hill claimed he invented color photography. Was he a genius or a fraud?
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