Recent research helps reveal the origins of humans, determine what ancient people ate and monitor historical sites from the sky
From a 16-million-year-old tree to Confederate soldiers’ diaries, voracious snakes and England’s warrior king, these were the most-read stories of 2019
A Smithsonian symposium asked experts to weigh in on the strength of the community museum and chart its way forward
Common in England, the practice of toasting to the health of the orchard has hopped the pond
For San Francisco’s Court of Historical Opinion, no case was too frivolous or too controversial
Need podcast recommendations for travel or the treadmill? Here’s what Smithsonian experts listen to
The beloved Christmas short story may have been dashed off on deadline but its core message has endured
Shortly after transitioning from sea to land, our egg-laying ancestors may have started parenting their young
Crisco's main ingredient, cottonseed oil, had a bad rap. So marketers decided to focus on the 'purity' of factory food processing
It was a fateful December a century ago, when the Red Sox-Yankees trade launched a dynasty; a Smithsonian curator reflects on the legendary home-run hitter
The Christmas television special—the longest running in history—was groundbreaking in its use of stop-motion animation with puppets
Ballooning expert Tom Paone says the film brings the bravado of balloon flight, but takes some artistic license
The 1966 Honda Super Hawk featured in Robert Pirsig’s book on values was recently acquired by the National Museum of American History
Bored of eggnog? Sick of cider? Here are nine scrumptious end-of-year beverages to sip on from across the globe
A story shared by director Sam Mendes' grandfather, a veteran of the Western Front, inspired the new World War I film
A trove of arboreal fossils pushes back the origin of modern forests and sophisticated tree roots
Earlier this year, a group of organizers led by a daring performance artist donned 19th-century clothes and recreated the 1811 revolt
The rent of less than one Euro per year at the Fuggerei, located in Augsburg, Germany, hasn't changed either
A photojournalist journeys to the Sahara-Sahel desert of remote northern Africa to catalogue the state of emergency on the ground
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