A new film explores Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole's efforts to unmask a serial killer believed to have murdered 13 women between 1962 and 1964
America's Waterways: The Past, Present and Future
In a series of articles, <em>Smithsonian</em> magazine highlights all that draws our eyes to our nation's fresh and coastal waters
America's Waterways: The Past, Present and Future
Urban centers are exhuming creeks and streams once covered up to control floodwater—and bringing life back in the process
A new volume from the National Museum of the African American History and Culture explores religion in the Black community
Take a journey back to your elementary school cafeteria with a visit to the Georgia outpost
Examining the evidence offers a way to look back at now damaged environments
The delay is representative of a major problem in biology: Female and intersex animals are understudied compared with their male counterparts
If you were to travel back in time you’d find a mix of the familiar and strange on our planet
Uncovering the varied strategies that animals employ could help engineers develop robots that accomplish similar tasks
Experts have been unable to verify the existence of Mr. Electrico, whose 1932 electric chair act supposedly affirmed the young author's interest in writing
For historical accuracy, the 33-year-old Brit wears only the cotton dresses, yak wool coats and hobnail boots that her predecessors would have had
Researchers are starting to understand the biological rhythms that sync worms and corals to phases of the moon
A clever new study shows the cute critters will often scuttle toward a video of a rising ball
Along with celebrations, the centennial offers a chance to consider the effects the rail system has had on the state and its people
Smithsonian podcasts explore the legacy of Executive Order 9066 and the camera that almost didn’t make it to the Juno spacecraft launch
A new book about the first lady reveals how she and the ailing President Woodrow Wilson silenced their critics
A prolific writer, he inspired such luminaries as Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes
Seven artists compete for a $100,000 purse and an exhibition at the Hirshhorn in this ground-breaking show airing on the Smithsonian Channel
As the big cats return to hunting fur seals on the Skeleton Coast, a new project tries to keep people out of the way
The second wife of Thomas Edison, she viewed domestic labor as a science, calling herself a "home executive"
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