The longstanding tradition brings a dazzling display to the streets of Antigua each spring
Forty years of bringing critical attention to the nation's best-known makers in the arts is celebrated at this year's Smithsonian Craft Show
Nearly a dozen companies are betting on computer-controlled, airborne wind energy to electrify the future
The Bon Ami Mine’s deposits of the mineral hyalite glow fluorescent green under ultraviolet light
The ‘fool the eye’ desserts hearken back to paintings from a period in American history when there was anxiety over fakes, fraudsters and misinformation
The rare Lilienthal glider, one of only a few originals known to exist, is newly conserved and ready for its public debut
A new exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. showcases 130 works by artists from 24 countries
A new exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, tells the story of founders Sarah and Eleanor Hewitt
The Red Ball Express' truck drivers and cargo loaders moved more than 400,000 tons of ammo, gas, medicine and rations between August and November 1944
Scientists have monitored the region closely for generations, and these are some of the most dramatic shifts they've seen
The nightly light shows have rebounded from Hurricane Maria's devastating blow
The Smithsonian bestows its Great Americans Award on the former associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Cycads have changed a great deal since they first appeared around 280 million years ago, and habitat loss and illegal trade are now threats
In the early 1900s, Joseph Mikulec traveled some 175,000 miles on foot, gathering 60,000 signatures in a leather-bound album that is now up for sale
From the beauty of bodies in motion to the symbiotic behaviors of insects, these photographers captured fascinating moments in time
A new documentary from the Smithsonian Channel, 'The Color of Care,' produced by Oprah Winfrey, shines a light on medicine’s biases
The rediscovery of Wallace’s giant bee uncovers disheartening truths about the tenuous fate of hidden insect species
In the 1920s, puzzling inspired a Broadway musical, built a publishing house and counted the queen of England as a fan
Forced to bear her enslaver's children, Mary Lumpkin later forged her own path to freedom
The artist famously inspired the Cubist, but a new book shows that her own paintings deserve renown